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MRCS PART A > Diagnoses > Flashcards

Diagnoses Flashcards

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Laceration to lung parenchyma with flap leading to pressure in thorax and hyperresonant percussion on affected side

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Tension pneumothorax

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Multiple rib fractures, chest wall disconnects from thoracic cage, pulmonary contusion, abnormal chest motion

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Flail chest

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Beck’s triad, pulsus paradoxus

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Cardiac tamponade

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Deceleration injury, contained haematoma and widened mediastinum

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Aortic disruption/rupture

Usually incomplete laceration near ligamentum arteriosum

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Tearing, sudden onset chest pain, BP difference >20mm Hg, early diastolic murmur, sometimes ST elevation in inferior leads, CXR widened mediastinum

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Aortic dissection

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Blunt trauma and CT shows large amount of retroperitoneal air

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Duodenal injury

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Blood at urethral meatus, perineal haematoma, urinary retention

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Bulbar urethral rupture

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Pelvic fracture, penile/perineal oedema, high riding prostate on PR

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Membraneous urethral rupture

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Complete ophthalmoplegia + ptosis, RAPD, pupillary dilation, altered sensation from forehead to vertex

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Superior orbital fissure syndrome

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Pain, proptosis, no pupillary reactions, paralysis, loss of visual acuity (colour first)

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Retrobulbar haemorrhage

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Deceleration injury causing mechanical shearing

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Diffuse axonal injury

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Abdo pain, peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, constipation, blue lines gum margin

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Lead poisoning

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Isolated hemisensory loss

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Lacunar infarct

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Hemiparesis/sensory loss, homonymous hemianopia and dysphasia

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Total anterior circulation infarct

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Ipsilateral ataxia, nystagmus dysphagia, facial numbness, contralateral limb sensory loss

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Lateral medullary syndrome (PICA)

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Hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia, hypoglycaemia

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Addisonian crisis

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Unwell patient with low TSH, T3 and thyroxine

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Sick euthyroid syndrome

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Acute severe abdo pain + reticulocystosis

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Sickle cell anaemia

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Acute severe abdo pain + reticulocytopenia

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Parvovirus causing transient aplastic crisis

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Loss of shoulder abduction, internally rotated, extended elbow and pronated forearm

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Erb’s palsy (waiter’s tip position)

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Claw hand, loss of wrist flexors, loss of sensation over medial aspect of forearm and hand, Horner’s syndrome

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Klumpke’s paralysis

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Bleeding, increased fibrin degradation products, low platelet count

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DIC

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Reduced sensation on dorm of foot and weakness of foot dorsiflexion

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Sciatic nerve injury

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24
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Blow-out fracture of atlas

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Jefferson fracture

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25
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Bilateral fracture of pars interarticularis

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Hangman’s fracture

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Facial weakness on one side and unable to raise eyebrows

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Bell’s palsy

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27
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Facial weakness on one side but able to raise eyebrowns

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UMN lesion (stroke)

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28
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Obese adolescent, groin/knee pain

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SUFE

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Transient scrotal swelling, appears on standing, disappears on lying

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varicocele

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30
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Pea shaped lump at superior pole of testicle on posterior aspect enlarging very slowly

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epididymal cyst

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Sudden onset testicular pain, intact cremasteric reflex, blue dot on scrotum

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torsion of hyatid of Morgagni

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32
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Hyponatraemia and confusion following TURP

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TURP syndrome

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33
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Solitary bleeding ulcer on tongue

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SCC

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34
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Anaemia, jaundice, enlarged spleen

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hereditary spherocytosis

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Breast lump following trauma

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Fat necrosis

36
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Clear/blood stained discharge from breast

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Intraductal papilloma

37
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Tender, fluctuant breast mass

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Breast abscess

38
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Thick, green breast discharge, smoker

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Duct ectasia

39
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Local thrombophlebitis of breast vein

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Mondor’s disease of the breadt

40
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40-50s, painless mobile breast lump >3cm, rapid increase in size

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Phyllodes tumour

41
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Nipple discharge, gynaecomastia + poor vision

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Prolactinoma

42
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Ipsilateral loss of position, light touch and vibration, contralateral loss of pain and temperature

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Brown-Sequard syndrome

43
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Young child, colicky abdo pain, vomiting, redcurrant jelly stool, sausage shaped mass

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intussusception

44
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Projectile non bilious vomiting in first 4-6 weeks

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pyloric stenosis

45
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Delayed passage of meconium and abdo distension

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Hirschprung’s disease

46
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<4 years, abdominal mass and haematuria

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Wilm’s tumour

47
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<12 years, limp, hip pain, boy

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Perthes disease

48
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Baby with episodes of cyanosis during feeding

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choanal atresia

49
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Child with neck swelling posterior triangle, soft and transilluminates

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cystic hygroma

50
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Anterior triangle neck lump, midline, moves on tongue protrusion

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Thyroglossal cyst

51
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Child with neck lump anterior to SCM near angle of mandible

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Branchial cyst

52
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Child with midline cystic mass around level of carina

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Bronchogenic cyst

53
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Multiple lesions over face and trunk, greasy scale

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Seborrhoeic keratosis

54
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Rash, urinary frequency, haematuria, bladder calcification, recent travel abroad

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Schistosoma haematobium

55
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Hyponatraemia, fluid overload, glycine toxicity

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TUR syndrome

56
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Pregnancy and frank haematuria

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Placenta percreta

57
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Hyperpyrexia, muscle rigidity following surgery

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malignant hyperthermia

58
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Low TSH high T4

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thyrotoxicosis

59
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High TSH low T4

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primary hypothyroidism

60
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Low TSH low T4

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secondary hypothyroidism

61
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Hospital inpatient, unwell, low/normal TSH, low T4

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Sick euthyroid syndrome

62
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High TSH, normal/high T4

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Poor thyroxine compliance

63
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Bilateral SNHL + goitre + hypothyroidism

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Pendred’s syndrome

64
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Hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia, hypoglycaemia, hypotension

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Addisonian crisis

65
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Tender goitre, hyperthyroidism, raised ESR

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subacute thyroiditis

66
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Solitary dermal nodule occurring after trauma

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Dermatofibroma

67
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Ulcerated lesion with raised pearly edges at sun exposed site

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BCC

68
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Child with mass over long bone

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Ewing’s sarcoma

69
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Lower back pain, abdominal fullness, hypertension, medially displaced ureters, peri/para aortic mass

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Retroperitoneal fibrosis

70
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Abdo pain, previous intussusception surgery, brown spots around mouth feet and hands

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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

71
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Claudication of buttocks + thighs, atrophy of leg musculature, impotence

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Leriche syndrome

72
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Viral illness, retinitis, 6 weeks post transplantation

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CMV

73
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Viral illness > 6 months post transplantation

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EBV

74
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FOOSH #

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Colle’s #

75
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Falling backwards onto palm of outstretched hand/with wrists flexed #

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Smiths’ #

76
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Fist fights #

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Bennet’s #

77
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FOOSH with forced pronation

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Monteggia’s #

78
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Fall onto extended and pronated wrist #

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Barton’s #

79
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Teenage girl with knee pain on walking down the stairs

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chondromalacia patellae

80
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Pain in medial proximal tibia, negative McMurray’s test

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pes anserinus bursitis

81
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Arthritis, splenomegaly and neutropenia

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Felty’s syndrome

82
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Recent travel + swimming, stool floats in water

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Giardia lamblia

83
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Eye down and out

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CN III palsy

84
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Painful 3rd nerve palsy

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posterior communicating artery aneurysm

85
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vertical diplopia

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4th nerve palsy

86
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high AFP + chronic liver inflammation

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HCC

MRCS PART A (18 decks)

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