Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Nikola Baty     

Theme: Cardiac Pathology

 

OPTION LIST

 

A

Mitral Regurgitation

I

Aortic Regurgitation

B

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

J

Rheumatic Fever

C

Cardiac Failure

K

Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

D

MI

L

Mitral Stenosis

E

Dresslers Syndrome

M

Stable Angina

F

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

N

Asthma

G

Aortic Stenosis

O

Unstable Angina

H

Familial Hyperlipidaemia

P

Pulmonary Embolism

 

 

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. 16 year old male presents to A+E with chest pain and shortness of breath, an echo shows a narrowing of the left ventricular outflow tract, what is the most likely diagnosis?

 

 

2. 55 year old female obese smoker attends her GP complaining of chest pains and shortness of breath when she does the housework and goes shopping, what is the most likely diagnosis?

 

 

3. 62 year old female returns to hospital 8 weeks after she had a valve replacement complaining of recurrent fevers, on examination she had a pericardial rub, what is the most likely diagnosis?

 

 

4. 26 year old presents with chest pain and SOB and xanthomas on his skin, what is the most likely diagnosis?

 

 

5. 72 year old man presents to his GP with wheeze, SOB on lying down and coughing during the night. He has also lost weight and has no energy. PMH he suffers with high blood pressure. What is the diagnosis?

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. F

2. M

3. E

4. HH

5. C