Pathology EMQ

Name:        

Candidate number:

Theme: Urinary Tract Infection

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Candida	I	Staphylococcus aureus
B	Chlamydia	J	Staphylococcus saprophyticus
C	E. coli	K
D	Enterobacter	L
E	Klebsiella	M
F	Neisseria gonorrhoeae	N
G	Proteus mirabilis	O
H	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	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 78 year old lady is brought in by her daughter, who claims she is confused and ‘not herself’.

 

 

2. A 14 year old girl presents with dysuria. Gram positive cocci are seen on urine culture.

 

 

3. A 36 year old man is recovering in hospital following a renal transplant. He develops suprapubic pain and the doctor recommends his catheter be changed.

 

 

4. A mother brings her 18 month old baby to clinic. She complains he is irritable and has been vomiting. He has previously been treated for a UTI and investigations revealed a structural abnormality of the urinary tract. Urine dipstick shows a high pH.

 

 

ANSWERS

1. C

2. J

3. H

4. G