Pathology EMQ.

Name: Min-Kyu Kang

Candidate number:

Theme: Malabsorption

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Lactose Intolerance	I	Ulcerative Colitis
B	Gastrinoma	J	Gall Stone
C	Whipple’s Disease	K	Coeliac Disease
D	Pancreatic Cancer	L	Hepatitis
E	Pernicious Anaemia
F	Chronic Liver Disease
G	Giardia Lamblia Infection
H	Addisons Disease

 

 

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. 25-year old male presented with abdominal cramps, bloating and episodes of diarrhoea. He has been traveling to St Petersburg recently.

 

2. 50-year old male presented with abdominal and joint pain. X-ray shows no damage to joint surfaces. He added that he had few episodes of diarrhoea over the past week.

 

3. 45-year old female presents with persistent diarrhoea for the past 3 months. Physical examination shows blisters around her elbows.

 

4. 59-year old female presents with abdominal pain and bloating around 11am. Hydrogen breath test was positive.

 

5. 30-year old female complains of being tired all the time and unable to exercise as usual due to shortness of breath. Blood test shows raised MCV and shillings test was positive. 

 

ANSWERS

1. G

2. C

3. K

4. A

5. E