Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Senduya Chandrakumaran

Candidate number:

Theme: Chemical Pathology

OPTION LIST

A	137	I	3.1
B	282	J	7.0
C	4.2	K	2.2
D	7.2	L	307
E	299	M
F	19	N
G	7.4	O
H	149	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 31 year old female presents with vomiting. What would be a normal value for potassium?

2. A 46 year old man with type 2 diabetes present to A&E unconscious. What would be a normal value for anion gap?

3. A 17 year old girl presents to A&E unconscious. Her father says she has been very unwell for the last few days with vomiting and shortness of breath. What would be a normal pH value?

4. A 27 year old lady presents with polyuria and polydipsia. What would be a normal value for plasma osmolality?

5. A 61 year old man is admitted to the ward with a few days history of confusion. What would be a normal value for sodium?

ANSWERS

1. C

2. F

3. G

4. B

5. A