Pathology EMQ template.

Name: shradha gupta

Candidate number:

Theme: Giardia, Entamoeaba, Leishmania and other parasites

OPTION LIST

A	Echinococcus granulosus	I	Taenia solium
B	Entamoeba histolytica	J	Trypanosoma cruzi
C	Giardia lamblia	K	Trypanosoma gambiense
D	Leishmania brasiliensis	L	Trypanosoma rhodesiense
E	Leishmania donovani	M
F	Necator americanus	N
G	Plasmodium falciparum	O
H	Taenia saginata	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 34 year old man comes to see you complaining of abdominal pain and diarrhoea which worsens on the consumption of dairy food as it is now affecting his ability to perform in his job as an international cheese taster.

2. A 28 year old lady presenting with espundia.

3. A 54 year old pig farmer is brought into A&E following a seizure. Further investigation shows a marked eosinophilia in his CSF.

4. A 24 year old woman who has recently returned from a naturist camp in Australia complains of feeling increasingly tired and lethargic. You notice she is looking quite pale.

5. A 42 year old gentleman comes to see you as he has been feeling increasingly depressed over the past few months. He used to be enthusiastic and socially conscious which is what initially prompted him to take up humanitarian work in Chad, but since his return he has lost all interest in such endeavours. On examination you find signs of lymphadenopathy.

ANSWERS

1. C

2. D

3. I

4. F

5. K