Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Bethan Warwick

Candidate number:

Theme: Paediatric Clinical Chemistry

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	0.75	I	75
B	1.1	J	85
C	1.8	K	120
D	2.5	L	160
E	4	M	350
F	12	N	460
G	24	O	700
H	65	P	1200

 

 

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

 

1. Weight in kilograms below which a child is low birth weight.

 

 

2. Percentage body water of a preterm neonate.

 

 

3. Age in months at which full GFR is reached.

 

 

4. Amount of sodium loss per day in the neonate from the distal tubule (mmol/kg).

 

 

5. Maximum urine osmolality in a term infant (mOsm/kg).

 

6. Level of total bilirubin in the TERM neonate above which kernicterus is likely (um/l).

 

7. Level of total bilirubin in the PRETERM neonate above which kernicterus is likely (um/l).

 

8. A normal calcium level in the first week of life for a term neonate (mmol/l).

 

9. A normal phosphate level in the first week of life for a term neonate (mmol/l).

 

10. Level of ALP above which osteopenia is associated (U/l).

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1.  D	2. J	3. G	4. C	5. O
6. M	7. K	8. D	9. B	10. P