BOE

Question 1

symptoms of prolactinoma

Answer 1

amenorrhoea 
bitemporal hemianopia 
reduced bone mineral density 
hypo-oestrogenism 
hypopituitarism

Question 2

what type of arthropathy is JIA

Answer 2

ANA+ oligoarthritis

Question 3

what visual condition is JIA associated with

Answer 3

anterior uveitis (screen with slit lamp)

Question 4

what is B12 needed for

Answer 4

RBC formation
DNA synthesis
fat metabolism

Question 5

Vesicular rash on forehead and upper eyelid - nerve

Answer 5

trigeminal (maxillary, mandibular, ophthalmic) sensory ganglion

Question 6

5 branches of facial n

Answer 6

temporal, zygomatic, buccal, marginal mandibular, cervical

Question 7

what’s at risk during thyroid surgery?

Answer 7

recurrent laryngeal nerve –> hoarse voice

Question 8

atelectasis

Answer 8

as a result of alveolar unit collapse at base of lung

Question 9

2 main types of lung cancer

Answer 9

small

non-small (squamous, adenocarcinoma, bronchioalveolar)

Question 10

BCC features

Answer 10

pearly grey nodule
non healing ulcer, rolled telangiectatic edge
face, ears, scalp

Question 11

expressive aphasia would indicate a lesion where

Answer 11

frontal left lobe - broca’s area

Question 12

receptive aphasia would indicate a lesion where

Answer 12

temporo-parietal lobe - Wernicke

Question 13

cortical blindness indicates lesion where

Answer 13

bilateral lesion to occipital lobe

Question 14

Catatonia

Answer 14

severe psychomotor retardation where unresponsive to external stimuli despite being awake

Question 15

treatment for CAP

Answer 15

coamoxiclav and erythromycin IV

Question 16

complications of CAP

Answer 16

pleural effusion 
empyema 
resp failure 
septicaemia 
lung abscess 
pericarditis 
myocarditis 
cholestatic jaundice renal failure

Question 17

give 2 examples of causes of LVH

Answer 17

sustained hypertension

aortic stenosis

Question 18

Hashimoto’s

Answer 18

primary hypothyroidism.

TPO antibodies

Question 19

Grave’s

Answer 19

TSH receptor antibodies