MCQS

1. A 32 year old white woman presents to the emergency department with

sudden onset of a painful right knee. The pain is associated with fever, chills
and immobility of the knee. She is sexually active. Her WBC count is
16000/mm3. What is she suffering from?
a. Gout
b. Tuberculous arthritis
c. Septic arthritis
d. Rheumatoid arthritis

2. Healing of tuberculous arthritis can lead to:

a. Calcification
b. Fibrous ankylosisc. Boney ankylosis.d. None of the above

3. Multiple myeloma tumor cells resemble:

a. Granulocytes.b. Plasma cells.c. Lymphocytes.d. Chondrocytes
4. Osteomalacia predominantly affects the:
a. Spine.b. Pelvis.c. Skull bones.d. Metatarsals
5. A benign tumor forming osteoid is
synovioma
chondroma
osteoma.
fibroma
adenoma

6. Intestinal absorption of calcium is dependent upon:

a. Vitamin D
b. Parathoraone
c. Calcitonin
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

7. The following statements about bone sarcoma aretrue

except
that it:
a. Arises from osteoblasts of the periosteum or bonecortex
b. Forms a fusiform mass ensheathing the bone
c. Often invades the epiphyseal cartilage andneighbouring joint
d. Produces characteristic new bone formation in the X-ray
e. Disseminates rapidly by the blood stream

8.