MCCQE Part 1 — Pathology MCQs
Practice 17 Pathology past-paper MCQs for MCCQE Part 1, each with a detailed explanation and reference. Try free samples below, then start a full quiz.
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Pathology is a core part of the MCCQE Part 1 syllabus. HighYield's Pathology question bank collects 17MCQs modelled on real past papers, so you practise the exact style and difficulty you'll face on exam day. Every question comes with a worked explanation and a subject reference, so you learn why an answer is right — not just which option to pick.
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Sample Pathology Questions
Two days after a femoral fracture, a patient develops rapid mental status decline, petechiae over the chest and abdomen, then coma and death; autopsy shows petechial hemorrhages in the corpus callosum and centrum semiovale. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A.Watershed infarction
- B.Septic embolism
- C.Fat embolism syndrome
- D.Diffuse axonal injury
A 45-year-old man has recurring urinary symptoms that improve with antibiotics but return each time therapy stops. Rectal exam reveals an enlarged, tender, fluctuant prostate. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A.Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis
- B.Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- C.Prostatodynia
- D.Prostatic abscess
A 49-year-old woman has progressive fatigue and exercise intolerance, hemoglobin 8.3 g/dL, MCV 118 fL, and low B12. A Schilling test shows B12 malabsorption that corrects with added intrinsic factor. What is the diagnosis?
- A.Bacterial overgrowth
- B.Chronic pancreatitis
- C.Crohn disease
- D.Atrophic gastritis (pernicious anemia)
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