Minor illnesses

Question 1

Candidiasis:
- Causes
- Risk factors (6)
- Symptoms (4)
- Differentials
- Complications
- Investigations
- Management

Question 2

Bacterial vaginosis:
- Causes
- Risk factors (5)
- Symptoms
- Investigations
- Management

Answer 2

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Question 3

Headaches:
- Investigations (5)
- Management in primary care
- Red flags

Question 4

Medication overuse headache:
- Symptoms
- Management

Cluster:
- Symptoms
- Triggers
- Management + prophylaxis

Space occupying lesion:
- Symptoms
- Investigations

Trigeminal neuralgia:
- Symptoms
- Triggers
- Investigations
- Management

Temporal arteritis:
- Management

Question 5

Tension headaches:
- Causes (3)
- Symptoms
- Management

Migraine:
- Pathophysiology
- Triggers (7)
- Symptoms
- Management

Question 6

LRTI: Bronchitis
- Definition
- Causes (4)
- Symptoms (4)
- Investigations
- Management

Question 7

LRTI: Pneumonia:
- Definition
- Causes
- Risk factors (4)
- Symptoms
- Signs (6)
- Investigations
- Management

Question 8

URTI:
Cold:
- Causes (3)
- Symptoms
- Management

Influenza:
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Management
- Who’s eligible for vaccine
- Complications

Answer 8

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Question 9

URTI: Sore throat:
- Differentials
- Investigations
- Management

Tonsillitis:
- Definition
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Investigations
- Management
- Complications

Question 10

Abscesses:
- Definition
- Causes
- Symptoms for skin + internal
- Management

Question 11

Sprain:
- Definition
- Symptoms (5)

Strain:
- Definition
- Symptoms (4)

• Complications (4)
• Investigations
• Management

Question 12

Blackouts:
- Definition
- Causes (4)
- Investigations
- Management

Question 13

Aphthous ulcer:
- Risk factors (10)
- Symptoms
- Investigations
- Management

Question 14

Plantar fasciitis (policemans heel):
- Definition
- Risk factors (6)
- Symptoms
- DD
- Management

Question 15

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease:
- Management in primary care

Answer 15

Advice on lifestyle measures (obesity, trigger foods, smoking, alcohol, coffee, and stress) and sleeping with the head of the bed raised.
Reviewing and stopping any drugs that may be exacerbating symptoms, if possible and appropriate.
Offering a full-dose PPI for 4 weeks for proven GORD, to aid healing.
Offering a full-dose PPI for 8 weeks for proven severe oesophagitis, to aid healing.
Offered annual reviews
Encouraged to step down or stop treatment, if possible and appropriate.
Refer: persistent, controlled on meds but wants to come off, risk for Barrett

Question 16

Diarrhoea and vomiting:
- Investigations
- Management

Question 17

Congenital rubella syndrome:
- Definition
- Conditions it causes (4)

Answer 17

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Question 18

Red flags for acute red eye (4)
What would you do for examination
- Episcleritis
- Acute iritis
- Corneal ulcer

Answer 18

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Question 19

Conjunctivitis:
Infective:
- Symptoms
- Causes
- Management
- Complication

Allergic:
- Symptoms

Question 20

Glaucoma:
Open iridocorneal angle:
- Definition
- Risk factors (6)
- Symptoms
- Signs
- Management in primary

Acute closed angle:
- Risk factors
- Symptoms

Question 21

Subconjunctival haemorrhage:
- Definition
- Symptoms
- Management

Question 22

Meibomian cyst vs stye

Question 23

Cellulitis:
Pre-orbital:
- Definition
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Management

Orbital:
- Definition
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Complications

Question 24

• 6 in 1 vaccine

Answer 24

whooping
tetanus
polio
hib
hepb
diphtheria