Gen Med 3 Flashcards
How does duodenal atresia present?
Non projectile bilious vomiting in the first few days of life
What condition is duodenal atresia associated with?
Downs
In a patient with longstanding diabetes (T1) what is most likely to cause decreased hypothyroidism awareness?
Autonomic neuropathy
What can you use to treat tardive dyskinesia?
Tetrabenazine
What can you use to treat tremor in drug induced parkinsons?
Procyclidine
What is coarctation of the aorta associated with?
Turner’s syndrome
bicuspid aortic valve
berry aneurysms
neurofibromatosis
How do you differentiate a prerenal AKI from an intra renal one?
Pre-renal will result in:
- High urine osmolality
- Low urine sodium
Renal (most common is acute tubular necrosis)
- High urine sodium
- Low urine osmolality
What bacteria is commonly associated with acne?
Propionibacterium acnes
How might a myxoedema coma present? What is it a complication of?
A complication of hypothyroidism
Presents with:
- Bradycardia
- Hypothermia
- Hypotensive
How do you treat myxoedema coma?
Hydrocortisone and levothyroxine
What electrolyte abnormalities can lead to a long QT?
Hypomagnesaemia
Hypokalaemia
Hypoclacaemia
Management of otitis externa?
If non severe
- Topical acetic acid
If more severe
- Topical antibiotic and steroid
ACE inhibitors and statins in pregnancy?
Not good
Major and Minor criteria for rheumatic fever?
Major:
- Erythema marginatum (pink, ring shaped)
- Sydenham’s chorea
- Polyarthritis
- Carditis and valvulitis (eg, pancarditis)*
- Subcutaneous nodules
Minor:
- Raised ESR or CRP
- Pyrexia
- Arthralgia (not if arthritis a major criteria)
- Prolonged PR interval
Persistent sterile pyuria and negative culture is suspicious of what?
Renal TB
Also look for recent travel history
Warfarin in breastfeeding?
Okay
Two main rashes in pregnancy? How do you tell them apart?
Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy
- Last trimester often
- Pruritic
- Small erythematous maculopapular
HTN treatment for diabetics?
ACEI first line regardless of age
What hormones change in a stress response?
Increased
- GH
- Cortisol
- Renin
Decreased
- Insulin
- Testosterone
- Oestrogen
What is Samters triad?
Association between asthma, nasal polyps and aspirin
Sick day rules for diabetes?
- Increase frequency of blood glucose monitoring to four hourly or more frequently
- Encourage fluid intake aiming for at least 3 litres in 24hrs
If unable to take struggling to eat may need sugary drinks to maintain carbohydrate intake - It is useful to educate patients so that they have a box of ‘sick day supplies’ that they can access if they become unwell
- Access to a mobile phone has been shown to reduce progression of ketosis to diabetic ketoacidosis
Insulin:
- Normal regime, with correcting doses (one sixth of normal, max 15 units)
Oral:
- Continue all, apart from metformin which you can consider taking off.
How do you manage diabetes post MI?
Stop oral drugs, start IV insulin infusion
What is the mechanism of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, how do you treat?
Inability of the kidneys to respond to ADH, treated with thiazides
At what INR do you need to cover someone being treated for PE with immediate cover LMWH?
INR <2
First line management for mild acne?
Topical benzyl peroxide
Loop and Thiazide diuretics effects on electrolytes?
Loop - less (looss?) of everything
- Hyponatraemia
- Hypocalcaemia
- Hypokalaemia
- Hypomagnesaemia
Thiazide
- Hypokalaemia
- Hyponatraemia
- Hypercalcaemia
Special investigation for reflux nephropathy?
Micturating cystography
What is kussmauls sign?
Raised JVP that DOESN’T fall with inspiration
What bugs are most likely to cause endocarditis?
Gram positive cocci
Staph aureus
Staph viridans
Staph epidermidis
What is used to calculate the volume of IV fluid required post burn over the first 24hrs?
Parkland formula
What diuretic should be prescribed to patients after Beta blocker and Calcium channel antagonist? examples?
Thiazide-like (NOT thiazide)
e.g. Indapamide, chlortalidone
How can you differentiate spider naevi from telangiectasia?
If pressed naevi fill from the middle
Telangiectasia fill from the outside
What are the two GLP-1 mimics?
Exenatide
Liraglutide
What criteria for continuing GLP-1 mimic therapy do NICE have?
NICE like patients to have achieved a 11 mmol/mol (1%) reduction in HbA1c and 3% weight loss after 6 months to justify the ongoing prescription of GLP-1 mimetics.
How long do you watch and wait a perforated eardrum?
6 weeks
What medications can falsely lower BNP?
ACE inhibitors, angiotensin-II receptor antagonists, beta-blockers and diuretics can all falsely lower BNP levels, as can obesity.
Basically all the HTN drugs apart from Calcium channel antagonists
CXR findings for constrictive pericarditis?
Pericardial calcification
Bilateral and unilateral high stepping gait causes?
Bilateral
- peripheral neuropathy
Unilateral
- Common peroneal nerve injury
What is autonomic dysreflexia?
This clinical syndrome occurs in patients who have had a spinal cord injury at, or above T6 spinal level
The features are due to excessive sympathetic response below the level of injury without a coordinated parasympathetic counter-response resulting in excessive hypertension with flushing and sweating above the level of injury.
Features of inflammatory arthropathy?
Early morning stiffness (>20mins)
Stiffness that is worse after resting, eased by movement
Raised ESR CRP
Which of the hand joints are classically affected in RA and OA?
RA the more proximal MCP
OA the More distal Interphalangeal joints
What is the boutonniere deformity in RA?
Tendon splits like a button-hole
What is the swan neck deformity in RA?
Proximal interphalangeal joint is extended
Investigations for RA?
BOXES
Bloods
- FBC, CRP
- Renal and LFT
- Rheumatoid factor, Anti-CCP
O
- nil
XRAY
- Hands
- Feet
What is the treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
DMARDS
- Methotrexate
- Leflunomide
- Sulfasalazine
In first presentation episode add in oral pred.
CRP and DAS 28 each visit
Biological
- Adalimumab
If not winning:
- First increase dose
- If not winning after 6 months DUAL DMARD
- High level of disease activity - biological
Prior to prescribing a biological what tests do you need to run?
Check for TB
- Tuberculin skin test
- OR IGRA
(treat latent TB first)
CXR
Hep B, C and HIV serology
What condition is atlanto-axial subluxation associated with?
What are the risks?
RA
Sudden compression can cause cardiac arrest
- e.g. in theatre
Chronic
- cervical compression - resulting in spastic quadraplegia
Main differentials with RA?
RA
Psoriatic arthropathy
SLE
Osteoarthritis with inflammatory component
What is the series of colour changes in raynauds?
White, blue, then brick red.
What is the spectrum of disease in systemic sclerosis?
CREST is mild
- Calcinosis
- Raynauds
- Esophageal involvement
- Sclerodactyly (hands)
- Telangiectasia
Diffuse cutaneous scleroderma - more extensive
- Includes internal organs
- Microstomia
- Tethering of skin over nose
- Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
- Renal involvement
- Atonic oesophagus
Three questions to ask in a possible systemic sclerosis history?
Do your hands change colour in the cold
Do you get breathless
Do you get indigestion or heartburn
Management of systemic sclerosis?
Nifedipine for raynauds
Methotrexate for skin
PPI for GI
ACEI for renal crisis
Bosentan or sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension
What are the different seronegative arthritis’?
Psoriatic
Reactive
Ankylosing spondylitis
Behcets and Juvenile idiopathic
Post dysenteric and enteropathic
What is HLA B27 associated with?
Ank spond
treatment for Pagets?
Bisphosphonate
What is the aetiology of polyarteritis nodosa?
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a vasculitis affecting medium-sized arteries with necrotizing inflammation leading to aneurysm formation.
What HLA is associated with RA?
HLA-DR4
What HLA is associated with ank spond and reiters syndrome?
HLA-B27
What is the most common join gout affects?
The most common joint that gout affects is the first metatarsophalangeal joint.
Classic clinical examination signs associated with ankylosing spondylitis?
Reduced lateral flexion
Reduced chest expansion
Reduced forward flexion (Schobers test)
What medication is predisposed to toxicity in Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) deficiency?
Azathioprine
Genetic inheritance of marphans?
Autosomal dominant
What is osteogenesis imperfecta?
Brittle Bone Disease.
Autosomal dominant
Abnormality in type 1 collagen due to decreased synthesis of pro-alpha 1 or pro-alpha 2 collagen polypeptides
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome treatment?
Dantrolene
What is the main immunoglobulin in breast milk?
IgA
What is the advice for taking bisphosphonates?
30 mins before brekkie with lots of water and sit upright 30 mins after
Management steps for osteoarthritis?
Education, weight loss, muscle strengthening and aerobic fitness
Paracetamol or topical NSAIDS (hand or knee)
Oral NSAIDS/COX-2 inhibitors (with PPI)
Supports, braces, TENS and shock absorbing soles/insoles
Periarticular erosions in psoriatic arthritis are given what name?
Pencil-in-cup
What is dermatomyositis? Antibody? Presentation?
An inflammatory disorder causing symmetrical, proximal muscle weakness and characteristic skin lesions.
May be idiopathic or associated with connective tissue disorders or underlying malignancy
Anti-Jo1 antibody, also ANA
Advice for women wanting to conceive who are on methotrexate?
Must wait for 3 months after stopping methotrexate to conceive
Anticentromere antibodies positive in which condition?
CREST
Erythema marginatum associated most strongly with?
Rheumatic fever
CXR signs in late Ankylosing Spondylitis?
Apical fibrosis
Azathioprine would interact with what to produce severe bone marrow suppression?
Allopurinol
- Both inhibit xanthine oxidase
Scleroderma antibody?
Anticentromere
What is liddles syndrome?
Autosomal Dominant
hypertension and hypokalaemic alkalosis
Anyone who’s started on long term steroids osteoporosis risk management?
If >65 or previous fragility fracture:
- Offer alendronate and adcal
If <65 then offer DEXA
- Less than -1.5 then offer bone protection
Management of hepatic encephalopathy?
NICE recommend lactulose first-line, with the addition of rifaximin for the secondary prophylaxis of hepatic encephalopathy.
Glasgow scale of pancreatitis severity?
PaO2< 7.9kPa
Age > 55 years
Neutrophils (WBC > 15)
Calcium < 2 mmol/L
Renal function: Urea > 16 mmol/L
Enzymes LDH > 600IU/L
Albumin < 32g/L (serum)
Sugar (blood glucose) > 10 mmol/L
Antibody associated with drug induced lupus?
Antihistone
What is pellagra?
Pellagra is a caused by nicotinic acid (niacin) deficiency. The classical features are the 3 D’s - dermatitis, diarrhoea and dementia.
Key features of Multiple systems atrophy to distinguish it/
Autonomic dysfunction
Unilateral symptoms
Distinguishing feature between secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism?
High calcium and extremely high PTH in Tertiary. (hyperplasia of all glands following secondary hyperparathyroidism)
Classic presentation of NF2? (neurofibromatosis)
Bilateral acoustic schwannoma
What is Stills disease? (adults)
Typically affects 16-35 year olds
Arthralgia
Classic salmon pink rash
Fluctuating pyrexia (late afternoon/evening)
Causes of Gout?
Causes of Gout= DART
D- iuretics
A- lcohol
R- enal disease
T- rauma
What is Felty’s syndrome?
Felty’s syndrome is a condition characterized by splenomegaly and neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
DKA classic triad of signs?
Acidosis
Ketosis
Hyperglycaemia
Clinical features of DKA?
Dehydration - Tachycardia and Hypotension
Kussmaul breathing
Smell of ketones
Vomiting and abdo pain
Some precipitating causes e.g. MI, Infection
Priniciples of DKA treatment?
Rehydration
Gastric aspiration (if vomiting or reduced GCS)
Insulin replacement
Potassium replacement
PANICS:
Potassium - measure hourly (omit if >5.5 or anuria)
Acidosis: check venous pH and Ketones
Normal saline - 500ml over 15mins if systolic <90, otherwise 1L in first hour
Insulin by infusion
Catheter and cultures, urine, blood etc.
Stomach aspiration if drowsy
What are the stages of diabetic retinopathy?
Background
- Maculopathy (location rather than severity)
Pre-proliferative
Proliferative
End-stage
What are the features of Background retinopathy?
- Microaneurysms (dot haemorrhages)
- Hard exudates (lipid leaking from microaneurysms)
Blot haemorrhages
<3 Blot haemorrhages (like thumbprints)
Features of Pre-proliferative retinopathy?
Cotton wool spots (infarcts)
> 3 blot haemorrhages
Venous bleeding and looping
Features of proliferative retinopathy?
New vessels round disc
Peripheral new vessels
New vessels on iris
Features of end-stage proliferative retinopathy?
Vitreous haemorrhage (from fragile vessels)
Scarring
Retinal detachment
Blindness
What are the different Neurological manifestations of diabetic damage?
Peripheral neuropathy
Mononeuropathy (e.g III nerve palsy)
Mononeuropathy multiplex (more than one individual nerve trunk affected)
Diabetic femoral neuropathy - sudden onset wasting of quads
Autonomic neuropathy
Cerebrovascular disease
Peripheral thyroid status examination?
Lid retraction/Lid Lag
Clubbing and onycholysis
Fine tremor, moist palms
Tachycardia, AF
Biceps reflex - slow relaxation (hypo)
Proximal myopathy (stand from sitting)
Pretibial myxoedema
Graves disease Triad?
Goitre
Eye disease
Thyrotoxicosis
Graves disease treatment options?
Carbimazole low dose for 18 months then recheck
Block and replace
Surgery
Radioiodine
SWEDISH mnemonic for Cushings features?
Spinal tenderness
Weighty central obesity
Easy bruising
Diabetes
Interscapular fat pad
Striae
Hypertension
Hypothyroidism examination findings?
Gruff voice, slow cerebration
Coarse facial features
Dry, cold, scaly skin
Slow pulse and slow relaxation
Goitre in hashimoto’s
Myxoedema - hands, swelling of subcutaneous tissue
Special tests for diagnosis of cushing’s?
- 24hr urinary free cortisol
- Dexamethasone test
Causes of cushings syndrome?
Exogenous steroids
Pituitary adenoma (cushings disease)
Adrenal adenoma or carcinoma
Ectopic ACTH syndrome (paraneoplastic)
What type of tumours cause cushings and what type cause acromegaly?
Microadenoma - Cushings
Macroadenoma - Acromegaly
Hand examination findings in acromegaly?
Increased size of hands
Thenar eminence wasting in carpal tunnel syndrome
- Check median nerve distribution sensation
Sweating increased
Bogginess of palms
Skin fold increased in active disease