Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Charles Davis

Candidate number:

Theme: Pancreatic Pathology

OPTION LIST

A	Agenesis	I	Hyperlipidaemia
B	Alcoholism	J	Type 1 Diabetes
C	Carcinoma of the Pancreas	K	Whipples' resection
D	Cystic Fibrosis	L	Trousseau’s Syndrome
E	Jaundice	M	Pseudocyst
F	Pancreas Divisum	N	Pancreatitis
G	Scorpion Sting	O	Gall Bladder
H	Thrombophlebitis	P	Cystadenoma

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. 65 year old female with a large, cystic mass on tail of pancreas imaged using computed tomography. Further cytology reported the presence of epithelium.

2. 55 year old, diabetic, afro-Caribbean male presents with weight loss, poor diet and a gnawing pain in his back, which is sometimes felt ‘under his chest’.

3. The commonest cause of acute pancreatitis in the UK.

4. Inflammatory condition of the exocrine pancreas that results in injury to acinar cells.

5. ERCP finding due to incomplete fusing of pancreatic buds.

ANSWERS

1. P

2.C

3. B

4. N

5. F