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2nd year buzzwords Flashcards

1
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cherry red spot at the macula

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CRAO

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“tear drop” or “blood level in sinus”

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blow out fracture

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failure to adduct

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internuclear ophthalmoplegia

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what is the issue in internuclear ophthalmoplegia

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medial longitudinal fasciculus

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pain on eye movement

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optic neuritis

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6
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what most commonly causes optic neuritis

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MS

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7
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painful loss of vision over 1-2 weeks

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optic neuritis

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8
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curtain coming down < 5 mins

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amaurosis fugax

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9
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curtain coming down (partial) > 5 mins

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retinal detachment

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10
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flashes and floaters

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retinal detachment

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11
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photophobia

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anterior uveitis

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12
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gritty feeling in eye

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bacterial conjunctivitis or subtarsal foreign body

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13
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watery eye and pain and pre-auricular lymph nodes

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viral conjunctivitis

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14
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silver/copper wiring

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HTN eye disease

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15
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loss of red reflex / eye red on ophthalmoscopy

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haemorrhage

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16
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new vessels and haemorrhage

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wet ARMD

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17
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follicular conjunctivitis

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chlamydia

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18
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pin point pupils

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pontine issue

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19
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dilated pupils

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trans-calcarine fracture

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20
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different sized pupil

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damage to CN III (or sympathetic chain as in horners)

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21
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down out dilated pupil

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CN III palsy

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22
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down and out not dilated

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diabetes

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23
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roth spots

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infective endocarditis

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24
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brushfield spots

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downs syndrome

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25
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scrambled egg / egg yolk appearance of macula

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Best disease

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26
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fluid level behind ear drun
retracted ear drum
dull colour

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OME

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27
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difficulty at school and have to shout loudly to hear

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hearing loss

OME?

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28
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feeling of fullness in the ear

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menieres

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29
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loss of corneal reflex (+ SNHL, vertigo, tinnitus)

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acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma)

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30
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vestibular schwannoma/acoustic neuroma assoc with

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NF II

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31
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vertigo on rotation of the head

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BPPV

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32
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battle sign

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mastoid process of temporal bone fracture

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33
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pearly white on otoscopy

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cholesteatoma

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34
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foul cheesy discharge

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cholesteatoma

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35
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saddle nose

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wegeners granulomatosis (GPA)

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36
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Edwards

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chromosome 18

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37
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Patau

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chromosome 13

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38
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downs syndrome

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chromosome 21

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39
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ADHD triad

A

hyperactive
inattentive
impulsive

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40
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tx ADHD

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methylphenidate or atomoxetine

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41
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autism triad

A

social communication
social interaction
flexibility of thought/imagination

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42
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was is aspergers

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form of autism where there is no problem with social communication

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43
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stuck on appearance

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Basal cell papilloma (seborrhaeic keratoses)

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44
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picket fence pearly border

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BCC

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45
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coeliac disease assoc with…

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dermatitis herpetiformis

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46
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erythema nodosum

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sarcoidosis
UC
TB

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47
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erythematous bullseye lesion (erythema migrans)

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lyme disease

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48
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ash leaf macule

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tuberous sclerosis

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49
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shagreen patches

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tuberous sclerosis

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50
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honey crust

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impetigo

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51
Q

causes of impetigo

A

staph aureus

group A strep

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52
Q

cafe au lait spots

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neurofibromatosis 1 or 2

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53
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silver scales extensor surfaces

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psoriasis

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54
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cauliflower appearance

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warts

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55
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kaposi sarcoma

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HIV / immunosuppressed (transplant)

56
Q

intense erythema on cheeks and proximal limbs

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slapped cheek syndrome/fifth disease/erythema infectiosum

57
Q

slapped cheek syndrome cause

A

parovirus B19

58
Q

small umbilicated translucent papules that look fluid filled but are solid

A

molluscum contagiosum

59
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flaccid blisters that can be burst easily to form erythematous erosions

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pemphigus vulgaris

60
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large tense bullae that are itchy and cannot be burst

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bullous pemphigoid

61
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helitrope rash and scaly knuckles

A

dermatomyositis

62
Q

fish scale skin

A

ichthyosis

63
Q

velvety thickened lesions in axillae

A

acanthosis nigricans

64
Q

target lesion

A

erythema multiforme

65
Q

catecholamines in urine
headaches
hypertension
palpitations

A

phaeochromocytoma

66
Q

tanned skin but not on holiday

67
Q

increased shoe size
spade hands
wedding ring too tight

A

acromegaly

68
Q

signs of hyperthyroid plus eye changes, gritty eyes, smooth velvety skin

69
Q 
moon face
proximal weakness
purple abdo straie
buffalo hump
central obesity
70
Q

ketones on breath (sweat, pear drop scent)

71
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deep laboured breathing

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kussmaul breathing

72
Q

kussmaul breathing seen in

A

metabolic acidosis esp DKA

73
Q

orphan annie nuclei

A

papillary thyroid carcinoma

74
Q

bone pain
stones
abdo pain
psychiatric problems

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hypercalcaemia (hyperparathyroidism)

75
Q

psammoma bodies

A

papillary thyroid carcinoma

76
Q

butterfly rash/malar rash

77
Q

heat intolerance/palpitations

A

hyperthyroidism

78
Q

cold intolerance/weight gain

A

hypothyroidism

79
Q

anosmia and elevated GnRH deficiency

80
Q

Trosseau sign
Chovstek sign
QT prolongation

A

hypocalcaemia

81
Q

acute management of hypocalcaemia

A

IV calcium gluconate

10ml of 10% calcium gluconate over 10 mins in 50% dextrose or saline

82
Q

brachydactyly of 4th metacarpal

A

pseudohypoparathyroidism

83
Q

pencil in cup X ray appearance

sausage fingers

A

psoriatic arthritis

84
Q

wrist drop

A

radial nerve palsy

85
Q

swinging fever

86
Q

dinner fork or swan neck deformity in wrist

A

displaced colles fracture

87
Q

pain/tenderness in anatomical snuffbox

A

scaphoid fracture

88
Q

feels like walking on pebbles

A

advanced rheumatoid arthritis in the feet - subluxation of the MTPJs

89
Q

reiters syndrome

A

cant see cant pee cant bend the knee

  • uveitis
  • urethritis
  • arthritis
90
Q

foot drop

A

common fibular nerve (common peroneal nerve)

91
Q

hanging rope sign

92
Q

AVN

A 
proximal scaphoid
intracapsular femoral
femoral condyles
humeral head
capitellum
proximal talus
93
Q

negatively birefringent needle shaped crystals

A

gout

urate crystals

94
Q

envelope shaped rhomboid mildly positively birefringent crystals

A

ca pyrophosphate crystals

pseudogout

95
Q

positive anterior drawer test

A

ACL tear rupture

96
Q

what is a positive anterior drawer test

A

tibia can be pulled forward easily on the femur when knee flexed

97
Q

pain in internal rotation and extension of the knee at 90 degrees

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lateral meniscal tear

98
Q

painful arc

A

damaged supraspinatus tendon (rotator cuff)

frozen shoulder

99
Q

dry eyes mouth and skin
+ve schirmer’s test
often with RA
with infiltration

A

sjogren’s syndrome

100
Q

dry eyes mouth vagina
bronchitis
no RA
no infiltration

A

sicca syndrome

101
Q

locked knee

A

bucket handle meniscal tear

102
Q

bamboo spine on xray

sacroilitis and question mark posture

A

ankylosing spondylitis

103
Q

shortened leg and externally rotated

A

displaced fracture neck of femur

104
Q

shortened leg

internally rotated

A

dislocated femoral head

105
Q

onion peel sign

A

ewings sarcoma

106
Q

sunray spiculation

A

oesteosarcoma

107
Q

popcorn calcification on xray

A

chondrosarcoma

108
Q

soap bubble appearance on xray

A

giant cell tumour

109
Q

scalp tenderness and jaw claudication

A

temporal arteritis

110
Q

gowers sign positive

111
Q

swollen woody calves

A

DMD or Becker MD

112
Q

Hatchet-like face

A

myotonic dystrophy

113
Q

cannon ball mets on CXR

A

renal mets

114
Q

loin to groin pain

A

renal colic

115
Q

sea anemone on cystoscopy

A

transitional cell carcinoma

116
Q

UTI and travel to india

A

carbapenase-producing klebsiella - resistant to all antibiotics

117
Q

UTI with foul smelling urine and renal calculi

A

proteus sp.

118
Q

beading of the renal artery

A

fibromuscular dysplasia

119
Q

RBC casts in urine

A

proves haemturia is glomerular

120
Q

muddy brown casts of epithelial cells

A

acute tubular necrosis

121
Q

potato appearance

A

testicular seminoma

122
Q

blue dot sign

A

torsion of testicular appendix (cremasteric reflex still present

123
Q

TB drugs

A

2 RIPE 4 RI
2 months rifampicin isoniaside pyrazinamide ethambutol
4 months rifampicin isoniazide

124
Q

DRS ABCDE

A 
danger
response
shout for help
airways
breathing
circulation
disability
exposure
125
Q

melanoma ABCDE

A 
asymmetry
border
colour
diameter
evolution/elevation
126
Q

BUFALO sepsis 6

A 
bloods/all other relevant cultures
urine
fluids
antibiotics
lactate
oxygen
127
Q

GET SMASHED pancreatitis

A 
gall stones
ethanol
trauma
steroids
mumps
autoimmune
scorpion stings
hyperlipidaemia/hypercalcaemia
ERCP
drugs
128
Q

bones of the hand starting from thumb in anatomical position top line
then back to thumb top line

A 
Some -scaphoid
Lovers - lunate
Try - triquetrum
Positions - pisiform
top line:
That - trapezium
They - trapeziod
Cannot - capitate
Handle - hamate
129
Q

Microcytic anaemia

A

Fe deficiency

130
Q

Megaloblastic anaemia

A

Cant Be Fucked
Cytotoxic drugs e.g. methotrexate
B12 deficiency
Folate deficiency

131
Q

Schilling test

A

B12 deficiency

132
Q

bence jones protein

A

multiple myeloma

133
Q

congo red staining

A

amyloid deposition of biopsied tissue in myeloma and Al amyloidosis

134
Q

atypical lymphocytes

A

EBV (mononucleosis)

135
Q

fractured neck of humerus

A

axillary nerve damage

136
Q

badge patch numbness

A

axillary nerve palsy

137
Q

malar rash

A

SLE

mitral stenosis

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