Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Paul Gilbert Fairhurst

Theme: GI Infections

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Shigella spp.	I	Bacillus cereus
B	Vibrio cholerae	J	Giardia lamblia
C	Entamoeba histolytica	K
D	Clostridium perfringens	L
E	Salmonella spp.	M
F	Norwalk Virus	N
G	Cryptosporidium parvum	O
H	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	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.  19 y.o. medical student experiences diarrhoea and fever which resolves after 10 days. Further questioning reveals a recent visit to a fine establishment by the name of TEXA. 

 

 

2. 72 y.o. male admitted with abdominal discomfort, flatulence, and diarrhoea. Microscopy revealed a flagellate pear-shaped protozoan.

 

 

3. 8 y.o. male admitted with vomiting and diarrhoea.

 

 

4. 51 y.o. female admitted with recent travel to the Indian sub-continent with “rice water” stools.

 

 

5. 45 y.o. female has pain on defecation and has noticed blood and mucus in her stools.

 

ANSWERS

1. E

2. J

3. F

4. B

5. A