Name: Sanmay Low

Candidate number: 00454211

Theme: Lower gastrointestinal disease

 

OPTION LIST

 

A

Meckel diverticulum

I

Whipple disease

B

Ulcerative Colitis

J

Hirschrung disease

C

Diverticular disease

K

Viral gastroenteritis

D

Villous adenoma

L

Crohn’s disease

E

Bacterial enterocolitis

M

 

F

Coeliac disease

N

 

G

Angiodysplasia

O

 

H

Tubular adenoma

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 25 year old hockey player presented to his GP with painless rectal bleeding on 2 occasions. The bleeding stopped spontaneously, and there were no other symptoms.

 

2.  A 22 year old woman presented to A&E with sudden onset     fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhoea.

 

3.  A 40 year old woman presented to clinic with weight loss, diarrohea, and joint pain. Intestinal biopsy reveals presence of PAS-positive macrophage inclusions.

 

4.  A 50 year old man presented with fatigue, and on examination appeared to be anaemic. He denied any weight loss, and faecal occult blood test was positive. 

 

5.  A 30 year old male presented with abdominal pain, flatulence, perianal itchiness and increased bowel movements.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1.    A

2.    E

3.    I

4.    G

5.    L