Respiratory Histopathology

Which of the following histological features is characteristic of asthma? *

Smooth muscle hypertrophy

Squamous metaplasia

Fibrosis

Emphysema

Which of the following is a characteristic histological feature of chronic bronchitis? *

Destruction of alveolar walls

Presence of Charcot-Leyden crystals

Reid index greater than 50%

Curschmann's spirals

Which of the following histological findings is characteristic of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)? *

Honeycombing

Granulomas

Non-caseating necrosis

Giant cells

Which of the following is a histological feature of sarcoidosis? *

Non-caseating granulomas

Caseating granulomas

Fibrinoid necrosis

Presence of Aschoff bodies

Which of the following is a histological feature of silicosis? *

Anthracosis

Hemosiderin-laden macrophages

Fibrosis with ferruginous bodies

Giant cell formation

Which of the following histological findings is characteristic of pulmonary embolism? *

Hemorrhage

Fibrinoid necrosis

Granulomas

Non-caseating necrosis

Which of the following is a histological feature of bronchiectasis? *

Fibrosis

Smooth muscle hypertrophy

Dilated bronchi with thickened walls

Cystic spaces lined by respiratory epithelium

Which of the following is a histological feature of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP)? *

Hyaline membrane formation

Intra-alveolar granulomas

Alveolar septal fibrosis

Accumulation of eosinophils in the alveoli

Which of the following histological findings is characteristic of hypersensitivity pneumonitis? *

Non-caseating granulomas

Honeycombing

Curschmann's spirals

Bronchiectasis

Which of the following histological features is characteristic of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP)? *

Fibroblastic plugs in the alveoli

Caseating granulomas

Alveolar hemorrhage

Fibrinoid necrosis

Which of the following is a histological feature of eosinophilic pneumonia? *

Hyaline membrane formation

Intra-alveolar eosinophils

Non-caseating granulomas

Curschmann's spirals

Which of the following is a histological feature of pulmonary hypertension? *

Medial hypertrophy of pulmonary arterioles

Fibrinoid necrosis of pulmonary arterioles

Non-caseating granulomas in the pulmonary arterioles

Dilated pulmonary arterioles

Which of the following histological findings is characteristic of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)? *

Non-caseating granulomas

Smooth muscle proliferation in the lung parenchyma

Honeycombing

Curschmann's spirals

Which of the following is a histological feature of Wegener's granulomatosis? *

Non-caseating granulomas

Caseating granulomas

Fibrinoid necrosis

Curschmann's spirals

Which of the following histological findings is characteristic of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis? *

Calcium deposits in the alveoli

Non-caseating granulomas

Hyaline membrane formation

Curschmann's spirals

Which of the following is a histological feature of asbestosis? *

Pleural plaques

Fibrinoid necrosis

Non-caseating granulomas

Giant cell formation

Which of the following histological findings is characteristic of lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP)? *

Non-caseating granulomas

Lymphocytic infiltrate in the alveolar walls

Hyaline membrane formation

Curschmann's spirals

Which of the following is a histological feature of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP)? *

Hyaline membrane formation

Non-caseating granulomas

Alveolar macrophages with intracytoplasmic lipid

Fibrinoid necrosis

Which of the following is a histological feature of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH)? *

Non-caseating granulomas

Langerhans cells with Birbeck granules

Hyaline membrane formation

Fibrinoid necrosis

Which of the following histological findings is characteristic of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD)? *

Intimal fibrosis of pulmonary veins

Fibrinoid necrosis of pulmonary arterioles

Non-caseating granulomas in the pulmonary veins

Dilated pulmonary veins

Which of the following is a histological feature of pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage? *

Hyaline membrane formation

Intra-alveolar red blood cells

Non-caseating granulomas

Fibrinoid necrosis

Which of the following histological findings is characteristic of pulmonary Lymphangiomatosis? *

Non-caseating granulomas

Lymphatic vessel dilation in the lung parenchyma

Hyaline membrane formation

Curschmann's spirals

Which of the following is a histological feature of pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis? *

Non-caseating granulomas

Proliferation of capillaries in the alveolar septa

Hyaline membrane formation

Fibrinoid necrosis

Which of the following is a histological feature of diffuse alveolar damage (DAD)? *

Hyaline membrane formation

Non-caseating granulomas

Alveolar hemorrhage

Fibrinoid necrosis

Which of the following histological findings is characteristic of pulmonary infarction? *

Fibrinoid necrosis

Non-caseating granulomas

Hyaline membrane formation

Curschmann's spirals

MCQ-RES-01

Respiratory Histopathology