Pathology EMQ template.

Name:

Candidate number:

Theme: PUO and Endocarditis

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Staphylococcus aureus	I	Bartonella
B	Enterococci	J
C	HACEK organisms	K
D	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	L
E	Streptococcus viridans	M
F	Group B Strep.	N
G	Group D Strep.	O
H	Candida albicans	P

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. A 42-year old diabetic admitted to hospital initially for debridement of a leg ulcer.

 

2. 22-year old lady who presents two weeks after having her wisdom teeth extracted.

 

3. Gram-negative bacteria are cultured from a 60-year old homeless gentleman.

 

4. A school teacher who suffers from ‘serious’ recurrent UTIs was referred to the hospital with a newly developed heart murmur.

 

5. A 5-year old boy treated for a ‘culture-negative’ organism with ceftriaxone.  The microbiologist says culture was difficult due to the ‘fastidious’ nature of the organism.

 

 

ANSWERS

1. A

2. E

3. I

4. B

5. C