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Light’s criteria

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Used to differentiate between transudative and exudative pleural effusions.
- Pleural fluid protein to serum protein ratio > 0.5
- Pleural fluid LDH to serum LDH ratio > 0.6
- Pleural fluid LDH level greater than two-thirds the upper limit of normal for serum LDH

^ if at least one is true, pleural effusion considered exudative –> underlying path process, e.g., infections, malignancy, PE; if none, then more likely something like HF, cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome

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Pseudomonas aeurginosa cellulitis abx

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Meropenem/ceftazidime/cipro/gentamicin/tazocin

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Chronic osteomyelitis mx

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Surgical debridement + abx

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Radial nerve movement

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wrist and finger extension

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What is this?

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pityriasis rosea

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Pityriasis rosea features

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Oval patch of scaly skin followed by widespread rash of smaller scaly patches, sometimes itchy.
Usually gets better on own within 12 weeks. Syx can be trx w moisturising creams, steroid creams and antihistamines.

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Opioid withdrawal mx

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Methadone

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dilated pupils and abdominal pain, sweaty

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Opioid withdrawal

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Hip # physical exam finding

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Leg shortened + int rotated

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What # is this and mx

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Bennett’s
No displacement: closed reduction -> thumb spica
Displacement: K wires

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11
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What is this and mx

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Pseudo bennett’s
Immobilisation + sling

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12
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Leukaemia ix to confirm dx

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Immunophenotyping using flow cytometry

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13
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Mumps mx

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supportive care

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Campylobacter jejuni mx

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Azithromycin

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myalgia, supraclavicular lymph nodes, jaundice, and oral ulcers in a patient who traveled to South Africa

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HIV

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16
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Chemo N+V mx

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ondansetron

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17
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Raised ICP N+V mx

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cyclizine

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Bitemporal superior quadrantonopia

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Pituitary tumour rupture/haemorrhage

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Median n distr of hand

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palm side - thumb, INDEX, MIDDLE finger and that half of palm

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Tinel’s sign

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tingling or “pins and needles” feeling you get when your healthcare provider taps your skin over a nerve

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21
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thenar wasting

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chronic median N compression

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Patient has had surgery, has pain on passive straight leg raise

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Compartment syndrome

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23
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hip # - which n at danger?

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Sciatic n

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Pemphigoid v pemphigus

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Bullous pemphigoid
- OLD people
- blisters tense, firm
- not usually oral

Pemphigus vulgaris
- middle aged
- blisters rupture easy
- oral lesions common

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Most common type of bladder ca

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Transitional cell carcinoma

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26
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Lung ca + facial flushing

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Carcinoid syndrome - release of 5HT

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27
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Apache II

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ICU mortality prediction score

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28
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Intermittent nippol bleeding

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Duct papilloma

29
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Digitorum profundus tendons

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Flex DIPJ of all fingers (excl thumb)

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

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Flex PIPJ of all fingers (excl thumb)

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Extensor digitorum communis

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Extend all fingers (excl thumb)
*Extensor digiti minimi helps w pinky
*Extensor indiis proprius helps w index

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Flexor pollicis longus

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Bends thumb

33
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Extensor pollicis longus

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Extends thumb at IPJ

34
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Extensor pollicis brevis

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Extends thumb at MCPJ

35
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Achilis tendon rupture ix

36
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visuospatial problems

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Parietal lobe

37
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Delirium mx

38
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Gram negative diplococcus causes an STI

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Gonorrhoea

39
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ASA (American society of anaesthesiologists) mortality scale

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1 - healthy
2 - mild systemic disease w no functional limitation
3 - severe systemic disease w functional limitation
4 - severe systemic disease - constant threat to life
5 - pt unlikely to survive 24h ± op

40
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Man in office had episodes of smelling something funny and then went into a daze or a ‘trance like state’. No headache.

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Idiopathic epilepsy

41
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Lateral medullary syndrome/Wallenberg syndrome

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Acute continuous vertigo due to posterior inferior cerebellar artery stroke
- Horner syndrome
- Ptosis
- Slurred speech
- VERTIGO

42
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Pt with PKD most likely kind of head bleed

43
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Ank spond flare

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  1. NSAIDs
  2. Biologic (e.g., infliximab)
  3. DMARD
44
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Angina mx (chronic and stable)

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  1. Beta blocker or Ca channel blocker
    • on Isosorbide mononitrate
45
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Tongue deviation - where is lesion?

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Same side on hypoglossal nerve

46
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Long incubation period for GI infx

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Giardia and amoebiasis
- Giardiasis diarrhoea more watery and foul smelling + bloating + gas
- Amoebiasis blood and mucus ± fever/chills/abdo tenderness

47
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months fever + RIF + diarrhoea ±bloody

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diverticulitis

48
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Lump on neck that moves with swallowing/lifting tongue

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thyroglossal cyst

49
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Otitis media common causative agent

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Strep pneumoniae

50
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Anuria + ureteric dilatation ix

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Ureteroscopy

51
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DMARD that causes retinopathy

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hydroxchloroquine

52
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DMARD that causes azoospermia and bone marrow suppression

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sulfasalazine

53
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darkened red reflex and problems with night vision

54
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Toxoplasmosis v lymphoma CT

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Toxo: multiple lesions

Lymphoma:
single lesion + crosses corpus callosum

55
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Head of pancreas ca mx (w/ invasion)

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Resectable: Whipple to remove tumour + involved vessels
Unresectable: chemo

56
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2.5cm firm breast lump not tethered to skin and no skin changes

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ductal carcinoma

57
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PBC histology

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inflam/destr small bile ducts & hepatocytes

58
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Meniere’s

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  • sudden vertigo
  • sensorineural hearing loss (can fluctuate)
  • tinnitus
59
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Osteosclerosis

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  • gradual hearing loss (!conductive)
60
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Commonest cause of corneal ulceration

61
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Painful vesicular derm lesion on one side of face around forehead, eye and cheek.

62
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No bicep reflex, hand held in

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Erb’s palsy - upper brachial plexus

63
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facial n palsy

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pred up to 72h

64
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Felty’s syndrome

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rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly) and a decreased white blood cell count (neutropenia)

65
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Young adult has come from Africa 2 weeks ago. He has fever night sweats, weight loss and a neck lump. What is the cause?

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BPH mx

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1st line: alpha blocker, e.g., tamsulosin
2nd line: 5 alpha reductase inhibitor, e.g., finasteride

67
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THyroid - calcitonin

68
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Warm HA v cold HA

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Warm
- IgG ab +ve
Cold
- IgGab -ve

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