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1
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What is the first investigation for PE?

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Chest X-Ray, then Wells’ score

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If PE is unlikely, what is the next investigation?

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D-Dimer

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If PE is likely, what is the next investigation?

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CTPA (or V/Q scan)

USS Doppler lower leg within 4 hours if clinically indicated

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4
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Which investigation measures intra-ocular pressure?

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Tonometry

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What is the pathophysiology of pleural effusions?

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Increased capillary permeability due to exudate

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What is a differential of PCOS and what is the appropriate investigation?

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Androgen secreting tumour

CT adrenals

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What are the components of the sepsis 6 (BUFALO)?

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Blood cultures
Urine output
Fluids IV
Antibiotics IV
Lactate
Oxygen
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What are some risks for non-accidental injury in children?

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Domestic abuse
Parent with mental health problems
Delayed emotional attachment e.g. premature baby
Alcohol/drug use

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9
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If non accidental injury is suspected what is the investigation of choice?

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Skeletal survey (X-Ray whole body)

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10
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What is seen on slit lamp examination in anterior uveitis?

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Keratic precipitates on cornea
Ciliary flush/cell and flare
Hypopyon

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11
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What is an infective cause of anterior uveitis?

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VZV

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12
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In secondary eczema infection with staph and/or herpes, what must be stopped?

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Topical steroid creams

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13
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Which immunosuppressants are not used in SLE?

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Anti-TNFs

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14
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Which drugs can cause low mood as a side effect?

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Isoretinoin
COCP
Lithium
Anti-epileptics
Doxycycline
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15
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What is seen on examination in a patient ascites?

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Shifting dullness

Fluid thrill

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16
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What investigations are needed in a patient with ascites?

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Diagnostic ascitic tap/paracetesis
Abdominal ultrasound
CT abdomen

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17
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What investigations are required in suspected Lymphoma patient?

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FBC
BM biopsy
PET/CT

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18
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What is the treatment of primary generalised seizures?

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Sodium valproate

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19
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What are the components of a health economic evaluation?

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Cost-effectiveness of a treatment in terms of costs and benefits, and in terms of increments - can be measured in natural units, monetary, or QALY

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20
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Define QALY.

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Quality of life (Y) x Quantity of life (X)

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21
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Define DALY.

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Years lost to premature mortality x years lost due to disability

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22
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What does a QALY take into account?

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Age, causality, rareity, severity, and end of life

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23
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What is a subarachnoid haemorrhage?

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Bleeding between the arachnoid and pia mater

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24
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What is the cause of a fixed dilated pupil?

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3rd (oculomotor) nerve palsy

Increased ICP from posterior communicating artery aneurysm/SAH

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25
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What is the management of SAH?

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ABCDE
Phone neurosurgery
IV fluids, analgesia, pre-op bloods
CT and CT angiogram for aneurysm
Nimodipine to reduce vasospasm
LP after 12h if CT -ve
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26
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What is seen on CT in SAH?

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Pooling of blood in cisterns, ventricles, and sulci

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27
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Name three complications of SAH.

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Rebleeding
Hydrocephalus
Cerebral ischaemia

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28
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Name four features of brainstem death.

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Absent pupillary response
Absent corneal reflex
Absent gag reflex
Absent cough reflex
No motor response
No respiratory movement when patient is disconnected from a ventilator
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29
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What is done in GP as part of screening for microvascular complications of diabetes?

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Fundoscopy
eGFR/urine A:C ratio
Neurological and diabetic foot examination

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30
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What class of drug is an atypical antipsychotic?

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Dopamine antagonist

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31
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What talking therapies are available for psychotic patients?

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CBT
Family therapy
Interpersonal therapy

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32
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What is important to check on breast examination?

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Axillary and cervical nodes

Check other breast

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33
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What three investigations are required in suspected retinal detachment?

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Visual field testing (peripheral loss)
Fundoscopy - detached retinal fold
Slit lamp microscopy - detached retinal fold

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34
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Give three causes of retinal detachment.

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Recent eye surgery
Eye trauma and vitreous haemorrhage
Diabetic retinopathy

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35
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What are the guidelines with eye conditions and driving?

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One eye affected - ask if treatment affects driving.

Treatment in both eyes - inform DVLA

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36
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Where is transitional cell carcinoma found?

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Bladder, renal pelvis, ureter

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37
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What are four risk factors for bladder cancer?

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Smoking
Aromatic amines
Aniline dye/rubber
Schistosomiasis
Cyclophosphamide
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38
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Where does cauda equina start?

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L1

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39
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What are the bowel/urinary symptoms of cauda equina?

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Retention first, incontinence later

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40
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What are the investigations for lung cancer?

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Bronchoscopy and biopsy
CT whole body
PET scan +/- bone scan

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41
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What features suggest small cell cancer

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Paraneoplastic features

Central tumour

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42
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What is the surgical treatment of lung cancer?

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Lobectomy
Pneumonectomy
Wedge resection

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43
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Give four causes of constipation in an elderly patient.

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Dehydration
Malignancy
Immobility
Lack of fibre

44
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What are the components of the health transaction?

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Persons health needs and demands
Providers services that are supplied
How is it paid for

45
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What is the main difference between different healthcare systems?

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How it is paid for

46
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Name 5 barriers to accessing healthcare.

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Costs
Geography
Awareness/education
Risk perception
Physical barriers
47
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What are the components of health economics?

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Opportunity cost
Economic efficiency
Equity
Economic evaluation

48
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What is opportunity cost?

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Sacrifice e.g. benefits lost from not allocating resources to the next best activity

49
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What is economic efficiency?

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Resources allocated to maximise benefit

50
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What is an economic evaluation?

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Comparative study of costs and benefits of healthcare interventiosn

51
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What does a QALY measure?

A

Disease burden

52
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What is the incremental cost analysis ratio?

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Cost intervention A - cost intervention B
/
Benefit intervention A-benefit intervention B

53
Q

What type of antibiotic is tazocin?

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Tazobactam = b-lactamase inhibitor
Piperacillin = penicillin
54
Q

What is the most common type of renal cancer?

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Renal (clear) cell carcinoma

55
Q

What is the treatment of stable angina?

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Aspirin and statin if not CI
GTN for symptoms
BB or CCB (non-dihydropyridine)

56
Q

What is seen on spirometry in asthma?

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FEV1 <70% predicted

FEV1/FVC ratio <0.7

57
Q

What is the ABPI value that indicates ischaemia?

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0.9-0.6 = intermittent claudication
0.3-0.6 = rest pain
0-0.3 = impending gangrene

58
Q

When is a stem cell transplant given?

A

When patient is in remission

59
Q

What is the treatment of acute heart failure?

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LOON
IV furosemide
Morphine
Oxygen
Vasodilators/inotropes
Discontinue beta blockers
60
Q

Define incidence.

A

Number of new cases per 100,000 per year

61
Q

Give an example of confounding?

A

Grey hair gives you AMD

62
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What are three talking therapies for psychosis?

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CBT
Interpersonal therapy
Family therapy

63
Q

What test shows chronic hepatitis B?

A

HbsAg - surface antigen

HbcAb - core antibody

64
Q

What is the mechanism of aspirin?

A

Thromboxane A2 inhibitor

65
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When should IV amiodarone and IV adrenaline be given in cardiac arrest?

A

If pulseless electrical activity

in VT, if three shocks have been given with no response

66
Q

Give two medications used to maintain sobriety.

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Antabuse (disulfiram) - makes you feel sick when you drink

Acamprosate - stops cravings

67
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How is Conn’s syndrome diagnosed, apart from renin:aldosterone ratio and hypokalaemia?

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Selective adrenal venous sampling

68
Q

Which medications interact with lithium?

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Amiodarone
Amitriptyline
St Johns Wort

69
Q

What are the symptoms of serotonin syndrome?

A

Altered mental state
Autonomic excitation eg hyperthermia
Neuromuscular excitation

70
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What is the treatment of serotonin syndrome?

A

Cyproheptadine

71
Q

Why is lorazepam preferred to diazepam?

A

Decreased risk of respiratory depression

72
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What are the components of the paediatric sepsis 6?

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High flow oxygen
IV/IO access and take blood cultures and bloods
IV/IO antibiotics
IV fluids
Involve specialist help early
Consider inotropes early: dopamine or adrenaline given via peripheral line

73
Q

What are the risk factors of oesophageal cancer?

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Barrett’s oesophagus
Obesity
Smoking
Alcohol

74
Q

What score indicates prognosis of PE within 30 days?

A

Pesi score

75
Q

What are the doses of adrenaline in anaphylaxis and cardiac arrest?

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Anaphylaxis: 0.5mls of 1 in 1000 IM
Arrest: 10mls of 1 in 10000 IV

76
Q

What is the pathophysiology of Graves’ eye disease?

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TSH receptors on extra ocular muscles

TSH receptor stimulating antibodies

77
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What is a side effect of levothyroxine?

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Can worsen angina

78
Q

What is the score that predicts a difficult intubation?

A

Mallon-Pati

79
Q

Morphine –> diamorphine

A

divide by 2

80
Q

How is compartment syndrome prevented against?

A

Ice and elevation to decrease pressure in the compartment

81
Q

What is the mode of action of rivaroxaban?

A

Factor Xa inhibitor

82
Q

What are the transmission rates following a needle stick injury in HBV, HCV, and HIV?

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HBV - 30%
HCV - 3%
HIV - 0.3%

83
Q

What is the mode of action of hydroxyurea in sickle cell anaemia and polycythaemia?

A

SC: increases foetal haemoglobin
PV: decreases platelets

84
Q

When is BiPAP and CPAP given?

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CPAP - type 1 resp failure

BiPAP/NIV - Type 2 resp failure

85
Q

Name four thromboprophylaxis measures for PE.

A

Compression stockings
Encourage mobilization
Leg elevation
Intermittent compression device - flowtron

86
Q

What are the two causes of Down’s syndrome?

A

Trisomy 21

Non-disjunction

87
Q

What drug class is colchicine?

A

Plant alkaloid

88
Q

Which antibodies are present in coeliac disease?

A

Anti-gliaden
Anti-endomysial
Anti-tissue transglutaminase

89
Q

What are the deficiency states of vitamins D, E, A, and K?

A

D - osteomalacia
E - peripheral neuropathy
K - bleeding disorder
A - night blindness

90
Q

Why might malaria prophylaxis not work?

A

Poor compliance
Resistance in that area
Incorrect prophylaxis e.g. for plasmodium falciparum

91
Q

What is the diagnostic test for malaria?

A

Thick and thin blood films, 3 taken on 3 subsequent occasions

92
Q

What are the signs of cerebral malaria?

A

Confusion, seizures, coma

93
Q

What are the signs of lithium toxicity?

A

Tremor
Confusion
Ataxia
Irritability

94
Q

What must you check before starting lithium?

A

TFTs
eGFR
FBC

95
Q

What nerve root corresponds to the median nerve?

96
Q

What are the signs of bulbar palsy?

A

Dysarthria and dysphagia
Drooling
Absent gag reflex
Tongue fasciculations

97
Q

What is amiodarone and its mechanism?

A

Class III anti-arrhythmic agent - K+ channel blocker

98
Q

What is flecainide and its mechanism?

A

Class Ic anti-arrhythmic agent - Na+ channel blocker

99
Q

In Ramsey Hunt syndrome, where does the HSV virus reside?

A

Geniculate ganglion of facial nerve

100
Q

What enzyme do NSAIDs inhibit and what substances do they inhibit the production of?

A

Cyclo-oxygenase

Prostaglandin and thromboxane

101
Q

What is the cause of confusion in myeloma?

A

Hypercalcaemia

Uraemia

102
Q

Which bone scan Is used in myeloma and why?

A

Skeletal survey - technetium scan looks at osteoblastic activity and plasma cells secrete IL-6 which inhibits osteoblasts and increases osteoclasts

103
Q

How can a person apply for non-NICE funded treatment?

A

Private funding
Charity drug fund
Individual funding - consultant can apply

104
Q

Where does spironolactone act?

A

Collecting ducts

105
Q

What are the components of the mental state examination

A

Appearance, behaviour, mood/affect, speech, thoughts, insight, cognition

106
Q

What is the treatment of erythema nodosum?

A

Analgesia, compression, elevation

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