Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Annas Hussein

Theme: Leukaemia

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Acute promyelocytic leukaemia	I	ATRA
B	Chronic myeloid leukaemia	J	Hairy cell leukaemia
C	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	K	Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
D	Acute myeloid leukaemia	L	Imatinib
E	Acute monocytic leukaemia	M	Arsenic
F	Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia	N	R-CHOP
G	Richter’s syndrome	O	Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
H	Reiter’s syndrome	P	Myelodysplasia

 

 

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 30 year old patient’s blood film reveals densely granulated myeloid precursor cells. Karyotype analysis showed a translocation of t(15;17).

 

2. A 44 year old patient presents with bleeding gums, skin infiltrations on his arms and a full blood count shows a WBC of 55x10^9/L and Hb 9x10^9/L.

 

 

3. 60 year old patients presents with pallor, shortness of breath. Smear cells are present on the blood film.

 

 

4. A patient previously diagnosed with CLL presents with lymphadenopathy, SOB and chest pain. A lymph node biopsy demonstrated large lymphoma cells.

 

 

5. Treatment for a 60 year old patient who’s karyotyping demonstrated the presence of translocation 9:22.

 

 

ANSWERS

1. A

2. E

3. F

4. G

5. L