Path SBAs

Question 1

What is the most common cause of lobar pneumonia?

Answer 1

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 2

What is a common cause of bronchopneumonia?

Answer 2

Haemophillus influenzae

Question 3

Which condition would you expect a failure in the production of neutrophils?

Answer 3

Kostmann syndrome

Question 4

What age do SCID children die without intervention?

Answer 4

3 months

Question 5

What is the most common cause of CNS infection?

Answer 5

coxsackie B virus

Question 6

A patient has a lumbar puncture. The CSF is slightly turbid. The LP shows 2 erythrocytes, 100 lymphocytes and a protein level of 0.5g/L?

Answer 6

Aseptic meningitis