SBAs and EMQs in clinical pathology : [Single best answers and EMQs in clinical pathology

Single Best Answer (SBA) and Extended Matching Question (EMQ) examinations are increasingly popular means of testing medical students and those undertaking postgraduate qualifications in a number of subject areas. Written by a final year medical student, junior doctors and an experienced clinician, **Single Best Answers and EMQs in Clinical Pathology** provides invaluable guidance from authors who understand from personal experience that detailed and accurate explanations are the key to successful revision.This book presents 200 SBA-style and 50 EMQ-style questions arranged by sub-specialty area as well as a practice exam of random questions. A clear discussion of how the correct answer was reached and other options ruled out for every question is given at the end of each section, making this book an excellent learning aid during all stages of undergraduate clinical studies and beyond into postgraduate training, and particularly while preparing for medical finals. Chemical Pathology EMQsSodium handlingPotassium handlingAcid-base balanceLiver function testsEndocrine chemical pathologyCalcium handlingPlasma proteinsVitamin deficienciesInborn errors of metabolismTherapeutic drug monitoringAnswersChemical Pathology SBAsArterial blood gas sampleParadoxical aciduriaHyponatraemiaHypercalcaemiaVitamin deficiency testsHyperkalaemiaHypernatraemiaWater deprivation testAcute abdominal painExacerbating factors for goutAnion gapEstimated plasma osmolarityBiochemical abnormalities in chronic renal failureThyroid function testsBiochemical abnormalities of metabolic bone diseaseInherited metabolic disordersNeonatal jaundiceVitamin D deficiencyRaised alkaline phosphataseNutritional deficiencyTherapeutic drug monitoringHypoglycaemiaAcute pancreatitisTreatment of hyperkalaemiaMyocardial infarctionAnswersHaematology EMQsAnaemiaHaemolytic anaemiaThe peripheral blood filmBleeding disordersThrombophiliaComplications of transfusionHaematological neoplasmsHaematology of systemic diseaseAnswersHaematology SBAsBlood transfusionHaemolytic anaemiaInfectious mononucleosisHaemoglobinopathies in childrenAnaemiaMacrocytic anaemiaHepatomegalyPlasma cell disordersPlatelet countObstetric haematologyVitamin K dependent clotting factorsDeep vein thrombosisThrombocytopeniaErythrocyte sedimentation ratePolycythaemiaHaemolysisSecondary polycythaemiavon Willebrand's diseaseMyeloproliferative diseaseLymphomaHodgkin's lymphomaGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiencyAnaemia (6)SplenomegalyHodgkin's lymphoma stagingAcute leukaemiaTreatment of chronic myeloid leukaemiavon Willebrand's diseaseMyelodysplastic syndromeFactor V LeidenAnswersImmunology EMQsImmunodeficiencyTransplantationAutoimmune antibodiesHypersensitivityImmune-based therapiesNephritic disordersDiagnostic immunologyAnswersImmunology SBAsInnate immunity: Physical barriersAdaptive Single Best Answer (SBA) and Extended Matching Question (EMQ) examinations are increasingly popular means of testing medical students and those undertaking postgraduate qualifications in a number of subject areas. Written by a final year medical student, junior doctors and an experienced clinician, Single Best Answers and EMQs in Clinical Pathology provides invaluable guidance from authors who understand from personal experience that detailed and accurate explanations are the key to successful revision. This book presents 200 SBA-style and 50 EMQ-style questions arranged by sub-specialty area as well as a practice exam of random questions. A clear discussion of how the correct answer was reached and other options ruled out for every question is given at the end of each section, making this book an excellent learning aid during all stages of undergraduate clinical studies and beyond into postgraduate training, and particularly while preparing for medical finals. Two hundred SBA-style questions and fifty EMQs in the major sub-specialty areas of clinical pathology-clinical biochemistry, microbiology, histopathology, immunology, haematology-provide invaluable guidance and examination practice for those in preparation for medical finals and beyond. This book presents 200 single best answer-style and 50 extended matching question-style questions arranged by sub-specialty area as well as a practice exam of random questions. It provides medical students with a useful source for exam revision as well as supplementing their knowledge. 200 SBA-style questions and 50 EMQs in the major sub-specialty areas of clinical pathology - clinical biochemistry, microbiology, histopathology, immunology, haematology - provide invaluable guidance and examination practice for those in preparation for medical finals and beyond