Pathology EMQ template

YourName: Ibrahim Ali

YourIdentifier: 00403534

Theme: Autoimmune disease

OPTION LIST

A	Antiphospholipid syndrome	I	Multiple sclerosis
B	Dermatomyositis	J	Myasthenia gravis
C	Giant cell arteritis	K	Phacogenic uveitis
D	Goodpasture’s syndrome	L	Primary biliary cirrhosis
E	Hashimoto’s thyroiditis	M	Rheumatic fever
F	Limited cutaneous scleroderma	N	Rheumatoid arthritis
G	Lyme arthritis	O	Sjögren’s syndrome
H	Microscopic polyangiitis	P	Systemic lupus erythematosus

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 44yr old woman with features of Raynaud’s phenomenon and microstomia who is on medication for pulmonary hypertension. Laboratory results indicate anti-centromere antibodies.

2. An ANCA-associated vasculitis

3. The commonest cause of chronic inflammatory polyarthritis

4. dsDNA has a low false positive rate for this disease and a high titre is associated with severe manifestations (eg. renal or CNS involvement).

5. A 32yr old woman complains of fatiguability in many muscles and double vision.

ANSWERS

1. F

2. H

3. N

4. P

5. J