2a Mock 3 Flashcards
What is the definitive management of STEMI?
PCI within 2 hours of onset
OR
Fibrinolysis with IV tenecteplase within 12 hours
What are the signs of hyperkalaemia on ECG?
Go, Go long, Go wide, Go tall = gonner
Absent p waves
Long PR interval
Qide QRS
Tall tented T waves
What are U waves seen in?
Hypokalaemia
What kind of pulse would you see in septic shock?
Bounding pulse
What type of chest pain is seen in pericarditis?
Pleuritic, sharp chest pain which is classically worse on lying down and relieved by leaning forwards
What investigation should be done in suspected AAA?
USS of aorta
What is the gold standard test for acromegaly?
OGTT
What is the most common cause of secondary hypoadrenalism?
Long term corticosteroid use
What is the test for Addisons disease?
Synacthen test
What would be your immediate management for a patient with suspected Carcinoid Syndrome?
Somatostatin analogue (octreotide)
What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction?
Surgical adhesions
What is used to treat mild UC?
Mesalazine
What is used to treat moderate UC?
Oral prednisolone
What is used to treat severe UC?
IV hydrocortisone
What is the drug class of mesalazine?
5-ASA