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breast papilloma
Occurs in middle aged women and develops in the lactiferous ducts just below the nipple. Form a lumpy mass and associated with a bloody discharge.
Sumitriptan
5ht 1 agonist to regulate blood flow
Not for hemiplegic migraine or chd or uncontrolled htn
For aborting acute attacks
clonidine SE
Rebound hypertension following acute withdrawal.
verapamil + B-blocker
can precipitate complete heart block
hydralazine SE
A drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with hydralazine therapy and serology for the antinuclear factor (ANF) is negative
minoxidil SE
widespread hirsutism, which has been harnessed in the treatment of baldness (Regaine topical minoxidil solution).
alpha methyl-dopa SE
coombs positive haemolytic anaemia
necrotising fasciitis organism
group A strep
lymes org
Borrelia burgdorferi - erythema migrans
reactive arthritis orgs
Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma genitalium
cat scratch disease rash and org
red papule and regional lymphadenopathy
bartonella henselae
mycoplasma pneumonia
autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
early diastolic murmur
pulmonary regurgitation
late systolic
mitral /tricuspid valve prolapse
mid diastolic
mitral stenosis
type 3 hyperlipidaemia
high total cholestrol and triglyceride
autosomal recessive
premature Cardiovascular disease and pancreatitis.
statin associated myopathy
exacerbated by the co-prescription of other drugs such as calcium channel blockers, macrolide antibiotics, fibrates, amiodarone and grapefruit juice.
occupational asthma causes
isocyanate ( foams and plastics)
coal workers disease
nodular interstitial lung disease
heart failure drug treatment
ACE inhibitor and bblocker therapy should be instituted in patients with heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
ACE inhibitor therapy should be initiated at the appropriate dose, and titrated upwards at short intervals (for example, every two weeks) until the optimal tolerated or target dose is achieved.
silica ( found in coal dust and paint sprays) leads to
causes pulmonary fibrosis/silicosis and contributes to pneumoconiosis
HRT for women who are 54 or older or any age and more than one year after the menopause.
continuous combined therapy
may get some bleeding but should settle in 6 months
acute severe asthma
inability to complete sentences
a tachycardia in excess of 110 bpm
a respiratory rate above 25/minute, and
a PEFR 33-50% of the predicted value
life threatening asthma
silent chest
bradycardia
hypotension, and
hypoxia.
laryngocoele
rare cause of neck lump in wind instruments players. High pressure in the larynx causes an out pouching of the laryngeal mucosa.
erythema multiforme
annular lesions, sometimes bullous and more common on the extrmeties. The commonest cause is infection with herpes simplex virus. Other infections that may cause it are vaccinia, infectious mononucleosis, hepatitis, mycoplasma and histoplasmosis.
(CA) 27.29
follow response to therapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Combined AFP and b-hCG testing
?testicular ca
All patients who have had an acute MI should be offered treatment with
ACE inhibitor, beta-blocker, aspirin, statin.
coumarin metabolism inducers
rifampicin, carbamazepine. st johns wort also diminishes warfarin anticoag
slowing of warfarin metabolism
(so raising INR, miconazole)
heart murmurs louder on expiration
left heart side
serum urate level to aim for if gout treated by allopurinol
<0.3 (0.42 is upper limit of normal)
rheumatic fever
Flitting pains in the joints relieved by aspirin are typical. Carditis also occurs and a positive antistreptolysin is classical.
gliptin
dpp-4, eg sitagliptin, vildagliptin. consider instead of sulphonureas if risk of hypos / consequences
type 2 diabetes oral hypoglycaemic introductions
48mmol or 6.5%, add in dual if still not good, consider triple 58mmol/l or 7.5%
campylobacter
getting resistent to quinolones so erythromycin better
c.diff anitbiotic choice
vancomycin or metronidazole
addisons biochem
low sodium, hyperkalaemic acidosis
cushings biochem
Hypokalaemic alkalosis
conns
high BP and low potassium.. adrenal adenoma
FP10MDA
addiction prescribing
fw8
application for maternity exemption from prescription charges.
fp92a
application for medical exemption from prescription charges.
d4
application and medical report for group 2 driving licence.
gos18
A request for an ophthalmology opinion from an optician to the GP
hsa1
termination of pregnancy form
doxazosin risk
congestive cardiac failure
atenolol risk
increased incidence diabetes when using for HTN treatment
mitral stenosis
tapping apex, loud first heart sound, apical rumbling mid-diastolic murmur
mitralvalve prolapse
soft first heart sound, a mid-systolic click and an apical blowing late systolic murmur radiating to the axilla.
confidence interval
statistical range with a specified probability that a given parameter lies within the range.
relative risk
measure of how much a particular risk factor (for example, cigarette smoking) influences the risk of a specified outcome such as lung cancer, relative to the risk in the population as a whole.
glitazone
only one in UK poiglitazone
peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma receptor agonist producing a therapeutic effect by improving insulin sensitivity. Peripheral oedema and fluid retention are reported side effects, which may exacerbate pre-existing heart failure, consequently this group of drugs are contraindicated in the presence of heart failure.Bladder cancer is a known side effect.
can cause weight gain but good for glycaemic control
exenatide
GLP-1 mimetic that may cause pancreatitis.
Z score
Standard deviation with age matched population
Normal distrib 34% over and under mean
sulphonureas
work by increasing beta cell sensitivity to glucose thus increasing insulin release at a given plasma glucose concentration. This leads directly to a reduction in hepatic glucose production and indirectly, via a lowering of plasma glucose concentration, to decreased peripheral insulin resistance
can cause weight gain and hypoglycaemia
biguanides e.g. metformin
main mechanism is reducign hepatic glucose production
GI disturbance common, also lactic acidosis serious SE.
alpha-glucosidase inhibitors e.g. acarbose
reversibly antagonise and slow the action of sucrase, glucoamylase, dextrinase, maltase and isomaltase enzymes within the intestinal tract. This hinders the production of absorbable monosaccharidases and so reduces the postprandial blood glucose concentration
meglitinides e.g repaglinide, nateglinide
lower blood glucose by stimulation of insulin release from the pancreas
gliptins e.g. sitagliptin
work via slowing degradation incretin hormones*
* incretin hormones - for example glucagon-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) - these hormones are secreted by specialised enteroendocrine cells in response to a meal. The incretin hormones promote insulin secretion and inhibit glucagon secretion when blood glucose is high; when blood glucose is low then insulin secretion is inhibited and glucagon secretion is promoted
dapagliflozin is a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor
dapagliflozin is a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor
haemochromatosis
pituitary and pancreatic deposition of excess iron causing both type 2 diabetes and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism.