Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Marcus Evans

Theme: GU Disease

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Gonorrhoea	I	LGV
B	Chlamydia	J	Granuloma inguinale/ Donovanosis
C	Trichomoniasis	K	Chancroid
D	Candida	L	Pubic Lice
E	Bacterial Vaginosis	M	Lymphogranuloma venerum (LGV)
F	Syphilis	N
G	Herpes Simplex	O
H	Genital Warts	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.  Disease diagnosed by the detection of anti-treponemal antibodies.

 

2. A 24 year old female with a 3 month history of pelvic pain presents, show is concerned about an illness she’s been told about called “PID”. A definitive diagnosis of her condition is made using Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs).

 

3. Disease diagnosed through Giemsa staining of a biopsy and Donovan bodies found.

 

4. A 26 year old homosexual man enters the GP practice for the first time. He is newly registered having recently emigrated from the Caribbean. He describes a history of a painless genital ulcer which resolved quickly. This was followed by painful enlarged lymph nodes in his groin. He now has a painful anorectal abscess.

 

5. A 24 year old rugby player presents with an acutely painful swollen knee but can’t remember receiving any trauma on the knee during his recent match. Upon taking a thorough history the medical student discovers the patient has been experiencing a purulent urethral discharge.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. F

2. B

3. J

4. M

5. A