Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Nader Henry

Theme: Hypercalcaemia

 

OPTION LIST

 

A

Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism

 

I

Medullary Cell Carcinoma

 

B


Amyloidosis

 

J

Sarcoidosis

 

C

Hypoparathyroidism

 

K

Multiple Myeloma

 

D

Vitamin A Intoxication

 

L

Pseudohyperparathyroidism

 

E

Paget’s Disease

 

M

Osteomalacia

 

F

Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcaemia

 

N

Osteoporosis

 

G

Papillary Carcinoma

 

O

Addison's Disease

 

H

Diabetes Mellitus

 

P

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 1

 

 

 

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. Mr Smith has a history of end-stage renal failure. Routine blood tests demonstrate adjusted serum calcium of 3.2mmol/L and elevated PTH levels

 

2.  A 22-year-old female with a long history of depression recently found herself more anxious and nauseous.  Following routine blood tests from the dermatology clinic, she was noted to have hyper-calcaemia and mildly elevated cholesterol levels.

 

3.  A 9 year old boy presented to his GP following a few episodes of green urine.  Urinalysis revealed a 24-hour urine calcium measurement of <2mmol/24hr.  Further serum analysis revealed a mildly elevated calcium and PTH.

 

4.  A thin 18 year old male who was recently diagnosed by his GP with gastritis, presented acutely to A&E with severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and lethargy.  His blood glucose was found to be low at 3mmol/l.

 

5. Mrs Jones presents to her GP complaining of abdominal pain, bone pain, nausea and constipation. Her adjusted serum calcium was found to be 3.2mmol/L with undetectable PTH. Serum electrophoresis demonstrates a monoclonal band.

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. A

2. K

3. D

4. F

5. P