Mixed practice review Flashcards
Visual field defects:
Define congruous vs incongruous:
Homonymous hemianopia - sites of:
Incongruous defect:
Congruous defect:
Macular sparing:
A congruous defect: complete or symmetrical visual field loss
Incongruous defect: incomplete or asymmetric.
Incongruous defect: Lesion of optic tracts
congruous defect: lesion of optic radiation or occipital cortex
macula sparing: lesion of occipital cortex
Visual field defects:
Homonymous quadrantopias:
Superior vs inferior
superior: lesion of the inferior optic radiations in the temporal lobe (Meyer’s loop)
inferior: lesion of the superior optic radiations in the parietal lobe
mnemonic = PITS (Parietal-Inferior, Temporal-Superior)
Bitemporal hemianopia: sites of compression
Lesion site?
Upper quadrant defect
Lower quadrant defect
lesion of optic chiasm
upper quadrant defect > lower quadrant defect = inferior chiasmal compression, commonly a pituitary tumour
lower quadrant defect > upper quadrant defect = superior chiasmal compression, commonly a craniopharyngioma
Bell’s Palsy
Forehead:
Treatment:
Not spared - lower MN lesion thus forehead affected by paralysis
Oral prednisolone and artificial tears
Urge incontinence management:
1) Bladder re-training for 6 weeks
2) Anti-muscarinics: Oxybutinin (immediate release) or tolterodine (immediate release)
Oxybutinin should be avoided in frail elderly people
Mirabegron may be used if concerned about anti-cholinergic side-effects
Stress incontinence management
Pelvic floor excercises
surgical procedures: e.g. retropubic mid-urethral tape procedures
Duloxetine may be offered to women if they decline surgical procedures
Features of essential tremor
Management
Postural tremor:
Worst when arms outstretched
Improved by alcohol and rest
Most common cause of titubation (head tremor)
Management: Propranolol
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
Management:
Drugs to avoid:
ABCDE
Amiodarone
Beta-blockers or verapamil for symptoms
Cardioverter defib
Dual chamber pacemaker
Endocarditis prophylaxis
Nitrates
ACEis
Inotropes
T2DM Diagnosis
1) If symptomatic:
2) If asymptomatic
1) Fasting glucose greater than or equal to 7.0 mmol/l
random glucose greater than or equal to 11.1 mmol/l (or after 75g oral glucose tolerance test
2) On two occasions: HbA1c of greater than or equal to 48 mmol/mol (6.5%) is diagnostic of diabetes mellitus
HbA1c value of less than 48 mmol/mol (6.5%) does not exclude diabetes (i.e. it is not as sensitive as fasting samples for detecting diabetes)
In patients without symptoms, the test must be repeated to confirm the diagnosis
Impaired glucose tolerance criteria:
A fasting glucose greater than or equal to 6.1 but less than 7.0 mmol/l implies impaired fasting glucose (IFG)
Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is defined as fasting plasma glucose less than 7.0 mmol/l and OGTT 2-hour value greater than or equal to 7.8 mmol/l but less than 11.1 mmol/l
Factors affecting HbA1c
1) Falsely elevated
2) Falsely reduce
1) Due to increased RBC lifespan: IDA, Splenectomy, Vit B12 and folic acid def.
2) Due to reduced RBC lifespan: Sickle-cell anaemia
GP6D deficiency
Hereditary spherocytosis
Haemodialysis
AF pharmacologic cardioversion methods:
Which cannot be used in structural heart disease
Amiodarone
Flecainide (if no structural heart disease)
others (less commonly used in UK): quinidine, dofetilide, ibutilide, propafenone
Genital ulcers:
single painless:
single painful:
Multiple painless:
Multiple painful:
single painless: syphilis
single painful: Haemophillus ducreyi (chancroid)
Multiple painless: HPV warts
Multiple painful: Herpes Simplex
Potential class of side effects of Donepezil
May be exacerbated by:
Bradycardia -> SA/AV block
Rate limiting CCBs -> Verapamil
Acute ischaemic stroke management:
If within 4.5 hours of symptoms on-set = thrombolysis AND thrombectomy
If within 6 hours = thrombectomy
if well within 6-24 hours = thrombectomy
SVT with haemodynamic compromise Tx.
SYNCHRONISED DC Cardioverson
Apple core sign seen in:
Oesophageal cancer
Most common endogenous cause of Cushing’s
PITUITARY adenoma
Endometrial cancer risk factors:
Protective factors:
Excess oestrogen (nulliparity,early menarche,late menopause,unopposed oestrogen
Metabolic syndrome (obesity, diabetes, PCOS)
Smoking, multi-parity, COCP
Acute epiglottitis
Causative organism:
Diagnosis
Treatment:
Haemophilus I. type B
Clinically or may use X-ray (thumb-sign)
Oxygen + IV antibiotics
Red eye:
Answer:
pain or no pain?
visual acuity affected?
Pupil size/dilated?
other features
Acute angle closure glaucoma
Anterior uveitis
Scleritis
Endophthalmitis
Acute angle closure glaucoma:
Severe pain
Reduced VA, patient sees haloes
Semi-dilated pupil
Hazy cornea
Anterior uveitis
Acute onset, pain, blurred vision and photophobia
Small fixed oval pupil, ciliary flush
Scleritis
Severe pain, worse with movement
Endophthalmitis
Painful red eye, visual loss following intraocular surgery
Rinne’s and Weber’s
Normal
CHL
SNHL
Normal: Rinne = AC>BC // Weber= midline
CHL: Rinne = BC>AC (affected ear) Weber: Lateralised to affected ear (contrary to instinct)
SNHL = AC>BC Weber: Lateralises to unaffected ear
Blurring of vision again years after cataract surgery may be due to:
Posterior capsule opacification
Cauda Equina:
Causes - most common:
Discs affected:
Most common cause is central disc prolapse L4/L5 or L5/S1
Other causes: tumours, infection, trauma, haematoma
Degenerative cervical myelopathy
Risk factors:
Symptoms
Hoffman’s sign
Test of choice
smoking, genetics, occupation (high axial loads)
Pain (affecting the neck, upper or lower limbs)
Loss of motor function
Loss of sensory function causing numbness
Loss of autonomic function (urinary/faecal incontinence)
Gently flicking one finger on patients hand
MRI -> to then be referred to orthopaedic spinal team
Accumulation of acetylcholine features (SLUD)
Salivation
Lacrimation
Urination
Defecation/diarrhoea
Also small pupils, muscle fasciculation
Malignant otitis externa
Most common organism:
Key features:
Investigation:
Antibiotics
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Diabetes (90%) or immunosuppression
Severe, unrelenting deep-seated otalgia, purulent otorrhoea, dysphagia, hoarseness, and/or facial nerve dysfunction
CT scan
Ciprofloxacin
BMI classes:
<18.5
18.5 - 24.9
25 -29.9
30 -34.9
35 - 39.9
>40
<18.5 underweight
18.5 - 24.9 Normal
25 -29.9 Overweight
30 -34.9 Obese ( I )
35 - 39.9 Clinically obese ( II )
>40 Morbidly obese ( III )
Phaeochromocytoma:
Secretes:
Where:
Features:
Tests:
Treatment:
Catecholamines
Adrenals
Hypertension, headaches, palpitations, sweating, anxiety
24 hour urinary collection of metanephrines
Phenoxybenzamine (alpha blocker) given BEFORE Beta blocker e.g propranolol
Preferred SSRI in MI
Sertraline
Suspected colorectal cancer pathway:
Change
Now use FIT tests more widely rather than colonoscopy first line:
NICE recommend a FIT is used to guide referral in the following scenarios:
with an abdominal mass, or
with a change in bowel habit, or
with iron-deficiency anaemia, or
aged 40 and over with unexplained weight loss and abdominal pain, or
aged under 50 with rectal bleeding and either of the following unexplained symptoms:
abdominal pain
weight loss, or
aged 50 and over with any of the following unexplained symptoms:
rectal bleeding
abdominal pain
weight loss, or
aged 60 and over with anaemia even in the absence of iron deficiency
Which cognitive impairment may present with intermittent confusion/fluctuating cognition:
Lewy Body dementia
Asthma initial tests
FeNO and bronchodilator reversibility test