Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Molola Oyewole                 

Candidate number:

Theme: Nutrition

OPTION LIST

A	Ascorbate	I	Retinol
B	Cholecalciferol	J	Riboflavin
C	Folate	K	Thiamine
D	Kwashiorkor	L	Tocopherol
E	Marasmus	M
F	Niacin	N
G	Phytomenadione	O
H	Pyridoxine	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. After an argument with his wife your alcoholic neighbour is locked out of his home. When you find him hours later he appears confused and has an unsteady gait caused by a deficiency in this vitamin.

2. A few weeks later, you see this recovering alcoholic man whilst in clinic. He mentioned that he has easy bruising, on testing his aPTT is prolonged.

3. He also mentions that his sister is colour blind due to a deficiency in this vitamin.

4. Glad for a break, you head on your elective to Somalia where you see a young infant with a large abdomen and scaly, ulcerated skin. You make this diagnosis.

5. You give in to the fact that medicine now rules you life and name the related condition characterised by a loss in subcutaneous fat.

ANSWERS

1. K

2. G

3. I

4. D

5. E