Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Dimitris Mitakos

Theme: Parasites

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Entamoeba hystolytica	I	Echinococcus
B	Cryptosporidium	J	Taenia
C	Toxoplasma	K	Filaria
D	Cryptosporidium	L	Schistosoma haemotobium
E	Giardia	M	Schisosoma mansoni
F	Trypanosoma	N	Cyclospora
G	Leishmania	O
H	Ascaris	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 man presents with bloody diarrhoea, weight loss and fatigue. CT shows a liver abscess and stool sample shows trophozoites and cysts

 

 

2. Which fluke after infection through freshwater contact manifests itself in the bladder?

 

 

3. Which fluke after infection through freshwater contact manifests itself in the bowel?

 

 

4. Middle aged man returns from sub-saharan Africa. After initially suffering from fever, headaches and lymph node swelling, he is now experiencing confusion and major disruption in his sleep cycle

 

 

5. An otherwide symptomless man is found to have cysts in his liver, lungs and brains. He owns three dogs

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. A

2. L

3. M

4. F

5. I