Difficult and Wrong CAP Year 3 Flashcards
Dystonia
Sustained abnormal posture, one muscle contracts too much
Cause of generalised lymphadenopathy
HIV
Anterior intercostals drain to…
Internal thoracic
Posterior intercostals drain to…
Azygous
Inheritance: myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibres
Mitochondrial
Area affected early in Alzheimer’s
Nucleus basalis of Meynert
Has cholinergic projections
Management of hyperactive delirium
Avoid benzos
Use haloperidol
When are precautions in missed pill recommended?
Missed 2 or more pills
Management of partial seizures
Lamotrigine
Carbamazepine
When does an acute dystonic reaction occur?
Within hours of giving an anti-psychotic
Medication that improves survival in heart failure
ACE-inhibitor
Contraindications for HRT
Active arterial thromboembolic disease
- EVEN if well managed via medication
Lesions just anterior to the optic chiasm cause…
Junctional scotoma
Reduction in efficacy of the OCP
Phenytoin - cytochrome p450 inducer
Posterior triangle of the neck nerve supply
CN VII
Measure to dose unfractionated heparin
APTT
BP changes in pregnancy
Decreases in 2nd trimester
Increases to normal in 3rd trimester
Nominal aphasia
Cannot name specific objects, language is preserved
Measuring ovarian reserve
Anti-Mullerian Hormone
Confirming presence of HbS
Use of HPLC
Antibiotic contraindicated in breast feeding
Tetracyclines - teeth changes
Standard regime in normal pregnancy (1st trimester)
400 micrograms Folic Acid
10 micrograms Vitamin D
Olanzapine
- Special use
Can use to treat mania when uncertain about whether someone pregnant or not
Embryo implantation…
Occurs at the blastocyst stage
