Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Gayle Appleby                                                         

Candidate number:

Theme: Antimicrobials

 

OPTION LIST

A	Amoxicillin	I	Trimpethoprim
B	Benzathene penicillin	J	Vancomycin
C	Cefuroxime	K
D	Ceftriaxone	L
E	Doxacycline	M
F	Erythromycin	N
G	Gentamicin	O
H	Tetracycline	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. An 80 year old woman presents to A&E with abdominal pain, pain on passing urine and confusion.

 

 

2. A 23 year old male presents with a painless hard ulcer (primary chancre) in his ano-genital region. Cardiolipin Antibody test is also positive.

 

 

3. A person has mild community acquired pneumonia, from their clinical history they have a true penicillin allergy (had anaphylaxis).

 

4. A 14 day old baby presents to A&E with signs of meningism. You have seen several similar cases this week, all of which were resistant to penicillin treatment.

 

 

5. A 2 year old child, with a patchy vaccine record has been unwell for the past 2 weeks with a fever and cough. The cough has recently changed its character.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. I

2. B

3. F

4. D

5. F