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1
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Measured serum osmolality estimate formula

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2[Na+]+[glucose]/18+[BUN]/2.8

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Anticholinergic toxidrome

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Mad as a hatter, dry as a bone, red as a beet, hot as a hare, blind as a bat (tachycardia, urinary retention, ileus)

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Cholinergic-muscarinic toxidrome

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DUMBELLS
Diarrhoea, urination, miosis.
Brady/bronchoconstrict
Emesis
Lacrimation
Lethargy
Salivation
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Cholinergic-nicotinic toxidrome

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Days of week 
Miosis
Tachycardia 
Weakness 
Tremors 
Fasiculations
Seizures
Somulence
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5
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Anion gap

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[Na+]-([Cl-]+[HCO3-])

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6
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Resist adrenaline dose

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10mcg/kg

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7
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Toxins which constrict and dilate pupils

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Constrict: organophosphates, cholinergics (tears everywhere - salivation, lacrimation, sweat, incontinent )
Dilated: anticholinergics including TCA(mad as a hatter, red as a beet, dry as a bone, Lind as s bat, hot as hell)

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8
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Serotonin syndrome clinically

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Agitated, delirium
Tachycardia 
Fever
Sweating
Dilated pupils
Nausea and vomiting
Increased tone and reflexes and myoclonic jerks
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9
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Pupils in ecstasy

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Dilated

Cyprhepidate if antidote critical

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10
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Carbon monoxide most important toxic mechanism

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Reverse binding to cytochrome A3

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11
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Iron chelation agent in overdose

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Desferoxamine

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12
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Snake bite most common manifestation

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Coagulopathy

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13
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Lead poisoning on X-ray

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Dense white metsphysesl bands

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14
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Mnemonic for wormian bones

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PORK CHOPs

Pyknodysostosis
Osteogenesis imperfection
Rickets
Kinky hair
Cleidocranial dysostosis
Hypothyroid hypophosphataemia 
Idiopathic
Progeria
Syndromes
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15
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Do retinal haemorrhages occur in pertussis

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No

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16
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NAI fracture types

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Spiral fracture and fracture of distal metaphasis (bucket handle and corner fracture)

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17
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Myocarditis causes

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Coxsackie, adeno, echo
Drugs
Immune mediated

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18
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Chest wall rigidity SE of..

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Fentanyl

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19
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Hangmans frscture

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C2 pedicels

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20
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Jefferson frscture

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Burst C1

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21
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Sclerotic bone lesion

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Think osteosarcoma

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22
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Monteggia and galeazzi #

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GRUesome MURder
Galeazzi radius fracture ulnur dislocation
Monteggia ulnar fracture radial head dislocation

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23
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If VF or pulseless VT witness in monitor then..

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Defibrillate straight away

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24
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Adrenaline dose IM and IV

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IM 0.01ml/kg 1:1000

IV 0.1ml/kg of 1:10000

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25
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What is commotio cordis

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Sudden death Vf in blunt trauma to anterior chest

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26
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Risk with supracondylar fracture

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Median nerve and brachial artery

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27
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How much percent pseudosubluxation. Ervicso spine 2-3 in <8 y

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40%

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28
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Acute vestibular neuritis any hearing loss

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No

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29
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Retinitis pigmentosa assoc with

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Bardot-Bielefeld (finger and limb abnormalities)

Usher (SNHL)

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30
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How common eczema in NZ kids

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15-20%

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31
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FLG gene for filaggrin important in

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Skin barrier

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32
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Fingertip unit steroid =

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0.5g covers size of two palms of hand

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33
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Thumb and steeple sign on neck X-ray indicate

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Thumb - epiglottitis

Steeple - croup

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34
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Snake bite management

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Apply a pressure immobilisation bandage - immobilise joints either side of bite (use a splint), lay the patient down. The aim is to prevent lymphatic spread of venom, not to stop blood supply
Antivenom

35
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The classic findings of a what are unilateral, purulent, malodorous, sometimes bloody discharge.

36
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VF and pulseless VT give amiodarone when

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After 3rd shock

37
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Shock straight away

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When witness change to a shockable rhythm on ECG

38
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Beta blocker and calcium blocker antidote
Isoniazid antidote
Benzodiazepines antidote
Sulphonurea antidote

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Glucagon (and calcium glauconate)
Pyridoxine
Flumazanil
Octreotide

39
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Meckles investigation

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• 99m Technetium pertechnetate scan for ectopic gastric mucosa
Sensitivity improved by ranitidine
Laparoscopy

40
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What changes on X-ray suspicious for supracondylar fracture

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Posterior fat pad (anterior can be normal)

41
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Ossification centres elbow

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Ossification centres
• Appear in a predictable order
• Mnemonic: CRITOE
• Ages of appearance are approximately
• capitellum (age 1)
• radial head (age 3)
• internal epicondyle (age 5)
• trochlea (age 7)
• olecranon (age 9)
• external epicondyle (age 11)

42
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Salter Harris two and three

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ME

2: metaphasis
3: epiphysis

43
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Spinal shock HR and BP

44
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RF arthritis treatment

45
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Penicillin prophylaxis until what age with severe

46
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Cardiac Surgery within 6m need IE prophylaxis?

47
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Wormian bones differential

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PORK CHOPS
Pyknodysostosis
• Osteogenesis imperfecta
• Rickets (healing phase)
• Kinky hair (Menkes disease)
• Cleidocranial dysostosis
• Hypothyroidism/Hypophosphatasia
• IdiOpathic
• Pachydermoperiostosis/Primary acro-
osteolysis/Progeria
• S

48
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Cocaine antidote

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Sodium bicarbonate

49
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Snake bite (brown, tiger and red bellied black effects)

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Brown - consumptive coagulopathy can collapse and have cardiac arrest
Tiger - consumptive coagulopathy and systemic symptoms common
Red bellied black - anticoagulant and common to have systemic symptoms

50
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Dance sign RLQretracted in

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Intussusception

51
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Wrist drop from

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Radial nerve

52
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Mx bleeding oesophageal varices

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Gastroscopy and balloon tamponade
Octreotide
Fix clotting
Beta blocker and PPI

53
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Most common bacterial infection and causes

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OM
viral (25%)
Streptococcus pneumoniae (35%)
non-typable strains of Haemophilus influenzae (25%)
Moraxella catarrhalis (15%).
(Second is UTI)
54
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Burns resuscitation fluid if what percent or more body surface burnt

55
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Recent trip to Asia

Fever + 2 of myalgia, retro-orbital pain, arthralgia, headache, leucopoenia, haemorrhagic manifestations

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Dengue fever

56
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India travel

Constipation, abdominal pain. Diarrhoea a late sign. Rose spots rare in childhood

57
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Respiratory
GI neuro fever
Trip overseas

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Think malaria

58
Q

Ramsay Hunt syndrome can cause

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painful shingles rash, facial paralysis and hearing loss in the affected ear.

59
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Presents with muscle weakness
Tingling, numbness, and/or burning in the feet, hands, arms, and legs 
Confusion or forgetfulness
Paranoia
Macrocytic anaemia
Homocysteinuria and MMA in urine
Cause?
A

12 deficiency

60
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Lacy rash after red cheeks illness cause

A

Parvovirus B19

61
Q

When will surgeons correct undesc testes

62
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Age to operate hydrofoils and umbilical hernia

63
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In children with reading disability (developmental dyslexia) the underlying neurocognitive deficit most 
commonly occurs in: 
A. attention. 
B. auditory processing. 
C. phonemic awareness. 
D. saccadic visual tracking. 
E. sensorimotor perception
64
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Horners and brachial plexus injury at what level

65
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4/5th digits sensation

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Ulnar nerve

Rest fingers by median nerve (affected in carpal tunnel)

66
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What is the most common cause of persistent hypoglycaemia under 2 years? The presence of ketonuria and/or ketonaemia makes this diagnosis very unlikely.

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Hyperinsulinism

DDx no ketones and fatty acids in blood and Carnitine / acylcarnitine in blood is fatty acid disorder

67
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Reducing substances in urine with hypoglycaemia indicate either

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Galactosaemia

Fructosaemia

68
Q

Urinary amino acids and organic acids indicate

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Urea cycle defect

69
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Reversal agent if collapse from local anaesthetic

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IV lipid emulsion

70
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BP drop more 10mmHg in systolic BP with inspiration

Two other pulmonary causes

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PE and tension pneumothorax

Tamponade

71
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Infant presents like MAS with ferritin >10,000 caused by?

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HLH
(Neonatal haemochromatosis presents earlier)
Can be induced by EBV

72
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Hearing affected with vestibular neuritis or labyrinthitis?

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Labyrinthitis

73
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Chorea treatment

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Carbamazepine

74
Q

Klumpke and Rebs roots?

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C5-7 Rebs

C8/T1 klumpke

75
Q

Enzyme immunoassay used to detect

76
Q

Antidote to antifreeze (ethylene glycol or methanol)

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Ethanol

Fomepizole

77
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10 year old with ataxia worsening, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, diabetes and scoliosis
Diagnosis?

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Friedreichs ataxia

78
Q

Arnold chiari malformation associated with?

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CT disorders

79
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Three triples repeats and one that doesn’t exhibit anticipation

A

You hunt animals and put them in the cage: Huntington Disease CAG
You SEE a Gross Guy: Fragile X Syndrome CGG
You SEE Tonic Gestures: Myotonic dystrophy CTG

GAA with FXN friedreichs ataxia

80
Q

Heinz bodies and bite cells on film indicate?

81
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Collage affected in osteogenesis imperfect

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Collagen 1

COL1A1 and 1A2

82
Q

Egg anaphylaxis can you give MMR?

83
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Three causes of eisenmenger syndrome

Clubbing, cyanotic, RVH, increased P2 from plum HTN

A

PDA
VSD
AVSD

84
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Diagnostic changes in sexual abuse found in what percent

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