2015 MCQ Flashcards
Aboriginal boy from Western Sydney with recurrent otitis media and sometimes perforations.
What is appropriate management for next presentation?
Options:
Warmed olive oil irrigation
Damp tissue spears in ears
Cotrimoxazole
Cefotaxime IV 3 days
Oral abx for 1 week
oral Abx for 1 weeks
A woman presents with left sided ear deafness. Which is true about Weber’s test?
Options:
a. Weber’s test heard in the deaf ear, indicates conductive loss.
b. Weber’s test heard in normal ear = sensorineural
c.Weber’s test louder in opposite indicates sensorineural hearing loss.
d. A person without any hearing loss will have a normal result.
E.Tuning fork 215Hz used.
a person w/o any hearing loss will have a normal result
40M, 3-4 ETOH/ day, non-smoker, 3 motnhs R knee pain O/E: R knee effusion w/ some crepitus, ligaments intat=ct, painful MCP and MTP, scaly rash on elbows
what is it
psoriatic arthritis
55M, sudden onset chest and abdo pain after vomiting post-heavy meal. Dies few hrs later. Most likely diagnosis?
Oesophageal rupture
14yo girl with menarche at 13 has heavy painful periods. She has lower abdominal pain which
radiates to her groin and down her legs? Misses ½ day at school each month. Which is NOT
appropriate management?
options
COCP
Iron tablets while menstruating.
Mefenamic acid 2 days before menses
Mefenamic acid D1 of period
paracetamol QID
paracetamol QID
CXR: mostly normal, opacification of R hilar area. Cough and fever 1/52 treated w/ augmentin. WCC normal range. Most likely organism?
why?
Mycoplamsa pneumonia
- M. pneumoniae= common C.A for atypical pneumonia in children
-Not responding to augmentin which is (usually) effective against Strep pneumonia or Haemophilus influenzae - R hilar opacification= consistent w/ atypical pneumonia
- WCC being in normal range is typical for mycoplasma
Mo present w/ 18mo for vaccines. Fever and cold for >2days and today grizzly w/ mild fever at 37.6. What should you do and why?
Give vaccines today. 37.6 is fine. If more than 38.5 then thing about delaying until well
Mum presents for 4yo’s MMR vaccination. He had anaphylaxis previously to 12mth
vaccination, did not receive 18mo vaccines because of that, premature baby, recent URTI, global
developmental delay. Currently slightly unwell. Which is the absolute contraindication to
vaccination?
Options
Previous anaphylaxis
Global developmental delay
Prematurity at birth
Unwell
Previous illness
previous anaphylaxis
21yo woman has just come home from honeymoon in Paris. She has dysuria with increased
frequency and urgency. She also has nausea, vomiting, and breast tenderness.
What is this stem describing and Which antibiotic
is most appropriate for her condition and why?
trimethoprim
(trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole= 1st line for uncomplicated UTI as it is very effective against common C.A such as E.coli)
Pyloric stenosis- what would you see on ABG?
Metabolic alkalosis w. hypOK, hypOchloraemic and hypOnatremic
Pt with diabetes and sudden onset visual loss- painless; floaters, no flashes, vitreous cavity
hazy, difficult to visualise retina.
Abnormal red reflex
What is it? and WHY
A. Amaurosis fugax
B.Vitreous haemorrhage
C. Retinal detachment
D. Closedangle glaucoma.
E. Temporal arteritis.
Vitreous haemorrhage
- key is the hazy vitreous cavity. common in diabetics w/ retinopathy
Someonewithsomesymptomsandhasabutterflyrash.
Which antibody is most specific at
diagnosing SLE and why?
Options
A. Anti-cardiolipin Ab
A. Anti-dsDNA
B. ANA
C. W-ANC
anti-ds DNA= more SPECIFIC to SLE
Although ANA is done more routinely (1st line) in SLE- it is not specific and is a marker used to detect many autoimmune condition. (+ve in 98% SLE)
.Which is not associated with H.pylori?
A. GIST
A. Gastritis
B. Gastric adenocarcinoma
C. Gastric lymphoma
D. Peptic Ulcer
GIST is NOT associated w/ H.pylori (GI stromal tumours) whereas all the other conditions are
Inferior nasal meatus drains which structure?
A. Nasolacrimal duct
A. Eustachian tube
B. Maxillary sinus
C. Sphenoid sinus
D. Ethmoidal
nasolacrimal duct
3yo brought in by family after falling off climbing frame. Bruises on neck and back. R-ray shows 3 R-sided rib # and spiral fracture of left humerus.What is the most likely cause
of his injuries?
A. Non-accidental injury
A. Accidental injury
B. Osteogenesisimperfecta
C. Osteomalacia
Non-accidental injury
what cancer is most likely to spread to bone?
- breast adenocarcinoma
2.colon - gastric
- melanoma
5.cervical
Breast
remember: prostate, lung, renal and breast
80+yo with depression and insomnia. Which medication would you prescribe
A. Prochlorperazine
A. Citalopram
B. Amitriptyline
C. Diazepam
amitriptylline- because of insomnia AND depression although SSRI would usually be 1st line
Mother concerned about developmental delay in 18mth kid- 20 words, not interested in
crayons, plays alongside but does not play with other children. On observation, does engage in
good imaginative play, initial shyness but eventually engages well with you.
Options:
Normal kid
Autism
Developmental delay
Hearing problem
Isolated language delay
normal
Parents bring in 2yo child. Has been treated with antibiotics 4 times for suspected otitis
media infections, since starting daycare 6 months ago. Childcare says he’s angry, parents say
he’s fine at home although sometimes gets frustrated and lashes out. Has about 50 single words,
but not yet stringing them together. Plays well with kids at home but not at daycare. What do you
do?
Options
Refer for autism spectrum assessment
Tell the parents to get a new childcare centre.
Refer for brain scan
Refer to audiologist for hearing assessment.
Normal child
refer to audiologist for hearing assessment
32yo overweight female diabetic, on OCP, smoker, bed-bound after operation for ankle
fracture for last few weeks. Presents with chest pain and shortness of breath. Tachycardic,
tachypnoeic. What is the most appropriate initial test?
ECG OR cxr?
Which of the following is not true about the use of LMAs?
Options
LMAs should not be used after failed ETT intubation
LMA may have already been inserted by the ambulance officers.
LMAs require less equipment to insert than ETT
LMA will stop aspiration
LMAs are safe in suspected neck injury
LMA will stop aspiration is NOT true
28 year old woman with MS. Can’t void urine, has had multiple UTIs, in urinary retention.
What’s the most appropriate management?
Options:
Electro-stimulation of bladder
In-dwelling urethral catheter
Indwelling suprapubic catheter
Intermittent self-catheterise
Ileal conduit
intermittent self-catheterisation
The dude with the thoracic vertebra T12 total severance. What will be immediately evident?
Options
Detrusor hyperexcitability
External sphincter hyperexcitability
Overflow incontinence
Stress incontinence
Unable to pass urine
detrusor hyperexcitability
3 month old baby girl, mother noticed small amount of mucous and blood in nappy
Options
Refer to paediatrician
Vaginal swab for MCS
Reassure mother
Pelvic ultrasound
refer to paediatrician
Refugee presents to ED with headache (3am) .Limited English,12year old daughter helped
translate the history for triage.Which is most appropriate:
A. Organise interpreter
A. Assess Need for interpreter.
B. Conduct the consultation with the patient.
C. Use daughter as interpreter
D. Pre-read all available information
organise interpreter
9YO comes in with asthma (again),what indicates that it is a life-threatening episode?
A. RR24
A. HR110
B. expiratory wheeze without inspiratory wheeze
C. accessory muscle use with intercostal recession
D. SaO286%
accessory muscle use with intercostal recession