Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Ali Eker Moustafa              

Theme: Auto-Immune Disease

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Osteoarthritis	I	Fibromyalgia
B	Rheumatoid Arthritis	J	Kawasaki Disease
C	Reactive Arthritis	K	Giant Cell Arteritis
D	Septic Arthritis	L	Polyarteritis nodosa
E	Psoriatic Arthritis	M	Gout
F	SLE	N	Myeloma
G	Ankylosing Spondylitis	O
H	Dermatomyositis	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. 36yo female presenting with difficulty eating and speaking. O/E she has a purple rash on her eyelids.

 

 

2. 54yo male diabetic patient with a tender and swollen left knee joint who has a high grade fever and feels generally unwell

 

 

3. 65yr old female with pain in her jaw and sudden blindness in her left eye.

 

 

4. 23yr old male patient with a gradual onset of back pain with morning stiffness. Also has an itchy eye.

 

 

5. 30yr old female patient with irritable bowel syndrome presents with fatigue and widespread pain. ESR, CRP, FBC, WBC and blood film are all normal.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. H

2. D

3. K

4. G

5. I