Pathology EMQ template.

Name:  

Candidate number:

Theme: Liver Disease

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Alcoholic hepatitis	I	Paracetamol toxicity
B	Cholangiocarcinoma	J	Primary biliary cirrhosis
C	Cholecystitis	K	Viral hepatitis
D	Gilbert’s disease	L	Wilson’s disease
E	Haemolytic anaemia	M
F	Hepatoblastoma	N
G	Hepatocellular carcinoma	O
H	Pancreatic carcinoma	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. This condition is most commonly associated with Mallory-Denk bodies

 

2. A 62 year old retired doctor presents with jaundice and abdominal pain. Liver function tests show AST 970, ALT 700 and Alk Phos 180.

 

3. A primary liver cancer of children associated with a raised alpha-fetoprotein.

 

4. A 14 year old girl is referred from a neurologist who has noticed that she appears unusually bronze. A rhodamine stain of the liver confirms the diagnosis.

 

5. A 48 year old has undergone a medical check up as part of their health insurance policy. A bilirubin of 28 (5-17) was detected but nothing else of note was found in the history or examination

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. A

2. A

3. F

4. L

5. D