Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Charlotte Wood

Theme: Anti-microbials

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Amoxycillin	I	Metronidazole
B	Benzylpenicillin	J	Tazocin
C	Cefuroxime	K	Trimethoprim
D	Ceftriaxone	L	Vancomycin
E	Chloramphenicol	M
F	Clindamycin	N
G	Flucloxacillin	O
H	Gentamicin	P

 

 

For each clinical scenario below, choose the most appropriate first-line treatment from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. A 67 year old inpatient who was admitted and treated for pneumonia develops painful abdominal cramps and fever, followed by severe diarrhoea.

 

 

2. Another inpatient develops pneumonia after leaving ICU, where he had needed intubation.

 

 

3. A 25 year old lady presents to her GP after 3 days of painful micturition and increased frequency of urination.

 

 

4. A 72 year old develops erythema and warmth at a cannula site on her right arm. She complains of feeling unwell and that that her arm is painful.

 

 

5. A 72 year old develops erythema and pain at a cannula site on her right arm. She has previous had acute anaphylaxis, requiring admission to A&E, after taking oral amoxicillin.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. I

2. C

3. K

4. G

5. F