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Features of complete heart block (4)

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Syncope
Heart failure
Wide pulse pressure
Bradycardia

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Types of heart block and explain them (4)

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First degree – prolonged PR interval
Second degree type 1: progressive prolongation and then drop.
Second degree type 2: consistently prolonged PR interval and then drop.
Third degree: no association between the p waves and the QRS complex.

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Management of heart block (4)

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Atropine
Transcutaneous pacing
Transvenous pacing.
Permanent implantable pacemaker.

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Define orthostatic hypotension

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A drop in BP (usually >20/10 mm Hg) within three minutes of standing.
“3, 2, 1 rule”
3 minutes, 20 drop in systolic, 10 drop in diastolic.

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List 4 medications that can cause falls

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Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Antiarrhythmics
Anticholinergics
Antidepressant
Antihistamines
Antihypertensives
Antipsychotics
H2 blockers
Hypoglycaemics
Laxatives (in excess)
NSAIDs
Opioids
Polypharmacy
PPIs
Sedative hypnotics
Steroids

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List 4 other causes of loss of consciousness (apart from orthostatic hypotension)

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Aortic stenosis
Dehydration
Hypoglycaemia
TIA/Stroke
Seizures

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List 4 malignanct causes of cervical lymphadenopathy

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Lymphoma
Leukaemia
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma – SSC
Gastric cancer (supraclavicular)

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List 4 causes of lumps in the neck (apart from lymphoma)

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Branchial cyst
Cystic hygroma
Thyroglossal cyst
Dermoid cyst
Lipoma

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What are 2 B symptoms

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> 10% weight loss in the past 6 months
Night sweats
Temperature >38 degree celsius

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Describe this type of cell and describe it’s structure.

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Reed-sternberg cell - large, abnormal lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) that may contain more than one nucleus.
Mirror image cell

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Describe the staging of lymphoma and what additional tests must be done prior.

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Ann Arbor staging (describe each stage)
CT, MRI, PET, Lymph node biopsy, LDH.

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What is an Odd’s ratio?

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The odds ratio tells us how much higher the odds of exposure are among case-patients than among controls.
AD/CB

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List 2 immediate and 2 delayed reactions of blood transfusions

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2 immediate: Anaphylaxis, acute haemolytic transfusion reaction, Acute GVHD, TACO, TRALI
2 delayed: Chronic GVHD and delayed haemolytic transfusion reaction

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List 4 types of prolapses

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Uterocecole
Cystourethrocele
Vault prolapse
Uterine prolapse
Rectocele
Cystocele

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List 3 conservative and 3 non-conservative treatments for prolapses.

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Conservative: weight loss, vaginal oestrogen cream, physiotherapy, vaginal pessaries.
Surgical: hysterectomy, mesh repair, posterior colporrhaphy (Rectocele)

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Name two examinations that must be completed when examining for prolapses.

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Sims speculum examination
Cough test - to assess full descent of the prolapse
Dorsal and left lateral position to examine prolapse

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4 symptoms of prolapses

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Heaviness in the abdomen
Urinary incontinence - frequency, urgengy, retention
Bowel incontinence - constipation
Altered sexual experience

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Investigations for someone presenting with incontinence

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3 day bladder diary
Urine dipstick - to rule out infection
Urodynamic studies

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List four signs of Parkinson’s

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Rigidity
Bradykinesia/Akinesia
Shuffling gait
Tremor

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Why would you use L-dopa and carbidopa instead of dopamine?

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Carbidopa prevents levodopa being broken down in the peripheral nervous system.

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Why do patients with Parkinson’s get choreiform movements?

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Due to fluctuating levels of dopamine and continued loss of dopamine producing cells

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Describe the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s.

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Degeneration of dopamine neurons is particularly evident in a part of the substantia nigra called the pars compacta. Significantly, the loss of dopamine in the par’s compacta increases the overall excitatory drive in the basal ganglia,* disrupting voluntary motor control and causing the characteristic symptoms of PD.

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List 4 types of Parkinson’s medications and their mechanisms of action.

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L-dopa - converted into dopamine in the brain
MAO-B inhibitors - sellegiline
COMT inhibitors - Tolcapone
Amantadine - MOA unknown.
Dopamine agonists - bromocriptine
Antimuscarinics - procyclidine

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Name 2 tests used for the screening of Down’s syndrome and the other conditions they test for.

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Combined screening and quadrople testing
Patau’s (trisomy 13) and Edwards (trisomy 18)

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4 features of a good screening test

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Inexpensive
Sensitive
Not harmful
Easy to administer

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26
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List two features of Down’s syndrome.

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Single palmar crease
Upslanting eyes
Low set ears
Flat face
Epicanthic folds

27
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How do VSDs cause tachypnoea?

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Increased pulmonary blood flow leads to congestive heart failure causing tachynponea

28
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Work out the maintence fluids to a 14 kg child.

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1200ml

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A child comes in with a barking cough, shortness of breath, tachycardia and poor feeding. A diagnosis of croup is made. What medication would you prescribe and at what dose? (Weight = 14kg)

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Dexamethasone 0.15 mg/Kg = 2.1 mg

30
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Name two viruses that cause croup.

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Parainfluenza and RSV

31
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How would you assess for the severity of croup?

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Westley’s croup severity score: Level of consciousness, cyanosis, stridor, air entry and retractions.
<2 - mild
3-7 - moderate
8-11 - severe
>12 - life threatening

32
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List 2 symptoms of croup

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Barking cough
Fever
Stridor
Coryzal symptoms

33
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List 2 medications used in severe croup

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Dexamethasone, nebulised adrenalaine and nebulised budesonide

34
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A male patient with a history of prostatic cancer presents to A&E with new onset lower back pain. What is your initial management of this patient?

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Refer for urgent MRI within 24 hours
Oral dex

35
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List 3 findings you would see on MRI for spinal cord compression

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Collapsed vertebral body
Bone oedema
Cord oedema

36
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List two symptoms of metastatic spinal cord compression

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Lower back pain
Lower limb weakness
Sensory loss and numbness

37
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List 4 findings on examination of a patient with MSCC

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Sensory loss
Numbness
Abnormal reflexes
Urinary or stool incontinence
Gait abnormalities

38
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List 2 non-pharmacological management options for a patient with MSCC

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Radiotherapy
Vertebroplasty

39
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List 2 non-medical teams you would refer a patient with MSCC to?

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Community physiotherapy
District nurses

40
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List 4 questions you would ask a pregnant woman presenting with abdominal pain.

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?Vaginal bleeding
?Location
?PMH
?Dysuria
?Abnormal discharge
?Duration

41
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4 differentials of preterm labour

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UTI
Placental abruption
Appendicitis
Ovarian torsion
Ovarian cyst

42
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4 steps in management of pre-term labour

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Foetal monitoring
Tocolysis with nifedipine
Maternal corticosteroids
IV magnesium sulfate
Delayed cord clamping

43
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List two ways to monitor a pregnant woman after all basic testing.

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CTG and urinary dipstick

44
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How would you immediately management of airway?

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Jaw thrust
Head tilt, chin lift

45
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How would you diagnose a pneumothorax

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Chest x-ray

46
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Immediate managemnet of a pneumothorax

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<2cm - discharge
>2 cm and SOB - aspiration
Chest drain
(tension) - Large bore cannula - fifth intercostal space mid-axillary line

47
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What do you need to do after a insertion of a chest drain?

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Prescribe analgesia

48
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List the structures a chest drain must pass through

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Skin
Superficial fascia
Intercostal muscles
Parietal pleura

49
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List 4 risk factors for epistaxis.

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Haemophilia
ITP
Trauma
Granulomatosis with polyangitis
Foreign body insertion

50
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List 4 local management options for a nosebleed

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Leaning forward
Pinching nasal labial folds
Spit out any blood
Ice pack

51
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List 2 ways to resevere high INR from Vitamin K antagonist

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Vitamin K
Prothrombin complex

52
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List 2 indications for warfarin use and its mechanism of action

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Vitamin K antagonist
Metallic heart valves and Atrial fibrillation

53
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Describe a comple geriatric assessment

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54
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Name 4 frailty syndromes apart from falls.

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DIIE

Delirium
Immobility
Incontinence
S/E of medications

55
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List 4 causes of falls in the elderly.

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Anaemia
Sepsis
Hypoglycaemia
Medications
Alcohol
Seizures
Stroke/TIA
Dysarrythmias.

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What is an advanced directive?

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A document written at the time when a person is of sound mind that outlines an individual’s preferences with respect to medical treatment should they later become unable to express those wishes directly.

57
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List 2 things that a lasting power of attorney can do in terms of a patient’s health and welfare.

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Manage their medical and property and affairs

58
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List two organisms causing otitis externa.

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Acanthoemeba
Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

59
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List two treatments of otitis externa other than antibiotics.

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Canal debridgement
Antifungal medications - clotrimazole

First-line: topical antibiotic and steroid
Failure to respond - refer to ENT

60
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List four important aspects of antibiotic stewardship.

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Educating staff
Using the shortest duration of antibiotics based on evidence
Promoting compliance
Prescribing only when necessary

61
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How would you differentiate between an UMN and LMN cause of facial nerve palsy?

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Upper - forehead sparing

62
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List two causes of UMN and LMN facial nerve palsies.

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UMN - stroke, trauma, tumour
LMN - ramsay hunt syndrome, MS, bell’s palsy

63
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Management of warfarin overdose

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