EXTRA NUGGETS FROM QUESTIONS Flashcards
FALLS
What are the risk factors for falls in elderly?
DM
rheumatoid arthritis
>65
previous falls
depression
FALLS
What are the two recommended tests from NICE to assess patients at risk of falls?
- turn 180 test
- timed up and go test
FALLS
what are the management options to try and prevent further falls in future?
- strength and balance training
- home hazard assessment
- medication review
- vision assessment
NEPHRITIC SYNDROME
IgA deposition on renal biopsy would indicate which cause of nephritic syndrome?
IgA nephropathy
NEPHRITIC SYNDROME
Raised antistreptolysin O titre on blood serum would indicate which cause of nephritic syndrome?
Post strep glomerulonephritis
NEPHRITIC SYNDROME
Anti-GBM antibodies on blood serum would indicate which cause of nephritic syndrome?
goodpastures
NEPHRITIC SYNDROME
c-ANCA antibodies on blood serum would indicate which cause of nephritic syndrome?
glomerulomatosis with polyangitis
NAS
In a neonate with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) what is the medical management?
IV phenobarbital
NEPHRITIC SYNDROME
ANA positive blood test would indicate which cause of nephritic syndrome?
SLE
TONSILITIS
what are the scoring systems that can be used to determine how likely there is a bacterial infection?
CENTOR
FeverPAIN
TONSILITIS
what are the components of the FeverPAIN criteria?
- Fever during previous 24hrs
- Purulence (pus on tonsils)
- Attend rapidly (within 3 days of symptom onset)
- Inflamed tonsils (severe)
- No cough or coryza
TONSILITIS
what do the FeverPAIN scores mean?
0 or 1 = low chance of strep infection (18%)
2 or 3 = moderate chance of strep infection (40%)
4 or 5 = high chance of strep infection (62-65%)
TONSILITIS
what are the components of CENTOR criteria?
- tonsillar exudate
- tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy/lymphadenitis
- history of fever (>38)
- absence of cough
TONSILITIS
what do the scores for CENTOR criteria mean?
0-2 = low chance of strep (3-17%)
3-4 = higher chance of strep (32-56%)
TONSILLITIS
what is the antibiotic management for tonsillitis?
1st line = phenoxymethylpenicillin
for 10 days
If penicillin allergic 1st line = clarithromycin
TONSILLITIS
what safety netting advice can be given if antibiotics are not indicated?
- use simple analgesia
- return if pain has not settled after 3 days or if fever rises above 38.3
TONSILLITIS
what are the bacterial causes?
- Group A strep (S. Pyogenes)
- S. Pneumoniae
- H. Influenzae
- M. Catarrhalis
- S. Aureus
PREGNANCY BLOOD LEVELS
what is the cut off for Hb levels in:
i) first trimester
ii) second trimester
iii) third trimester
i) 110
ii) 105
iii) 100
PREGNANCY BLOOD LEVELS
A raised level of which liver enzyme is considered normal in pregnancy?
ALP
MOLAR PREGNANCY
what is a complete molar pregnancy?
when two sperm fertilise an ovum that contains no genetic material.
The sperm combine genetic material
No foetal material forms
MOLAR PREGNANCY
what is the karyotype of a complete molar pregnancy?
46 XX
MOLAR PREGNANCY
what is an incomplete/partial molar pregnancy?
two sperm fertilise a normal ovum at the same time
the cell has 3 sets of chromosomes
MOLAR PREGNANCY
what is the karyotype of a partial molar pregnancy?
69 XXY, 69XXX or 69XYY
ADHD
what should be measured at initiation of methylphenidate, following each dose adjustment and every 6 months?
pulse
BP
psych symptoms
appetite
weight
height
PARACETAMOL OVERDOSE
what is the definition of a staggered paracetamol overdose?
first and last paracetamol more than 1 hour apart
OCD
what class of medication is clomipramine?
tricyclic antidepressant
OCD
what is the medical management of OCD?
1st line = SSRI
2nd line = clomipramine
ANTIPSYCHOTICS
what is the treatment for tardive dyskinesia?
tetrabenazine
ANTIPSYCHOTICS
what is the medical management of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
bromocriptine or dantrolene
ANTIPSYCHOTICS
what is the medical management of acute dystonia?
procyclidine or benzatropine
OPIOID USE
what is the definition of opioid use disorder?
a harmful pattern of use is evident over a 12 month period or at least 1 month if use is continuous
THE BLACK REPORT
What did The Black Report show?
Confirmed social class health inequalities in overall mortality and that health inequalities were widening