Pathology EMQ

Name:

Theme:

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Aspergillus fumigates	I	Moraxella catarrhalis
B	Chlamydia pneumoniae	J	Mycobacterium tuberculosis
C	Chlamydia psittaci	K	Mycoplasma pneumoniae
D	CMV	L	Pneumocystis jiroveci
E	Coxiella burnettii	M	Pseudomonas aeruginosa
F	Haemophilus influenzae	N	Staphylococcus aureus
G	Klebsiella pneumoniae	O	Streptococcus pneumoniae
H	Legionella pneumophilia	P	Varicella zoster

 

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 32-year-old man presents with AIDs presents with fever, weight loss and dry cough. He becomes unusually breathless on exertion.

 

2. A 20-year-old student develops a dry cough following flu-like symptoms after a weekend partying in a cheap hostel in Amsterdam. CXR shows patchy consolidation, and the patient is hyponatraemic.

 

3. A 29-year-old man presents with sudden onset fever, headache, fatigue and muscle aches. He recently began a job at a nearby farm.

 

4. A 9-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis presents with pneumonia.

 

5. A 53-year-old alcoholic presents with acute onset fever, chills and a cough productive of purulent blood tinged sputum. CXR shows left upper lobe consolidation.

 

 

ANSWERS

1. L

2. H

3. E

4. M

5. G