Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Daren Hanumunthadu

Candidate number:

Theme: GI infection

OPTION LIST

A	Ascaris	I	Mycobacterium tuberculosis
B	Campylobacter	J	Norovirus
C	Clostridium difficile	K	Poliovirus
D	Campylobacter	L	Salmonella typhi
E	E.Coli	M	Shigella
F	Giardia Lamblia	N	Staphylococcus aureus
G	Hepatitis A	O	Taeniae
H	Listeria monocytogenes	P	Vibrio cholerae

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 22 year old medical student presents with a one day history of vomiting and non-bloody diarrhoea.

2. A 67 year old man develops diarrhoea after a four day stay in hospital for treatment of community acquired pneumonia.

3. A 38 year old lady recently returned from a trip to Indian and presents with foul smelling non-bloody diarrhoea in addition to abdominal cramps. She is afebrile and diagnosis was confirmed via stool microscopy, ELISA and string test. There was no previous history of gastrointestinal disease.

4. A 28 year old man returned form holiday in the Far East and presented with low grade fever and profuse “rice water stool”. Analysis revealed curved comma shaped late lactose fermenters that were shown to be oxidase positive.

5. A concerned mother brings her 13 year old son to the GP after presenting suddenly with vomiting and diarrhoea. She claims that several members of his class have similar symptoms.

ANSWERS

1. N

2. C

3. F

4. P

5. J