Finals - SBAs Flashcards

1
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Loop diuretic better oral availability than furosemide

A

Bumetanide

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2
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400 - 2000 BNP

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refferal for echo specilaist review <6 weeks

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3
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Most common complication post MI

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Ventricular fibrillation - arrhythmia

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4
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Dresslers syndrome on ECG

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ST elevation with PR depression

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5
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What is Brugada syndrome

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ST elevation + TWI in V1-V3

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6
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Left ventricular aneurysm

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Hypoxic, pulmonary oedema, persistent ST elevation

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7
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Cold peripheries and poor urine output

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Cardiogenic shock

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8
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Bradycardia and AV nodal block

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Inferior MI

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9
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Essential test for nstemi

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Grace score

> 3 % statin and PCI within 72 hrs

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10
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Renal artery duplex scan is indicated when

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dramatic rise in creatinine on starting ACEi is seen in renal artery stenosis - diagnosed via renal artery duppler US

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11
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Causes of secondary HTN

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RAS
Primary kidney disease
Sleep apnoea

Endo - conns, cushing, pheo

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12
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A-V nipping on fundoscopy

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Hypertensive retinopathy

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13
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Malignant HTN Mx

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IV GTN, IV nitroprusside, IV BB - get to 160/120

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14
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BP targets

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> 80 - 150/90 or diabetes

diabetes less than 80 - 135/85 home, 140/90 clinic

ckd / t1dm and ACR > 70 - 130/80

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15
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Pneumothorax new guideline

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Sympto - no - conservative - primary discharge and review, secondary - inpatient

high risk and sympt ct thorax if not safe and safe = chest drain

not high risk and not safe - conservative care

patient priority - avoid prodcuer - conservative

rapid symptom relief - ambulatory device, needle aspirate if not successful proceed to chest drain

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16
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high risk features of pneumothorax

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haemo compromise

significant hypoxia

bilateral pneumothorax

underlying lung disease or smoking with Hx

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17
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P HTn Ix and MX

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Echo + PA wedge pressure >20

CCB, Endothelin antagonists e.g. bosentan
Heart-lung transplant

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18
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Signs of cor pulmonale

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peripheral oedema, raised venous pressure, loud pulmonary second heart sound and systolic parasternal heave (tricuspid regurg)

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19
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LTOT

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need multiple ABGs regularly
hypoxia reducs RR and ventilation perfusion mismatch raising co2

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20
Q

SCLC - lambert improve muscles
breast cancer with muscle stiffness
sclc cerebellar symptoms and sensroy neuropathy

A

anti-voltage
anti-amphiphysin
anti-hu

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21
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Unprovoked pe

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ct tap - consistent with malignancy

no - bloods - gbc, clotting etc - concern then do thrombophilia screen

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22
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skin necrosis after warfarin

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protein c deficiency

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23
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Extra intestinal symptoms of coeliac

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dermatitis herpetiformis
osteomalacia
iron, b12, folate
hyposplenism
t cell gi lymphoma

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24
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scleroderma with diarrhoea

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small bowel bacterial overgrowth

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25
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bile acid malabsorption

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sehcat test

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26
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barley wheat and rye

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coeliac patients should avoid

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27
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if Uc patient does not improve with iv hydro on severe admission

A

iv ciclosporin and input - biologic such as infliximab

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28
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suspected ibd

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faecal calprotectin

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29
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before using infliximab what needs to be done

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interferon gamma test and cxr

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30
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signs of decompensated liver disease

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worsening jaundice
ascites
encephalopathy
coagulopathy
hypoglycaemia

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31
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dld discrimination scores

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discrimination function - prothrombin and bilirubin - alcohol hepatitis only

child pugh - cirrhosis

meld - end stage liver and transplant planning

lille score assess response to steroids

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32
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DLD breakdown

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discriminatory function >32

no infection

no ugi bleeding

give steroids

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33
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hep b treatment

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interferon alpha
tenofovir if assessed at 24 weeks and still 20,000 units high

if negative consider stopping at 12 months

34
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LFt

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AST/ALT 2:1 - alcohol if not other causes of hepatitis e.g. nafld, viral, ischaemic, drugs e.g. tb, methotrexate, paracetamol

bilirubin alp raised - gallstone pathology with RUQ Pain if not - pancreatic, cholangio, pbc, psc, drugs: penicillins, sulfonyureas, cocp

35
Q

hep b and HIV

A

tenofovir

36
Q

needle stick with hep b

A

accelerated hep b vaccination

37
Q

Gallstones

A

fat, forty, foetues, female and fair
cholesterol and calcium bilirubinate

38
Q

RUQ pain gallstones

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USS - no stones -> deranged liver -> MRCP
- stones -> CBD stones -> ERCP
- deranged -> MRCP if not choleystecotmy

39
Q

Colorectal cancer

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colonoscopy than stagin ct thorax etc or MRI if rectal

1 stool sample FIT test if abnormal get colonoscopy

t3 rectal - neoadjuvant than colonic resection than adjuvant chemo

40
Q

Resections

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right hemi - ileostomy

left hemi - colostomy , involves splenic flexure as well

sigmoid colectomy - hartmanns, stoma, colostomy

anterior - rectacl tumour, rectum spar sphincters, colostomy

abdomino perineal resection - rectal tumour less thaan 5cm from anal verge, includes sphincters, stoma and colostomy

41
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Colonic polyps and APC

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FAP

42
Q

Colon cancers do not need neoadujvant therapy because

A

need more operating space

43
Q

SBO workup

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suspected - unstable - emergency laparotomy
- ct abdo pelvis with contrast (low egfr <30 without)
- ischaemia shown or closed loop - emergency
- adehsional if not - conservative - ng, nbm, iv fluids drip and suck

44
Q

indications of ischaemia

A

peritonism
high lactate
irreducible & discoloured hernia

45
Q

Mechanisms of SBo

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extrinsic - external compressions - hernia, adhesions, volvulus

intrinsic - disease of small bowel, internal blockages e.g. strictures and tumours

intrinsic process - normal bowel wall but forgein body e.g intussectopin

46
Q

unexplained acute large bowel obstruction

A

ogivies syndrome

47
Q

ischaemic bwoel what category

A

1 within 1 hr surgery

48
Q

saccular vs fusiform

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one sided vs dilatation around whole vessel

treat endovascular anerusym repair and open repair

49
Q

IVC collapse or Halo sign on Ct

A

hypovolaemic shock

50
Q

aneurysmal sac enlargement post evar

A

endoleak

51
Q

chest pain and connective tissue disorder

A

aortic dissection

52
Q

IDA guidance

A

40-49 wiht unexplained weight loss, pain and bleeding - 2ww

50-59 - rectal bleeding - 2ww colonoscopy
- no bleeding - faecal occult blood test - if positive - 2ww

60 - 2 ww

53
Q

upper gi concerning features

A

ALARMS

anaemia
loss of weight
anorexia
recent onset
melaena
swollowing

54
Q

microcytic disproportionally low mcv

A

thalassaemia

55
Q

normocytic reduced renal function

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ckd related anaemia

56
Q

asthma eosinophilia panca

A

churg strauss

57
Q

obesity t2rf osa

A

obesity hypoventilatory syndrome

58
Q

asthma diagnosis

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symptoms - 3 times a week notrunal once saba 3
+ 2 diagnotic tests

59
Q

features of hhs

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hypovolaemia
hyperglycaemia >30
keotnaemia below 3
ph above 7.3
osmolality above 320

60
Q

mx of HHS

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within 60 mins

fluids
iv insulin if - ketonaemia with ph above 7.3 etc 0.05 units
ketonaemia above 0.6 - 0.01 and ph below 7.3

61
Q

ankle swelling, erythema, loss of foot sensation and t2dm

A

charcot arthropathy

62
Q

Sus of melanoma

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nodal involvement mets - excision biopsy + SLNB + met screening - if IV - resect, chemo, metastatectomy, palliative

not sus of nodal mets - excision biopsy - if more than 2mm - slnb - staging - if 3 - lymh node dissection and chemo

stage 2 follow up advice

if less than 2mm and non cancerous discharge

najor = size, colour and shape

63
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Mnemonic for suspicious lesions

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Asymmetry
Borders
Colour
Diameter
Exposed area

superficial spreading most common

64
Q

skin scc and bcc

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SCC - male bowens, lips, forearms and legs, scaly crusted that bleed

bcc - previous scc, head and neck, pearly nodule rolled and erythamtous edge

65
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multiple flat and light brown plaques, waxy surface aong scalp

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sebhorreic keratosis

66
Q

scaly and thick plaques on sun exposed areas

A

actinic keratosis

67
Q

hard rasied growth with ulcerated centre boil

A

keratocanthomas

68
Q

visual hallincations + macular degeneration

A

charles bonnet syndrome

69
Q

bisphosphonate use jaw pain and swelling

A

osteonecrosis of jaw

70
Q

Best long term anitthrombotic post stroke

A

Anti-platelet - clopidogrel 75mg

Af = apixiban

71
Q

Causes of atherosclerosis

A

stenosis
athermoa
small vessel disease
carotid and vertebral stenosis - if symptomatic carotid endarterectomy

72
Q

Cardio emobolic sources of stroke

A

Af and cardiac thrombus

73
Q

Other causes of stroke

A

aterial dissection
giant cell arteritis
vasculitis
haem disorders - antiphospholipid and sickle cell disease
genetic - MELAS

74
Q

Cerebellum innervation

A

signs on the same side of the lesion

75
Q

Vertigo and ataxia - blood infarct location

A

vertebral supplies posterior circulation - carotid supplies anterior

ipsilateral horners

76
Q

Causes of lateral medullary syndrome

A

vertebral artery or posterior inferior cerebellar artery

77
Q

Horners

A

sympathetic chain affected
ptosis, meiosis, anhidrosis, enophthalmos

78
Q

SAh if normal on Ct

A

LP - raised bilirubin - 12 hrs from symtpom onset

then ct angiogram of intracerebral blood vessels if either positive

79
Q

GCS scoring

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M: obey, local, flexed withdraw, abnormal flexion, abnormal extension

orient, confused, inappropwo words, incomprehensible, none

eyes - comman, voice, pain, none

80
Q

Predom lymphocytes LP

A

CSF viral PCR - HSV - encephalitis

81
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