CAP Flashcards
Which 4 angles are important in the management of hallux valgus?
Intermetatarsal angle
Hallux valgus angle
Interphalangeal angle
Distal metatarsal articular angle
What is claw hand deformity suggestive of?
Ulnar nerve injury
What provides the sensation for the anatomical snuffbox?
Radial nerve
Injury to which nerve causes wrist drop?
Radial
Which layer of the skin are keratinocytes found?
Epidermis
Where in the skin are hemi desmosomes found?
In the derma-epidermal junction
Where in the skin are fibroblasts, lymphatics and ground substance found?
Dermis
Symptoms of compartment syndrome?
Pain out of proportion, paraesthesia, pallor, paralysis, loss of pulses
What is the pressure in compartment syndrome?
> 30mmHg
What is the treatment of compartment syndrome?
Fasciotomy
What type of lenses do myopic and hypermetropic eyes need?
Myopic - concave
Hypermetropic - convex
What is a common mechanism of injury to the calcaneus (os calcis)?
Fall from height
Which nerve may be injured in THR?
Common peroneal
What does bullous pemphigoid show on immunofluoresence?
IgG and C3 at the basement membrane
Why might diplopia occur in an orbital blowout fracture?
Entrapment of the inferior rectus
What might disruption of the sympathetic nerve supply to the eye cause?
Miosis
When might a nasal crease by seen?
In allergic rhinitis, from rubbing
In a ACL rupture in professional athlete what is the first choice treatment?
Reconstruction
Weight loss at the time of T1DM diagnosis is suggestive of?
Lipolysis
What urine changes may SLE present with?
Proteinurea and haematurea
What investigation should be done in children with UTI?
Abdo ultrasound
What visual defect will occur in an optic chiasm tumour?
Bi temporal hemianopia
What visual defect do occipital cortex lesions cause?
Macular sparing defects on the opposite side
What visual defect do temporal lobe lesions cause?
Quadrentonopia on opposite side
Symptoms of croup?
Barking cough, noisy breathing, fever
Treatment of croup?
Oral steroids