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Question 1

Hand foot and mouth disease is caused by what?

Answer 1

Coxsackie A

Coxsackie B causes myocarditis

Question 2

Pt with supra ventricular tachycardia

Adenosine used to manage.

In what pt group is adenosine contradicted? What should be used instead?

Answer 2

Asthmatics

Verapamil
- digoxin doesn’t work quickly enough in the acute setting

Question 3

What meds are contradicted in breastfeeding?

Can HIV positive mothers breastfeed if they are undetectable?

Answer 3

LAMBAST mothers taking:
Lithium
Amlodipine
Methotrexate
Benzos
Aspirin
Sulfonamindes
Tetracyclines

+ 3 C’s
= carbimazole, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin

They can but there is still a risk assoc. - not recommended in first world countries

Question 4

Memory aid for gut absorption in relation to RBC production

Answer 4

Dude I Just Feel Ill Bro

Duodenum - iron
Jujenum - folate
Ileum - B12

Question 5

How can rental failure lead to anaemia?

Answer 5

Reduced EPO production -> reduced maturation of RBC

Question 6

Causes of microcytic anaemia

Answer 6

TAILS

Thalassemias
anaemia of chronic disease
Iron deficient
Lead poisoning
Siderblastic anaemia

Question 7

Where are RBC broken down and what is produced as a result

Answer 7

Liver and spleen

Fe+
Bilirubin
AA