Name: Alexander Goodson

Theme: Fever CPC

OPTION LIST

A	Amosite (brown) Asbestos	I	Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
B	Clavulanic acid	J	S. pneumoniae
C	C.difficile	K	S. pyogenes
D	δ-aminolaevulinic acid	L	Trichloroacetic acid
E	E. coli	M
F	Legionella Pneumophila	N
G	Neisseria gonorrhoeae	O
H	Proteus sp.	P

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. The commonest organism associated with infections of the urinary tract.

2. A toxic substance characteristic of enzymic disorders of haem biosynthesis.

3. The commonest organism associated with Rheumatic Fever.

4. Will Gram stain BLUE.

5. A previously healthy, recently employed hospital engineer presents to the A&E department complaining of flu-like symptoms and diarrhoea. Temperature = 39 °C. Blood reports show WCC = 6x10⁹/L, Lymphocytes = 0.9x10⁹, plasma Na⁺ = 129mmol/L. Gram staining of sputum shows no organisms. What is the likely cause?

ANSWERS

1. E

2. D

3.K

4. C,J,K

5. F