SEMESTER 2 EXAMINATIONS

ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012

Q1. Write short notes on TWO of the following:

(a) Viral causes of acute pharyngitis
(b) Laboratory diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease
(c) Virulence factors of Streptococcus pyogenes

Q2. Describe the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with

pulmonary tuberculosis.

Q3. Write short notes on TWO of the following:

(a) Bronchopneumonia with reference to
- Clinical presentation
- Gross/macroscopic and microscopic features

(b) Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) with reference

to
- Causes
- Presenting clinical features
- Gross/macroscopic and microscopic findings in the lungs

(c) Bronchiectasis with reference to

- Causes
- Presenting clinical features
- Gross/macroscopic and microscopic findings in the lungs

Q4. Answer both (a) and (b):

a) Define what is meant by both a thrombus and an embolus
and list the risk factors for deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

b) Briefly outline the classification of primary lung cancer and

briefly describe the main microscopic/histological features of two
types of primary lung cancer.