Buzzwords

Question 1

lucid period after head trauma

Answer 1

extradural haemorrhage

Question 2

“woody texture” muscle swelling

Answer 2

muscular dystrophy (can be either duchenne or becker)

Question 3

raised CK

Answer 3

muscular dystrophy

Question 4

positive gowers sign in someone who walks on their toes

Answer 4

muscular dystrophy

Question 5

REM sleep disturbance at night

Answer 5

lewy body dementia or delirium

Question 6

pain on loud noise

Answer 6

facial nerve palsy

Question 7

painful 3rd nerve palsy

Answer 7

PCA aneurysm

Question 8

triad for rhabdomyolysis?

Answer 8

myalgia
myoglobinuria
myositis

Question 9

inflammatory myopathy with poor response to steroids

Answer 9

inclusion body myositis

Question 10

weakness + frontal balding + cataracts + ptosis

Answer 10

myotonic dystrophy

Question 11

30 yo with cataracts, weakness and balding; dad had the same thing…

Answer 11

myotonic dystrophy

Question 12

leg symptoms + midline shift..

Answer 12

falcine herniation

Question 13

headache worse on coughing is a __ fossa issue

Answer 13

posterior

Question 14

pleocytosis on CSF

Answer 14

bacterial meningitis

Question 15

injury to upper brachial plexus during birth..

Answer 15

erbs palsy (upper = Urb)

Question 16

injury to lower brachial plexus…

Answer 16

kLumpke’s palsy (L=lower)

Question 17

nerve problem from shoulder dystocia during birth…

Answer 17

erbs palsy

Question 18

eye problem in someone with klumpke’s palsy

Answer 18

horners syndrome

Question 19

+ve simmonds test..

Answer 19

achilles tendon rupture

Question 20

high stepping gait and rhomberg’s positive..

Answer 20

cervical myelopathy

Question 21

panda eyes after trauma

Answer 21

fracture of ant cranial fossa

Question 22

battle sign behind ears after trauma

Answer 22

fractured mastoid process (middle cranial fossa)

Question 23

diarrhoea + progressive ascending weakness

Answer 23

GBS