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1
Q

which part of the colon is most likely to be affected by ischaemia

A

splenic flexure

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what are the features of mesenteric ischaemia

A
small bowel 
embolism 
sudden
severe
urgent surgery
high mortality
abdo pain
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3
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what are the features of ichaemic colitis

A
large bowel 
multifactorial 
transient 
less severe
bloody diarrhoea
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conservative management
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4
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what are risk factors for bowel ischaemia

A
AF
endocarditis
malignancy
risk fx for embolism 
smoking diabetes hypertension 
concain
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5
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what are the clinical features of bowel ischaemia

A
abdo pain 
rectal bleeding
diarrhoea
fever
blood show lactic acidosis and raised white cells
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6
Q

how do you diagnose bowel ischaemia

A

CT

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7
Q

what is the most common cause of hepatocellular carcinoma in the UK

A

hep C

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8
Q

what signs do you see on a heart failure chest x ray

A
A- alveolar odema (bats wings)
B - kerley B lines
C- Cardio megaly
D- dilated prominent upper lobe vessels
E-pleural effusion
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9
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what does a widened mediastinum on cxr suggest

A

aortic dissection

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10
Q

in a total white out of one lung and the trachea pulled towards the white out, what is the likely diagnosis

A

lung collapse

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what can cause white shadowing in the lung

A
consolidation 
pleural effusion 
collapse
pneumonectomy 
tumour
fluid
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