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26/02 Flashcards

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What are key features of spinal stenosis?

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Unilateral leg pain worse on walking and relieved by rest
Often relieved by crouching down
Weakness of affected leg
Lack of smoking or CVD history

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What treatment should be commenced in a patient with osteoporosis if alendronate cannot be tolerated?

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Risedronate or Etidronate

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What is the most common location of septic arthritis in adults?

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The Knee

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What is the initial management of a scaphoid fracture?

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Apply a splint and send for XR

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What is Ewing Sarcoma?

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Malignant lesion commonly affect the diaphysis of long bones e.g. humerus and femur

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What is a key x ray feature of Ewing sarcoma?

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Onion skin appearance

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What are features of osetogenesis imperfecta?

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Presents in childhood
Fractures following minor trauma
Blue sclera
Deafness
Dental imperfections
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What are features of anterior cruciate ligament injury?

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Sudden popping sound during physical activity
Knee swelling
Instability-feeling as though the knee will give way

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What cancer is patients with Sjogrens more at risk of?

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Lymphoma

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What are features of osteomalacia?

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Softening of the bones due to Vit D deficiency

Bone pain
Bone/muscle tenderness
Fractures
Proximal myopathy potentially leading to waddling gait

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What conditions have positive cANCA?

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Granulomatosis with polyangitis

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What conditions have positive pANCA?

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Churg strauss syndrome

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13
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What is the initial imaging modality for achilles tendon rupture?

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USS

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What are cardiac features of SLE?

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Pericarditis

Myocarditis

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What investigations should be completed before starting a patient on biologic therapy such as TNF inhibitors?

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CXR to look for TB as treatment can re activate it

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16
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What are causes of carpal tunnel syndrome?

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Idiopathic
Pregnancy
Oedema e.g. HF
Lunate Fracture
Rheumatological disease
17
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What investigation results are often seen in osteogenesis imperfecta?

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Often normal Ca, normal PTH, normal phosphate and normal ALP

18
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What is a side effect of hydroxychlorquine?

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Permanent retinopathy

Baseline ophthalmic screen and annual screening required

19
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What is the surgical management of an extracapsular femur fracture?

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Dynamic hip screw

20
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What are the investigation findings in osteomalacia?

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Low ca
Low phosphate
Raised ALP

21
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What are SE of sulfalazine?

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Oligospermia
Steven Johnson Syndrome
Pneumonitis/lung fibrosis
Can colour tears

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