PathMD Quizes, GI Pathology GI Pathology – 01 October 29, 2017 peferguson Make sure to subscribe to PathMD to stay up to date with new content and features!! 1. Which of the following is the best diagnosis for the following images in a biopsy specimen from the small intestine? Special stains for acid fast bacilli were negative. Small bowel - PAS Small bowel - H&EHistoplasmosisRhodococcusMAI infection CryptosporidiumWhipple’s disease 2. Which of the following is the best diagnosis for the following images in a biopsy from the small intestine? Small IntestineLeshmania donovaniH. pylori CryptosporidiumGiardia lamblia E. histolytica 3. Which of the following is the most common mycobacterium isolated from the GI tract?M. bovisM. tuberculosisM. kansasiiM. avium-intracellulareNone of the answers 4. Which of the following is the best diagnosis for the following images in a biopsy from the stomach? Stomach biopsyHSV infection CMV infectionAdenovirusNone of the answersHPV infection 5. Which of the following are associated with bloody diarrhea:Enteroinvasive E. coliEnteropathogenic E. coliAll answers are correctE. coli H7:O157 infection and Enteroinvasive E. coliE. coli H7:O157 infection 6. C. diff. related pseudomembraneous colitis (PMC) is most commonly related to which of the following antibiotic treatments:All of the answersClindamycinTetracyclineOral VancomycinFlagyl 7. All of the following are characteristics of acute self limited colitis (ASLC) EXCEPT:Crypt abscessesPreservation of crypt architecture Basal plasmacytosis Lamina propria neutrophilsCryptitis 8. Which of the following is the best diagnosis for the following images in a biopsy specimen from the stomach? Stomach StomachTrichuris trichiura Strongyloides stercoralisAscaris lumbricoidesAnisakis simplexEnterobius vermicularis 9. Which of the following is the best diagnosis for the following images from an appendix? Appendix AppendixAscarisNone of the answersAnisakisSchistosomiasisEnterobius vermicularis 10. All of the following are useful in diagnosing active CMV infection of the GI tract EXCEPT:Isolation of CMV in cultureSerologic studiesImmunohistochemistryIn-situ hybridization“Owl’s eye” inclusions of endothelial cells on H & E sections 11. Which of the following is the most valuable diagnostic tool for herpes infection of the GI tract:ImmunohistochemistryIn-situ hybridizationIdentification of characteristic nuclear inclusionsNone of the answersViral culture Loading...