Pathology EMQ template.

Name:bhalraj kalirai

Theme:malabsorbtion

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Alcoholism	I	Iron-deficiency anaemia
B	Anorexia Nervosa	J	Vitamin A
C	Anti-endomysial antibody	K	Vitamin b1
D	Anti-gliadin antibodies	L	Vitamin b12
E	Anti-mitochondrial antibodies	M	Vitamin k
F	Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies	N
G	Bullimia Nervosa	O
H	Double-blind food challenge	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 young woman in her 20s presented with bloody diarrhoea, abdominal pain and weight loss. Blood test revealed anaemia. What is likely to be decreased consequent of the bleeding?

 

 

 

2. Levels of this antibody can be measured to monitor adherence to a gluten-free diet

 

 

3. A slight, pale 20-year-old student, BMI 17, attends A&E after collapsing in the street. She complains of tiredness and fainting. She admits to amenorrhoea and says that she has been feeling very stressed with exams. Blood tests reveal a microcytic anaemia and a potassium of 2.6 mmol/l. What condition is most likely?

 

 

4. IgG antibodies that may be elevated in Coeliac disease

 

 

5. Schilling test is used to investigate which of the above?

 

 

ANSWERS

1. M

2. F

3. G

4. D

5. L