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Question 1

which arthritis drug can cause osteoporosis

Answer 1

prednisolone

Question 2

treatment for an oesophageal stricture

Answer 2

balloon dilatation

Question 3

treatment for dilated oesophagus and bird beak appearance on x-ray

Answer 3

heller’s cardiomyotomy

Question 4

what is disorganised attachment

Answer 4

behaviour when a child appears stressed, exhibiting tension movements, activated by the departure or return of a caregiver

Question 5

what is ambivalent attachment

Answer 5

child will explore little and be wary of strangers, even when parent is present
when parent returns child is angry

Question 6

how can herpes present in young children

Answer 6

• multiple painful mouth ulcers
• swollen lips
• fever

Question 7

which antibiotic cannot be used in children under 12 years

Answer 7

tetracyclines

Question 8

where do the biceps attach to

Answer 8

radius

Question 9

what does itchy vesicles over extensor surfaces indicate

Answer 9

dermatitis herpetiformis

Question 10

what is the most biologically active form of thyroid hormone

Answer 10

T3

Question 11

which type of hepatitis can only cause infection if there is a pre-existing infection

Answer 11

hep D

Question 12

absent red reflexes

Answer 12

cataracts

Question 13

haemorrhage at the macula

Answer 13

wet ARMD

Question 14

what is presbyopia

Answer 14

with age you cannot see things close by anymore

Question 15

what is myopia

Answer 15

you can see things near you but not far away

Question 16

what is hypermetropia

Answer 16

you cant see things near you

Question 17

what drugs precipitates an acute attack of gout

Answer 17

allopurinol

Question 18

what happens in the active contractile phase of dupuytren’s contracture

Answer 18

myofibroblasts within the lesion

Question 19

what type of lenses are required when light rays are focused in front of a patients retina

Answer 19

concave (myopic)

Question 20

child vomits a small amount after almost every feed

Answer 20

gastro-oesophageal reflux

Question 21

someone has epistaxis, nasal crusting and cavitating lesions on chest x-ray

Answer 21

GPA

Question 22

what do occipital cortex lesions cause

Answer 22

macular sparing defects

Question 23

what do temporal lobe lesions cause

Answer 23

quadrantopia

Question 24

if a neck swelling is painful what does that usually mean the diagnosis is

Answer 24

thyroiditis

Question 25

what drugs are urticarial eruptions usually associated with

Answer 25

ACE inhibitors, codeine and aspirin

Question 26

which foramen does the internal carotid artery pass through

Answer 26

foramen lacerum

Question 27

which foramen does the facial nerve pass through

Answer 27

stylomastoid foramen

Question 28

which foramen does the middle meningeal artery pass through

Answer 28

foramen spinosum