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What is the first line management for osteoporosis in a patient with stage 4 kidney disease?

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Denosumab

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What is the most common virus causing otitis externa?

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Pseudomonas aeurginosa

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What are the insulin carbohydrate ratios used for type 1 diabetes?

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Breakfast: 1unit for 8g carbohydrate
Lunch: 1 unit for 10g carbohydrate
Dinner: 1 unit for 15g carbohydrate
Snacks: 1 unit for 12g carbohydrate

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What bloods monitoring is required for amiodarone use?

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TFTs and LFTs every 6 months

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What thyroid disorder can cause menorrhagia?

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Hypothyroidism

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What is the first line treatment for suborrheric dermatitis?

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Topical ketoconazole

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What changes on ECG in hypokalaemia?

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U waves

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8
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What is cradle cap know as medically?

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Seborrheric dermatitis

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What is the required monitoring when lithium doses are changed?

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One week after dose change then weekly until levels are stable

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What is firstline medication for lactation suppression?

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Cabergoline

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11
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What cardiac defect in child with mother taking lithium?

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Abstains anomaly

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What criteria us used to assess for septic arthritis in children?

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Kocher score

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13
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What medication reverses the action of midazolam?

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Flumazenil

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14
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What antidepressant is used to help mood and increase appetite?

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Mirtazapine

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15
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When is baby blood spot screening done after birth?

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Between day 5-9 of life

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16
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What is the muscle relaxant of choice for rapid sequence induction?

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Suxamethonium

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17
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Can aspirin be taken during breastfeeding?

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No should be avoided - associated with Reyes syndrome

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What are the first rank symptoms of schizophrenia?

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Auditory hallucinations, thought broadcasting, thought withdrawal, delusional perceptions, somatic hallucinations,

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What is the conversion between codeine and morphine?

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Codeine to morphine = x0.1

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What location of ectopic pregnancy is most likely to rupture?

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Isthmus

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21
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How many hours after lithium dose should lithium test be taken?

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12 hours

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22
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What is an alternative first line medication for OCD treatment thats not an SSRI?

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Clomipramine - tricyclic

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What period of pregnancy is Down syndrome nuchal screening done?

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11-13+6 weeks

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24
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How long should antidepressants be continued when in remission?

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6 months

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25
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How long before conceiving once patient stops methotrexate for RA?

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6 months

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26
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How long is allowed for a category 2 c-section, from decision to birth?

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75 minutes

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27
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What results from the combined test would indicate a high chance of downs syndrome?

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Thickened nuchal translucency, increased B-HCG and reduced PAP-A

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28
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Is an IUS contraindicated in PID?

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Yes

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29
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What are the indications for an ectopic pregnancy to be managed surgically?

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Size>35mm or serum B-hCG >5000

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30
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What is circumstantiality?

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Inability to answer a question without giving excessive unnecessary detail

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31
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What is tangentiality?

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Wandering from a topic without referring to it

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32
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What would a baby who is high risk for hep b need post birth?

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Hep b vaccine and 0.5ml of HBIG within 12 hours of birth with a further hepatitis vaccine at 1-2 months and further vaccine at 6 months

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33
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What are small testes in precocious puberty a causal sign of?

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Adrenal cause of symptoms

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34
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What would you prescribe alongside SSRI and NSAID?

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PPI

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35
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Where is the most likely primary tumour site of a woman with bone metastases?

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Breast

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36
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How do you calculate breakthrough pain med dose?

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1/6 of daily med dose

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37
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What type of cancer does COCP increase the risk of?

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Cervical

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38
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What is the screening tool for post party depression?

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Edinburgh Scale

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39
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What is exon-halos and diaphragmatic hernia associated with in Paeds GI?

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Malrotation

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40
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When can you start taking COCP post birth?

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After 6 weeks post birth and at least half bottle fed baby

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41
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What gender is perthes disease more common in?

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5 times more common in boys

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What medication would you stop in 2nd degree heart block?

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Beta blockers, calcium channel blockers

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43
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What is the medical term for threadworms?

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Enterobius Vermicularis

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44
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What chemo causes low magnesium?

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Platinum based chemotherapy

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45
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What cut off is used to determine iron supplementation postpartum?

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100g/L

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46
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What does hyperhsegmented neutrophils indicate?

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Megaloblastic anaemia - B12 or folate deficiency

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47
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What does a raised immunoreactive trypsinogen indicate?

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Need for sweat test - seen in CF

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48
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What heart defect is seen most common in turners syndrome?

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Bicuspid aortic valve

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49
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What class of medication can cause acute dystonic reaction?

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Typical antipsychotics

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50
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What antipsychotic is best in treating negative symptom schizophrenia?

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Clozapine

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51
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What personality disorder is characterised by liking being on your own and not forming close relationships with others?

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Schizoid

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52
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What procedure is used for intestinal malrotation with volvulus?

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Ladd’s Procedure

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53
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What antipsychotic reduces seizure threshold?

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Clozapine

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54
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What genetic disorder causes macrocephaly in males?

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Fragile X syndrome

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55
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What is the difference between knights move and flight of ideas?

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Knight’s move thinking there are illogical leaps from one idea to another, flight of ideas there are discernible links between ideas

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56
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What is the calculation for age of corrected premature baby milestones?

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Age minus number of weeks they were born early from 40

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57
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When do you repeat smear if sample is inadequate?

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3 months later

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58
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What is the most common cause of stricter in children?

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Laryngomalacia

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59
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Where in the brain would be significant in dyskinetic cerebral palsy?

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Basal Ganglia and substantial nigra

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what does maternal CMV present in with neonates?

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Hearing loss, low birth weight, petechial rash, microcephaly and seizures

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When should triptans be avoided In patients and why?

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Patients taking SSRI’s, causes serotonin syndrome

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62
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Describe alcohol withdrawal in relation to hours after last drink?

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Symptoms - 6-12 hours
Seizures - 36 hours
Delirium Tremens - 72 hours

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What is second line medication for GAD after sertraline?

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Duloxetine

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64
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What medication is used to treat tar dive dyskinesia?

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Tetrabenazine

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65
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What is the most likely cause of umbilical cord prolapse?

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Artificial rupture of membranes

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66
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What genetic condition is associated with neonatal hypotonia?

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Trader Wili

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What is the most likely psychiatric medicine to cause torsades de pointes?

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Citalopram

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What genetic condition can be described as a child having rocker bottom feet?

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Edward’s syndrome

69
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What scale can be used to assess postnatal depression?

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Edinburgh scale

70
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What are normal lab findings in pregnancy?

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Reduced urea, reduced creatine and increased protein urinary loss

71
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What is CA15-3 indicative of?

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Breast cancer

72
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What should be monitored with venlafaxine?

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Blood Pressure

73
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What should be monitored with citalopram?

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ECG - can cause prolongation of QT

74
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What is an important contraindication with Ella one?

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Patients with asthma should avoid it

75
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What is the most common benign ovarian tumour in women under 25?

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Dermoid cyst - teratoma

76
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What is gold standard investigation for hirchprungs?

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Rectal biopsy

77
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What BMI indicates the need for a higher dose of folic acid?

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Greater than 30

78
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What is the first line antidepressants for PPD in breast feeding mothers?

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Paroxetine or sertraline

79
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What cancer is associated with tamoxifen use?

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Endometrial Cancer

80
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What is the treatment for vaginal vault prolapse?

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Sacrocolpopexy

81
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What birth defect can be associated with SSRI use in pregnancy?

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Congenital heart defects

82
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What is a good anaesthetic agent for harm-dynamically unstable patients?

83
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What is a scaphoid abdomen indicative of in a newborn?

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Diaphragmatic hernia

84
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When would you rescan for a low lying placenta seen at 20 week scan?

85
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What is the school exclusion process for hand foot and mouth disease?

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No need to stay off school

86
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What brain damage is present in spastic cerebral palsy?

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Upper motor neurones in the periventricular white matter

87
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How do NSAIDs affect bone healing?

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Slow it down

88
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What is the time frame for review of a patient under 25 started on an SSRI?

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Review after 1 week

89
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What is the SSRI choice for a patient with unstable angina?

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Sertraline

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What are the first rank symptoms of schizophrenia?

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Auditory hallucinations:
- hearing thoughts spoken aloud
- hearing voices referring to himself / herself, - made in the third person
- auditory hallucinations in the form of a commentary
Thought withdrawal, insertion and interruption
Thought broadcasting
Somatic hallucinations
Delusional perception
Feelings or actions experienced as made or influenced by external agents

91
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What is the school exclusion criteria for roseola infantum?

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No exclusion required

92
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What is a side effect of etomidate to be aware of?

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Adrenal suppression

93
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How long can a pregnancy test be positive for following termination of pregnancy?

94
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What is the name of the childhood heart murmur that is described as a continuous blowing noise heard below clavicles?

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Venous hum

95
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What is the association between smoking and hyperemesis?

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Decreases incidence

96
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Within how long should a category 2 c section be done?

97
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Within how long should a category 1 c section be done?

98
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What investigation would you not do in meningococcal septicaemia?

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Lumbar puncture

99
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What is the management of a patient with ventricular tachycardia who is harm-dynamically stable?

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Amiodarone

100
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What is the management of mania if patient is already on sertraline?

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Stop sertraline and add an antipsychotic for example olanzapine

101
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How long should magnesium infusion be fore after eclamptic seizure?

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24 hours after last seizure

102
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What is the cut off for iron supplementation post partum?

103
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When in sle/antiphospholipid syndrome pregnant women take aspirin and how much?

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75mg from 12 weeks until birth

104
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What is a complication in a foetus with alpha thalasaemia?

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Hydrops fetalis

105
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In tof what determines the clinical severity?

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Degree of pulmonary stenosis

106
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What is the condition associated with infantile spasms?

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West Syndrome

107
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What is the most common side effect of ADHD medication?

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Stunted growth

108
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What is a big risk factor for placental abruption?

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Polyhydramnios

109
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How should long acting insulin be changed prior to surgery?

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Reduced by 20%

110
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What baby weight is macrosomia?

111
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When is anaemia screening done in pregnancy?

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Booking appointment and at 28 weeks

112
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What is the difference between bipolar type 1 and 2?

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Type 1 - full mania lasting 7 days
Type 2 - hypomania

113
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What are the risks of using ondansetron in pregnancy?

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Small risk of cleft lip/palate if used in first trimester

114
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What is the school exclusion for rubella?

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5 days from onset of rash

115
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What is the school exclusion for scarlet fever?

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24 hours after antibiotics

116
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What is the school exclusion for whooping cough?

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2 days after antibiotics

117
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What is the school exclusion for measles?

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4 days from onset of rash

118
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What is the school exclusion for mumps?

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5 days from onset of swollen glands

119
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What is the school exclusion for impetigo?

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Until lesion is crusted and healed or 48 hours after commencing antibiotic treatment

120
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What type of gait may a child with developmental dysplasia of the hip have?

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Trendelenburg

121
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What is the electrolyte acid base imbalance seen in pyloric stenosis?

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Hypochloremic, hypokalaemic metabolic alkalosis

122
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What type of vaccine is rotovirus?

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Oral Live attenuated vaccine

123
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What electrolyte disturbance can suxemethonium cause?

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Hyperkalaemia

124
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What happens to blood pressure in pregnancy?

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Falls in first half of pregnancy before rising to pre-pregnancy levels before term

125
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What age would you expect infantile colic to improve by?

126
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What signs in the eyes can be seen in Kawasaki?

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Conjunctival injection

127
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What is a muscarinic antagonist used in urge incontinence if bladder retraining is unsuccessful?

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Tolterodine, oxybutynin and solifenacin

128
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What would abstains anomaly be described as on echocardiogram?

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Right atrial hypertrophy and the septal and posterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve attached to the right ventricle

129
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What is the likely quadruple results seen in pateaus?

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Decreased AFP
Decreased Unconjugated oestriol
Decreased hCG
Increased Inhibin A

130
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What can ssri cause ie electrolyte imbalance especially in elderly?

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Hyponatraemia

131
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What is adenosine use contraindicated?

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Patients with asthma - causes bronchospasm

132
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What dose of adenosine is used in stable patients with svt?

133
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What is the triad associated with phaeochromocytoma and what medication would be given prior to surgery ?

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Headache, sweating and palpitations
Phenoxybenzamine

134
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What is the first line management for cluster headaches?

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Triptans and high flow oxygen

135
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What is the management of a patient in ventricular tachycardia that has not responded to DC cardio version and adrenaline?

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300mg Amiodarone initially then 150mg bolus

136
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What is the first line medication for spasmodic pain in cancer patients?

137
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What vaccines are offered in pregnancy between week 16 -32?

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Influenza and pertussis

138
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What is the earliest time an LP can be done after onset of subarachnoid haemorrhage?

139
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What type of hypersensitivity is anaphylaxis?

140
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What is used to stage endometrial and ovarian cancers?

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FIGO staging

141
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What is CIN3 also known as and how would you describe the histological findings?

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Carcinoma in situ
The full thickness of the cervical epithelium is affected by abnormal cells

142
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What is the most common cause of gastroenteritis?

144
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What medication is given to elderly patients with urge incontinence?

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Mirabegron

145
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What’s the first line antiemetic for intracranial associated disease?

146
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In paediatric asthma what is the next addition after montelukast?

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Salmeterol and stop montelukast

147
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What can Long term use of atypical antipsychotic lead to?

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High glucose/diabetes

148
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What enzymes can be used to assess pancreatitis diagnosis with later presentation?

149
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What are the classic symptoms of seretonin syndrome?

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Triad of mental status changes, autonomic hyperactivity, and neuromuscular abnormalities

150
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What is the rate insulin should be given in dka?

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0.1 units/kg/hour

151
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How can smoking affect clozapine level in the body?

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Cessation increases level

152
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What genetic condition is associated with neonatal hypotonia?

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Prader will

153
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What is the quadruple result for Edwards syndrome?

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↓ AFP
↓ oestriol
↓ hCG
↔ inhibin A

154
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How would rubella be described?

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Developed a pink maculopapular rash initially on the face before spreading. Suboccipital lymph nodes are also noted

155
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How could scarlet fever be described?

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Fever and a sore throat. Examination reveals tonsillitis and a furred tongue with enlarged papillae. There is a blanching punctate rash sparing the face

156
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What are the downs results for quadruple test?

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↓ AFP
↓ oestriol
↑ hCG
↑ inhibin A

157
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What is the first line treatment of manic episode?

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Quetiapine

158
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What type of cancer is superior vena cava obstruction most likely in?

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Lung cancer

159
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What is the mechanism of action of atypical antipsychotics?

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Dopamine antagonists

160
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What medication overdose is associated with wide QRS on ecg?

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Tricyclic antidepressant

161
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What are the common drugs that can precipitate digoxin toxicity?

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Thiazides, amiodarone, calcium channel blockers, and quinidine.

162
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What is the dose of adrenaline used in cardiac arrests?

163
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What antiemetics can be used in Parkinson’s patients?

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Cyclizine and ondansetron

164
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What BMI indicates the need for oral glucose tolerance test in pregnancy?

165
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How long after the start of phototherapy for high bilirubin do you check the bill levels again?

166
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If a patient presents to gp with suspected meningitis what do you do?

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Give IM benzylpenicillin and send to hospital

167
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What is the treatment for thyrotoxic storm if pregnant over 16 weeks?

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Carbimazole

168
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How long after surgery can you restart cocp?

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