Miscellaneous Flashcards
What is primary focal hyperhidrosis and what are the diagnostic criteria?
It is excessive sweating of a benign cause, sometimes running in families.
Diagnostic criteria:
Typically symmetrical, bilateral sweating
Sweating eases off at night and there is no focal nocturnal sweating
Age of onset < 25 years
Affecting ADLs
Frequency of at least 1x episode per week
Features that suggest alternative cause are onset > 25, night sweats and uniliateral.
In which circumstances should urine MCS be sent from GP if suspecting a UTI?
Treat on clinical suspicion / positive dip generally
Ensure send MCS if
> 65
Visible OR non-visible haematuria
Pregnant women symptomatic of UTI (always treat for 7/7, even if asymptomatic bacteruria in pregnancy due to risk of ascending infection, send repeat urine MCS after completing abx for test of cure)
Men with suspected UTI (also treated for 7/7)
What is the Widowed Partner’s Allowance?
This is a payout from the government to someone who’s spouse or civil partner has died and they have dependent children.
They are eligible until their oldest child leaves full time education or they reach retirement age or they REMARRY whichever is sooner
The payout is dependent on the deceased having made sufficient national insurance contributions while alive
What is the funeral payment?
This is a ONE-OFF payment to the partner or parents of the deceased if they are ON BENEFITS to help pay for a funeral
What is the bereavement support payment?
This is a lumpsum and then 18 monthly payments that you are eligible for if you are under the state pension age when your partner dies.
This is dependent on sufficient national insurance contributions
The amount given changes depending on whether you are also on benefits
True or false - beta blockers can reduce hypoglycaemic awareness in diabetics / those on insulin?
TRUE
Beta blockers can block the adrenergic mediated response to hypoglycaemia and so diabetics should be cautioned re this
