GP Flashcards
unilateral glue ear symptoms in an adult?
refer urgent 2WW for posterior nasal space tumour
tangentiality vs circumstantiality vs derailment
A circle comes back around eventually (Circumstantiality)
A Tangent goes off forever in another direction (Tangentiality)
A derailed train goes off the track after a little while and needs to be nudged back on (Derailment)
disseminated gonococcal infection triad
tenosynovitis
migratory polyarthritis
dermatitis
when is MSU needed in a women with suspected UTI
if there is visible or non-visible haematuria
which ECG abnormalty can macrolides cause
torsades de pointes
if a patient has both B12 and folate def, which one should be treated first
B12 to avoid subacute degeneration of spinal cord
megaloblastic anaemia + rise in GGT is due to which cause
alcoholism
t score vs z score
bone density scores
t score - standard deviation from mean of young healthy adults (typical person)
Z score - standard deviation from groups relative to age and sex etc (zertain groups)
hba1c target for people on hypoglycaemic agents
53
phq9 score for less severe depression
<16
more severe >16
which class of diabetic medication is useful in obese patients
DPP4 inhibitors
which abx to give in pregnant/breastfeeding women for acne treatment
erythromycin
avoid tetracyclines such as lymecycline
cervical lymphadenopathy, palatal petechiae, sore throat -> sign of?
glandular fever
what does the HINTS ecam help differentiate between
posterior circulation stroke vs vestribular neuronitis
treatment for herpes zoster opthalmicus
famcicylovir
RF for the different types of cataracts
S ubcapsular Steroids
Polar - visual Axis
D ot - D iabetes, myotonic Dystrophy, normals
tx for anterior uveitis
steroid eye drops + cycloplegic (mydriatic) drops
panretinal photocoag complicationa
decrease in night vision
ramsay hunt syndrome tx
aciclovor and oral steroids
