Medicine 2

Question 0

Virus causing bronchiolitis in children

Answer 0

Respiratory syncytial virus

Question 1

Virus causing the common cold

Answer 1

Rhinovirus

Question 2

Virus causing croup

Answer 2

Parainfluenza

Question 3

Virus causing flu

Answer 3

Influenze

Question 4

Most commoncause of CAP

Answer 4

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 5

Cause of CAP
Causes exacerbation of bronchiectasis
Causes acute epiglottitis

Answer 5

Haemophilus influenza

Question 6

Pneumonia following influenza

Answer 6

Staphlococcus aureus

Question 7

Cause of Atypical pneumonia
Flu like symptoms before a dry cough
Cx: haemolytic anaemia, erythema multiforme

Answer 7

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Question 8

Atypical pneumoniae

Dry cough, lymphopenia, hyponatraemia, derranged LFTs

Answer 8

Legionella pneumophilia

Question 9

Pneumonia in HIV patients

Few chest signs, exertional dyspnoea

Answer 9

Pneumocystis jjiroveci

Question 10

Cause of TB
Wide range of presentations from disseminated to asx
Likely to have B symptoms: weight loss, night sweats

Answer 10

Tuberculosis

Question 11

Tumour lysis syndrome

Answer 11

Occurs in response to chemotherapy- esp for burkitts lymphoma.
Causes release of potassium, phosphate and uric acid.

Question 12

Virus associated with burkitts lymphoma

Answer 12

Ebv (hhv 4)