Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Ashley Townsend

Candidate number:

Theme: Thrombosis

OPTION LIST

A

Activated protein C resistance

I

Homocysteinuria

B

Aneurysm

J

Increased blood viscosity

C

Antiphospholipid syndrome

K

Long haul flights

D

Atheromatous disease

L

Protein S deficiency

E

Dysfibrinogenaemia

M

Stasis

F

Factor VII

N

Von Willebrand factor

G

Factor VIII

O

  

H

Factor IX

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. Arterial thrombosis is most commonly caused by…

 

2. Venous thrombosis is most commonly caused by…

 

3. What is the commonest cause of familial thrombophilia?

 

4. Which clotting factor does Von Willebrand factor interact with to promote platelet adhesion?

 

5. Lupus anticoagulant is associated with which of the above?

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. D

2. M

3. A

4. G

5. C