07.03

Question 1

Breast fibroadenoma:

Answer 1

surgical excision is usual if >3cm

Question 2

Knee pain: meniscal tear

Answer 2

Typically result from twisting injuries.

Features
pain worse on straightening the knee
knee may ‘give way’
displaced meniscal tears may cause knee locking
tenderness along the joint line
Thessaly’s test - weight bearing at 20 degrees of knee flexion, patient supported by doctor, postive if pain on twisting knee

Question 3

Myeloma without metastasis is characterised by _____calcium, ________ phosphate and _______ alkaline phosphate

Answer 3

high calcium, normal/high phosphate and normal alkaline phosphate