2022 Flashcards
LOW LEVEL Of PAPP - A
Evaluation of Growth Screening
white thicky creamy cheese vaginal discharge
itchy, soreness and redness
colour white curd like discharge
Candida Albicans
Yellow green vaginal discharge
strawberry appearance of the vagina
Trichomonas
gray watery profuse vaginal discharge
foul smelling
wet mount test positive positive clue cell
Bacterial vaginosis
Yellow green
thick mucupurulent
SIGNS of PID
Cervicitis
cervical motion tenderness
PID
Colles Farcture
How will you apply the cast
FUDP
Flexion
Ulnar Deviation
Pronation
or Flexion and below elbow
eye trauma and reduce vision.
dx?
Lens dislocation
A 25 yo female
Patient took rubella vaccine 2 weeks ago, 1 week before her period
She missed her periods and now is pregnant . What will you do?
Rubella Serology
5.1 cm stone at Uteropelvic junction
What to do?
ESWL
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Best way to prevent Trachoma in a community?
Handwash
Studying a case if food poisoning that happened one week ago in a marriage. Appropriate study?
Cohort
Abdominal Plain Xray normal small bowel filled with gas, asked investigations?
Colonoscopy
0.2 ABI and patient smokes 40 cigarette a day. What to do next?
CT arteriogram
When to intubate?
GCS below 8
Rhinorrhea, CSF+ , Periorbital hematoma
What to do next?
CT Scan
5yo with asthma attack and was given inhaled Salbutamol and symptoms were relieved/ Now he is discharged. What to give to prevent future attacks?
Fluticasone(ICS)
Admitted and discharged shortly
Asthma attacks
Oral prednisolone must during discharge
best way to prevent exercise induced asthma
SABA
32.-3.6 cm aortic aneurysm increase in 2 years. When do you screen?
Every 2 years
Floaters and flashes
Retinal Detachment
Hematuria and hemoptysis
What is the inital Diagnosis?
Urine Culture
DHematuria and hemoptysis
What is the confirmatory Diagnosis?
anti-GBM antibodies
hematuria associated with sensorineural deafness and eye disorders
it progress to renal failure
Alport Sydnrome
if patient with asthma doesnt present symptom
LABA
Severe asthma:
A. nocturnal asthma more than 1 per week
B. symptoms most day
C. Multiple ED visits
SABA prn and
LABA with ICS
add
Ipratropium bromide (Nebuliser)
or
Oral Prednisolone
History of duodenal ulcer
H pylori in biopsy
Triple Therapy
MTX and pred long term no remission
Now wants to get pregnant
Change to SULFA
DRUGS OF CHOICE FOR RA in pregnancy: CASH
Cyclosporine
Azathioprine
Sulfasalazine
Hydroxychloroquine
develops fever, malaise, sore throat and dry cough, hacking cough
diffuse rales and rhonchi
What is the diagnosis?
S. pneumoniae
Atypical pneumionaie
Alcoholics
lungs abscess
organism?
Kleibsiella pneumoniae
COPD
organism?
Haemophilus influenzae
Recent viral infection
org?
Staphylococcus aureus
poor dentition
aspiration
organism?
Anaerobes
Young, healthy patients
pneumonia
org?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
haorseness
pneumonia
org?
Chlamydia pneumoniae
contaminated water sourdes
air conditioning
ventilation systems
pneumoniae
org?
Legionella
Birds
pneumoniae
org?
Chlamydia Psitacci
1st year pneumoniae
BEL
beta Hemolytic
E coli
Listeria
animals at the time of giving birth
veterinarians
farmers
pneumonia
org?
Coxiella burnetii
Right Upper lobe collapse
Pancoast tumor history
asking diagnosis
Pemberton Sign
SVC obstruction
Horner’s Syndrome
outpouching that occurs at the junction of the lower part of the throat and upper portion of the esophagus
the poucg forms because the muscle that divides the throat from the esophagus the cricopharyngeal CP muscle, fails to relax during swallowing
Zenker’s diverticulum
keratin pearls and intercellular bridges
hilar mass arising from bronchgus
Squamous cell Carcinoma
Genetic test for cystic fibrosis
Sweat Chloride Test
88 yo woman slipped and hit her head on the tub
now confused and only knows her name not the date and where she is at
diagnosis?
Subdural hematoma
bridging veins - most commonly affected vessel
next best step and initial diagnosing test ? - CT scan without contrast - classic finding - crescent shaped hematoma
most appropriate therapy - immediate surgical evaluation and hematoma evacuation thourgh either a burr hole or craniotomy
intermittent stream and difficult in voiding, soft DR with moderately enlarge, painless hematuria. What to do next?
Urinalysis
if it is painless, always initial is Urinalysis then followed by
if >55 yo, macroscopic - Cystoscopy
if >35 yo. macroscopic - CT abdomen
if >55 yo, microscopic - USG or Cytoscopy
if >30 yo, microscopic - USG or Cytoscopy
if it is painful, initial is still urinalysis then followed by
if >40 yo - Xray to confirm then Spiral CT scan
A premenstrual 47 yo
fatigue, breast tenderness and bloating
pills alleviated PMS symptoms except for depression and emotionals
What is the next step?
Fluoxetine 20mg or Sertraline 50 mg in the morning for 14 days before the anticipated period
post menopausal symptoms
- Hot flush
old man with voiding difficulties,
prostate DRE done
and its normal
what’s next step?
Day to day activities
A man with HTN and COPD, cramps in the calf muscles upon walking one block
diminised popliteal and pedal pulses
what medication should be used to avoid ?
ACEIs
Choice of antihypertensive in different situations
- with Asthma?
CCBs
Diuretics
Beta Blockers, ACEIs - is contraindicated
Choice of antihypertensive in different situations
- in Pregnancy?
if there is emergency - Beta Blockers ( Labetalol BP 150/)
Essential Hypertension ( random visits then increased BP) - Methyldopa
Choice of antihypertensive in different situations
- in Renal Artery Stenosis?
Unilateral - ACEIs
or Bilateral - Diuretics (ACEIs is contraindicated)
Choice of antihypertensive in different situations
- Chronic Kidney Disease?
ACEIS
ARBs
Choice of antihypertensive in different situations
- Post dialysis ?
CCBS
Beta Blockers
ACEIs
Cannot give Diuretics - there is already too much fluid
Choice of antihypertensive in different situations
- Acute Renal Failure
in case of congestion - DIURETICS
is stable case - BETA BLOCKERS
Choice of antihypertensive in different situations
- End stage Renal Disease?
Transplantation
Man with urinary retention mass above the pubic symphysis
DRE shows enlarged prostate with palpable median sulcus
catheter inserted what is the most appropriate step?
Trans Rectal Ultrasound Guided biopsy
woman with cardiac artery stenting, debelops episodes of transient visual loss to her left eye. Vision returns within 30 minutes. 10 of these within the past 3 months. Symptoms?
Retinal Vein Thrombosis
40yo male patient with RA, on Methotrexate and Hydroxycholorquine, planning to start family. What is your advice?
A. Stop Methotrexate and continue Hydroxychloroquine
a 32 yo woman came with greenish vaginal discharge. She had an implanon 3 years ago. She lives with her female sexual partner. A diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis was made and she was given Metronidazole. What else will you do?
Treat her partner
A 5 day infant - mild puruelnt eye discharge
mild cursted yellowish discharge in both eyes without a prominent swelling and inflammation of eyelids
org?
Gonorrhea
neonatal eye discharge
first day
Chenical Irritation
neonatal eye discharge
1st week
Gonorrhea
neonatal eye discharge
1- 2 wks
Chlamydia
tx: Azithromycin 20 mg/kg orally for 3 days
female first trimester. trying to stop smoking. How will you help?
Nicotine Patch
Man working in garden fell and rubbed his face on grass vision blurring, no pain, no conjunctivitis. What is the next investigation?
Fluorescien
28 yo female positive for HPV 16, 18 and negative for 16 and 18
Cervical screen 6-12 months
10 cm cyst two months after pancreatic, middle age patient comes with epigastric pain, a cyst is exactly posterior stomach, best managed asled?
Endoscopic Gastrostomy
up to 40 % of pseudocyst resolve without intervention
Pseudocysts smaller than 6 cm - usually disappears without intervention
if it is larger than 6 cm with symp, > 6 wks - surgically drained
less than 6cm without symp - careful observation with periodic CT scan
Xray of slipped Capitofemoral joint of a 14 year old boy with BMI 30. What will you do?
Pinning of joint
A young patient has got often light headedness
normal CXR
ECG normal
Holter monitor reveals ventricular ectopic
Plain echo
45 from Sri Lanka with painless haematuria. probable dx?
UTI
Female with gestational diabetes fx,
normal OGTT at 8 wks
What to do?
24-28 wks
7 days post op patient with dyspnea and breathlessness
Most appropriate investigation?
Since he is post op Patient then answer is CTPA
CTG of primigravida given, FHR at 120 bpm What to do?
FHR is normal so continue Fetal heart monitoring
if there is late decelerations then scalp ph sampling then put mother in left lateral position then second give O2 and third if hypo - give synto and do monitor CTG every 4 hrs.
An old age patient with cataract had improve vision after surgery, in post op day 4 he had painful eye and blurred vision. What is the diagnosis?
A. Conjunctivitis
B. Uveitis
C. Suture infection and Abscess
D. Hypopyon
E. Acute Glaucoma
C. Suture infection and Abscess
A ball hitting the eye leading to floaters and vision loss asking cause?
Retinal Detachment
The five F
Fall of vision
Flashes of light
Floaters in the vitreous
Fundus findings
Field changes
Baby 17 days old with jaundice
Normal weight gain
Stools and urine also normal
What can be the cause?
A. Biliary atresia
B. Breast Milk jaundice
C. ABO incompatibility
B. Breast Milk jaundice
ABO incompatibility - is a first day jaundice so within 24 hrs but this baby is 17 days old
While Biliary atresia - will have obstructive features such as dark urine and pale stool.
Covid Positive 6 days symptoms
88% saturation
after oxygen treatment
A. Ceftriaxone
B. Amoxiclav
C. Remdesivir
D. Prednisolone
D. Prednisolone
Case of temporal lobe epilepsy in a lady asking about which step will help you to make diagnosis?
A, Video EEG - never the first line
B. History from the witness
C. CT head
D. ECG
E, Carotid message
B. History from the witness
What is the first line investigation for seizure?
Electrolytes
recurrent time - glucose
patient went to Jakarta but did not visit rural area only city and hotel. Fever, malaise and rash. What is the investigation?
Dengue Ns1
What are the complications of Malaria?
CHAPLIN
Cerebral Malaria or Coma
Hypoglycemia
Anaemia
Pulmonary edema
Lactic Acidosis
Infections
Necrosis of Renal tubules
Gastrointestinal symptoms, hepatomegaly, neurasthenia, cholangitis. cholecystitis
Dx?
It is a common infection of dogs and other fish -eating carnivores (reservoir final hosts) in China, Korea, Republic of Kora and Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan
Clonorchiasis
Transmission is tru undercooked fish
bilary tract inflammation - pigmented gallstones associated with cholangiocarcinoma
Clonorchis sinensis
Tx: Praziquantel
Short Intubation and Long intubation
D
Cambodia
Cholangitis
Liver Abscess
India
Enteric
patient went to Thailand
fever malaise hepatosplenomegaly
DX
HIV
other diseases:
Pneumonia
STD
Chikunguniya
Viral Hepatitis
Measles
Anthrax
Ricketssiae
Old female patient is abusing alcohol
laboratory test to confirm this
A. MCV
B. ALT
C. MCH
D. AST
A. MCV
Which of the ff abnormalities not associated with long QT segment?
A. Hypokalaemia
B. Hypocalcaemia
C. Hypomagnesemia
D. Hyponatremia
E. Bradycardia
D. Hyponatremia
A boy with ADHD was initially treated with methylprhenidate after 6 month how do you adjust the dose?
A. Assess the level of hyperacitivity
B. Side effects
C. Reduced Symptoms
D. Improve lifestyle
E. Good grades in school
A. Assess the level of hyperacitivity
Alcohol withdrawal synmptoms
Delirium Tremens
Tx:
Tx for Adjustment disorder
Psychodynamic therapy
Tx for OCD
Exposure and Response Therapy
Tx for Tourettes Syndrome
Habit Reversal therapy
Tx for ASD
Behavioural modification program
tx for Persistent depressive disorder
Insight Oriented Psycotherapy
Tx for grief
Supportive Therapy
Tx for ODD
Family therapy
TX for Kleptomania
Insight Oriented Therapy
Tx for Separation Anxiety DIsorder
CBT and Psychotherapy
TX for ADHD
Behavioural Therapy
Tx for Specific Phobia
Systematic Desensitization and Exposure therapy
Tx for all dissociative disorders
Psychotherapy
tx for Anger management
CBT or anger management therapy
Divorded parents
Child lives with father, complains abdominal pain O/e normal. Tx?
A. COgnitive therapy
b. Behavioural therapy
C. Fluoxetine
D. Amitriptylline
b. Behavioural therapy
tx for alcoholics + agitated
B2
Tx for alcoholic + psychosis
Haloperidol
nonalcoholic + agitated
Nonalcoholic + psychosis
TX; Haloperidol
Teen boy falling grades
Plays video games all day
knows that video games is affecting his studies
Wants a career in video games
dx?
A. Normal adolescent behaviour
B. Drug addiction
C. ADHD
D. ODD
A. Normal adolescent behaviour
Patient stopped eating for 2 days. Says she has no gut. Patient does not want ECT
A. Give ECT on the ground of patient no care no consent needed
B. mental Health ribunal
C. COnsent of husband
B. mental Health ribunal
Patient lawyer wants his medical records as he is going to appear in the court. What do you do?
A. give him the records
B. Tell him need court order
C. Need to do forensic assessment before giving records
B. Tell him need court order
All of the following can cause Serotonin Sydnrome except:
A. Haloperidol
B. L tryptophan
C. Clonazepam
D. Meclobemide
E. Dectromorphan
C. Clonazepam
Pt hit the eye by a ball
orbital floor fracture
A. Diplopia upward and outward
gaze
B. Diplopia on downward gaze
C. Pain on opening mouth
A. Diplopia upward and outward
gaze
Features of Orbital FLoor fracture
decreased visual acuity
binocular vertical diplopia
eyelid swelling
ipsilateral hyperaesthesia
Enopthlamos is a late feature that can be seen after edema settles.
horizontal diplopia and chewing
Zygomatic Fracture
Specific feature of orbital floor fracture
ipsilateral hyperaesthesia
most common feature of orbital floor fracture
vertical diplopia
cluster of autonomic, motor and mental status changes resulting from excess 5-HT
Serotonin Syndrome
tx: Cyproheptadine
Asymptomatic with 30% pneumothorax
Intercostal tube with large bore catheter
<25% collapse with no symptoms - observe
<25% collpase with symptoms - Drain
>25% collapse - usually drain
Symptoms and Management in Serotonin Syndrome
mediastinal shifting
Tension Pneumothorax
tx: Needle throcostomy
newly diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis treatment asde from physiotherapy?
A. Naproxen
B. TNF inhibitors
C. Paracetamol
D. morphine
A. Naproxen
If NSaids Failed what is the second line management for Ankylosing Spondylitis?
Etenercept
Adalimumab
Infliximab
What is the accurate method to diagnose Ankylosing spondylitis?
biomarker for AS - HLAB27
MRI
Acute Tophous gout treatment?
Prednisolone
Prophylaxis of a flare of gout
Cochicine 0.5 mg daily or bid
or Predinisolone 6mg daily
or NSAID eg Diclofemac 25-50 mg up to 200 mg/daily
60 lady joint pain with Heberden’s nodes. How to diagnose?
Osteoarthritis
- Xray
- ESR and CRP is not raised. coz it is non-inflammatory
polarized light microscopy
positive birefringence
Pseudogout
polarized light microscopy
negative birefringence
Gout
Tx of Gout with Renal problem
Corticosteroids
if its not in the choice
low dose colchicine
How to treat Seborrheic Keratoses?
freezing them with liquid nitrogen or cryotheraphy
, or electrocuatery or laser resurfacing or Ablative laser
4yo child with sudden onset of fever, resp distress, drooling, soft inspiratory stridor. Diagnosis?
A. Croup
B. Epiglottitis
C. Bronchiolitis
B. Epiglottitis
81yo 3 month progressive constipation
Pain for 5 days
Xray is given
A. sigmoid Volvulus
B. Colon Cancer
A. sigmoid Volvulus
more common in older men and has sudden and severe onset
4months runny nose - low grade fever and family members got infected
wheezing, cough. cause?
A. RSV - bronchiolitis
B. Pertussis
C, Influenza
A. RSV**
Bronchiolitis is for less than 1 month old
Initial investigation for bronchiolitis and pertussis?
Nasopharyngeal Swab
boggy swelling of knee. Clicking sound. Inv?
A. Xray
B. MRI
C. Arthrocentesis
B. MRI
Dx - ACL tear
Croup, what org?
Parainfluenza
Adenovirus
Influenza
Old patient, bilateral shoulder and hip pain. Lab given ESR raised, Ck normal
Treatment?
A. Prednisolone
B. Paracetamol
A. Prednisolone
myopathy
CK and ESR both elevated
Polymyositis
myopathy
ESR and CK both normal
Drug induced - steroids - statin
myopathy
ESR is raised and CK is normal
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Long standing angioedema can be associated with what medications?
ACEIs
Age > 50
new headache - throbbing, unilateral
diplopia
polymyalgia rheumatica
loss of pulsation of temporal artery
jaw claudication
temporal artery 5cm is diagnostic
Temporal Arteritis
fatigue / malaise + headache + jaw claudication
Temporal Arteritis
Inv for temporal arteritis
ESR is elevated
C-reactie protein elevated
mild anaemia 0r normochromic normocytic
Thyroid operation done
After sometime develop difficulty breathing
management?
A. Intubation
B. Open the sutures
B. Open the sutures
Right Homonymous hemianopia
with macular sparing
where is the lesion?
Left Occipital cortex
Epigastric hernia on linea alba commonly contains what?
Extraperitoneal Fat
Collegue is HIV positive doesnt want to reveal the condition and continues to practice what to do?
Report to APHRA
patient that takes medications for RA well controlled
Ibuprofen, Sulfasalazine, prednisolone, cyclosporine suddenly feeling tiredness and elevated platelets and abnormal labs
Ibuprofen
Female patient hx of syncope. ECG normal, bp sitting and lying same and normal. What is next?
Holter to rule out cardiac arrythmias
dx: Fatigue + dizziness +/- Syncope = Cardiac Arrythmias
Patient gf came to pick up prescription for insulin?
Confirm over the phone
Patient suicidal. Involuntarily admitted. Dad lives with him comes later and asks for what happened?
A. Tell father
B. Don’t tell father because of confidentiality
B. Don’t tell father because of confidentiality
Foster mother wants to return girl child as she was doing unusual sexual behavior with other kids
A. Inform child protection
B. Arrange another foster home
C. Get psychiatric evaluation
D. Chase collateral information about the family structure
E. Notify hospital admission
C. Get psychiatric evaluation
Down’s patient ear pain. Carer says patient has intermenstrual bleeding. She doesn’t want you to allow to examine her and just wants to discuss about the ear pain? What will you do?
A. Examine her under GA
B. Ask her about the knowledge of intermentstrual bleeding
C. Arrange for ultrasound
B. Ask her about the knowledge of intermentstrual bleeding
38 wks, amniotomy meconium stained, CTG is normal. What is next?
STOP CTG
Child healthy, playful, no bruise anywhere, mild urti. Mother young very sickly, bruise on both hands, lives on uncle’s basement and eats leftover, coffee, beer and cigarettes. What to do?
A. Child protection
B. Child health services
C. Emergency shelter service
C. Emergency shelter service
female bruising all over. Says bf abuses. What to do?
A. Photograph
B. Encourage to report
C. Arrange shelter
C. Arrange shelter
Protect first
Allopurinol dosage
50 - 300 mg