Pathology EMQ template

YourName: Abubakar Mohammed

YourIdentifier: 00429520

Theme: Metabolic disorders and screening

OPTION LIST

A	Gauchers Disease	I	Obesity
B	Wilsons Disease	J	Von Gierke’s disease
C	Phenyketouria	K	hyperlipidaemia
D	Crigler-Najjar syndrome	L	Type 2 diabetes
E	Amyloidosis	M	Idiopathic hypoglycaemia
F	Gilberts Disease	N	hyperprolactinaemia
G	Type 1 diabetes	O	Metabolic acidosis
H	Metabolic syndrome X	P	Metabolic alkilosis

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. Patient results reveal fasting glucose of 110mg/dL, a BP of 130/85 and HDL-C of 39mg/dL

2. jaundice caused by reduction in glucuroniation activity of UGT1A1

3. diagnosed histologically by Congo Red staining or by polarized light revealing apple green birefringence

4. an autosomal recessive disease of chromosome 12, diagnosed in neonatal heel prick screening using HPLC or Gurthie test

5. thiazides, beta blockers, hypothyroidism and biliary obstruction can all cause this condition.

ANSWERS

1. h

2. f

3. e

4. c

5. k