Pathology EMQ template

 

YourName: Xin Jie Zhao

YourIdentifier: 00458617

Theme: Zoonoses

 

OPTION LIST

 

A

Borrelia burghdorferi

I

Rickettsia quintana

B

Brucella abortus

J

Samonella typhi

C

Dengue virus

K

Toxoplasma gondii

D

Giardia lamblia

L

Yersinia pestis

E

Leishmania donovani

M

 

F

Leptospira interrogans

N

 

G

Plasmodium falciparum

O

 

H

Rabies virus

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. A 12 year old boy was brought to a hospital after falling. His bruises were treated and he was released. The following day, he refused to drink water with his medicine, and he became more anxious. Two days later, he had a fever of 40.6oC and experienced two episodes of cardiac arrest. On questioning, his parents revealed that they had been to India 6 months previously.

 

 

 

2. A 31 year old woman recently returned from Thailand. Three days ago, she developed a high fever, headache, and rash, and has been feeling severe pain Òbehind the eyesÓ and in her joints.

 

 

3. An 18 year old student spent the summer camping in New Hampshire, USA. When he returned, he noticed a red rash on his arm, which looked like a bullseye. He also noticed that one side of his face is beginning to feel weaker than the other.

 

 

4. A doctor working in Africa develops a fever and headache, and begins to sweat profusely. He complains that his muscles have been aching and that he has noticed his skin turning yellow. On examination, he has a slightly enlarged spleen.

 

 

5. A canoeing instructor suddenly develops a high fever. He has a severe headache, chills, and muscle aches, and has vomited three times in the last two hours. He also tells the doctor that he finds bright light irritating.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. H

2. C

3. A

4. G

5. F