A suitable fixative for a routine biopsy specimen is_____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The strength of the gypsum specimen when the water in excess of that required for the hydrate of the hemihydrate is left in the specimen is called____________?

   A. Dry strength
   B. Green strength
   C. Water strength
   D. Compressive strength

2. Biopsy of a clinically suspicious lesion is negative. The most appropriate treatment is_______________?

   A. Tell patient no malignancy
   B. Repeat the biopsy
   C. Observe the patient for twelve months
   D. Observe the patient for three months

3. Following a general examination and a biopsy of a firm, pale nodule in the tongue, a diagnosis of primary amyloidosis has been reached What underlaying disease is this patient likely to have_____________?

   A. Leprosy
   B. Syphilis
   C. Tuberculosis
   D. None of the above

4. On biopsy report of CGCG on the basis of histologically & morphological similarities differential diagnosis is made between____________?

   A. Fibrous dysplasia
   B. Hyperparathyroidism
   C. Osteitis deformans
   D. Hyperthyroidism

5. A 40 year old woman report with the complaint of burning sensation in the mouth. Clinical examination reveals lesions consisting of radiating white striations in a retiform arrangement affecting buccal mucosa, tongue, lips & gingiva bilaterally. An incisional biopsy is suggestive of lichen planus. The following are different clinical forms of lichen planus except:

   A. Atrophic lichen planus
   B. Hypertrophic lichen planus
   C. bullous lichen planus
   D. Verrucous lichen planus

6. Fine Needle aspiration biopsy is indicated to diagnose:_____________?

   A. Traumatic ulcer
   B. Pemphigus
   C. Necrotic pulp
   D. Chronic gingivitis

7. Dehydration of specimen is carried out by____________?

   A. By using 10% formalin
   B. By using liquid or solid Co2
   C. By using increasing percentages of alcohol
   D. By using 5% nitric acid

8. The urine sample of a patient has been sent to the laboratory to look for Leptospira. The specimen is to be screened by use of the__________________?

   A. Scanning microscope
   B. Inverted microscope
   C. Dark ground microscope
   D. Electron microscope

9. Which of the following procedures is used as a routine technique in karyotyping using light microscopy ?

   A. G banding
   B. C banding
   C. Q banding
   D. Brd V-staining

10. During a routine checkup a 70 year old male is found to have Serum Alkaline Phosphatase three time the upper limit of normal. Serum Calcium, Serum Phosphorous and liver function tests are normal. The most likely diagonsis is______________?

    A. Primary hyperparathyroidism
    B. Paget’s disease of the bone
    C. Osteomalacia
    D. Metastatic bone disease