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Auer Rods

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AML

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Philadelphia chromosome

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CML

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most common leukaemia in children

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ALL

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70 y/o, weight loss, painless lymphadenopathy, lymphocytosis

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CLL. Can transform to Richter’s syndrome.

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60 y/o, abdo pain, massive splenomegaly, weight loss/tired/night sweats, WCC RAISED

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CML

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Child: easy bruising, infections, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia

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ALL

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7
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smear cells

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CLL

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8
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teardrop cells

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myelofibrosis

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Pt has blood transfusion –> 30min later has fever, hypotensive, red coloured urine. What rxn is going on?

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Immediate haemolytic transfusion rxn

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fever, muscle pain, loss appetite, N&V. slow pulse & high temp. Dx?

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Yellow fever

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11
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alpha feta protein: tumour marker for ?

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hepatocellular carcinoma (liver ca)

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4 y/o, lymphadenopathy, febrile, sore throat, palpable liver edge. Dx?

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ALL

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10 y/o: marble like swellings over armpits & neck. Not painful. Dx?

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non Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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14
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1st line Tx for absence seizure

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sodium valproate

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15
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Is PSC associated w UC or Crohn’s?

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UC

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45 y/o, jaundice, xanthelasma, skin excoriation. Raised ALP, slightly raised AST, ALT. +ve for AMA M2 abs. ?Dx

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PBC

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17
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causative agent for travellers’ diarrhoea?

18
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What is pellagra and what are its symptoms?

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Lack of niacin.
Dementia, diarrhoea, dermatitis

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45 y/o - palppitations, dizziness, SOB. Sx associated w change in position. S1 pansystolic mumur @ apex. Dx?

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atrial myxoma

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65 y/o. PMH: DM, IHD. Has soft early diastolic murmur best heard at L parasternal edge on expiration. ?dx
Collapsiing pulse/wide pulse pressure.

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aortic regurgitation

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14 y/o boy, reports: clumsy in morning spilling cereal, daydreaming, sometimes uncontrollably jerky. Dx?

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Janz syndrome (juvenile myoclonic epilepsy)
generalised seizure on waking, daytime absences, myoclonic

22
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STEMI treatment. No PCI available - what is the medical mx?

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ticagrelor + aspirin.
or clopidogrel + aspirin or clopi alone - if high risk bleeding

23
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STEMi treatment. Pt having PCI - what to give?

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prasugrel + aspirin.

24
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STEMI treatment. Pt having PCI, BUT has had prev stroke. What to give?

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clopidogrel + aspirin.
Prasugrel is contraindicated in prev stroke

25
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skin condition: ankles/elbows, associated w coeliac disease?

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dermatitis herptiformis

26
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ObG: Gestational sac >25mm with no fetal pole = what kind of miscarriage?

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missed miscarriage

27
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35 y/o M - aki, haemoptysis, fever. Anti- GBM abs. Dx?

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Good pasture’s

28
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abs associated w antiphospholipid syndrome?

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anti-cardiolipin

29
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what is erysipelas? RF? how to treat?

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superficial skin infection. DM. Penicillin.

30
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when to transfuse platelets?

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platelets <50

31
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When to give FFP?

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when PT is >1.5x normal

32
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WHen to give prothrombin complex concentrate?

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when patient has been on warfarin and there is no time to reverse it

33
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Greek man, Heinz bodies, +ve Beutler test = dx?

34
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what are heinz bodies? what might it indicate?

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denatured Hb - indicative of haemolysis
e.g. G6PD, thalassaemia, haemolytic anaemia

35
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Pt: DM, sudden painless loss of vision in L eye. Pale, swollen optic disc. Dx?

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AION (anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy)

36
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what abx can cause achilles tendionpathy?

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fluoruquinolones - e.g. ciprofloxacin

37
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20 yr old - anal pain on and after defecation. blood on wiping. dx?

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anal fissure

38
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GU clinic: male has itchy penis, no discharge. Doesn’t use condoms. Tx?
GU clinicl: male has purulent discharge, dysuria. Dx?

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Chlamydia –> azithromycin IM or doxy BD
gonorrhoea –> azithromycin + cefotaxime

39
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How is SCLC often treated?

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chemo, radio
not as effective in NSCLC

40
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what is the treatment for polycythaemia vera?

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asymptomatic: venesection, aspirin
symptomatic: immunosuppression

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