Pathology EMQ template
YourName: Lucy Abbott
YourIdentifier: Abbott Lu
Theme: Atherosclerosis
OPTION LIST
|
A |
Acute
Coronary Syndrome |
I |
Dressler’s
Syndrome |
|
B |
Acute
Myocardial Infarction |
J |
Mitral
Stenosis |
|
C |
Aortic
Dissection |
K |
Pericarditis |
|
D |
Aortic Stenosis |
L |
Pulmonary
embolus |
|
E |
Cerebrovascular
Accident |
M |
Restrictive
cardiomyopathy |
|
F |
Coarctation
of the Aorta |
N |
Stable
Angina |
|
G |
Coronary
artery spasm |
O |
Transient
Ischaemic Attack |
|
H |
Decubitus
Angina |
P |
Ventricular
Tachycardia |
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 70 year old lady presents to her GP
complaining of tight chest pain, which radiated to her left arm and was
relieved by rest. Her ECG revealed some
st depression.
2. A 50 year old male smoker, with a history
of hypertension presents to the A and E department with continuous, central,
crushing chest pain radiating to the left arm.
The ECG showed st elevation.
3. A 63 year old obese, diabetic male presents
to A and E with tight chest pain at rest, which radiated to the left arm and
lasted for less than 20 minutes. The CK
was not raised.
4. A 68 year old man presents with sudden
onset chest pain, which radiated to the back. On examination the patient was shocked, with a hemiplegia and the
chest X-ray showed mediastinal enlargement.
5. A 73 year old man with a known history of
peripheral vascular disease presents to the A and E department with a sudden
onset hemiplegia which resolved within 24 hours.
ANSWERS
|
1. N |
2. B |
3. A |
4. C |
5. O |