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Painless bleeding after intercourse in a pregnant woman is what?
Placenta praevia
What are the clinical features found in antepartum haemorrhage?
Abdo pain
Bleeding from vag
Irritable uterus
When does primary post partum haemorrhage occur?
First 24hrs of delivery
When does secondary post partum haemorrhage occur?
24hrs to 6 weeks after delivery
What drug can be given to a patient who as tried the conservative approach to improving their stress incontinence/
Duloxetine
SNRI
What is a dominant negative mutation?
Mutated gene produces a mutated protein that does not function + binds to and inhibits the function of non-mutated proteins
What is a nonsense mutation?
Change in nucleotide sequence that creates a stop codon
What is a missense mutation?
A change in nucleotide code which results in one amino acid being substituted for another
What does rituximab kill?
B cells (can’t make antibodies but also can’t make autoantibodies)
What score is used for predicting a short-term risk for stroke after a TIA?
ABCD2
What is Wells score used to assess?
DVT risk
How does a 22q11 deletion present (diGeorge syndrome)?
Cardiac - ouflow lesions, VSD Thymic aplasia Nasal regurgitation Cleft apalate Deafness Hypocalcaemia Facial dysmorphism
How does De Lange syndrome present?
Absent hands/forearms
What is the pathology of Patau syndrome?
Trisomy 13
What are the clinical features of Patau syndrome?
Midline cleft lip palate Omphalocele Cardiac defects Holoprosencephaly Hypotelorism