Mixed specialites Flashcards
How many days after conception would an over the counter urinary pregnancy test become positive?
9
What is the condition that causes cataracts, muscle weakness and frontal balding?
Myotonic dystrophy
What does an FEV1/FVC ratio of less <70% represent?
Obstructive disease
What is hemiballismus
Involuntary flinging motions of the extremities
What is chorea?
Involuntary, irregular random and flowing movements which flit from one part of the body to another.
How long does a man have to wait before he can drive again after an STEMI
1 month
How long does a man have to wait before resuming sexual intercourse?
and what about working?
1 month
and
2 months
What is sick euthyroid syndrome (SES)?
Low T3/T4 and normal TSH with acute illness.
What electrolyte abnormality can you find in addisons disease
Hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia
Secondary prevention following an ischaemic stroke
Clopidogrel + statin
How is impaired fasting glucose diagnosed
Greater than or equal to 6.1 but less than 7.0 mmol/L.
Difference between MODY and DM
C peptide is low in DM.
During acute illness, how would you change the dose of steroids in addisons pt
Double the glucocorticoids (hydrocortisone) and keep fludrocortisone dose the same.
What kind of drug is memantine
NMDA receptor antagonist
nerve root vibes
S1-S2 (1-2 buckle my shoe) - Ankle
L3-L4 (3 -4 kick the door) - Knee
C5-C6 (5-6 pick up the stick) - biceps
C7-C8 (7-8 close the gate) - tricep
What vessel gets damaged in a subdural haemorrhage?
Subdural haemorrhage results from bleeding of damaged bridging veins between the cortex and venous sinuses
What vessel gets damaged in epidural haemorrhage?
Middle meningeal
What medications cause gingival hyperplasia?
Phenytoin, ciclosporin, CCB and AML
What organism causes BV?
Gardnerella vaginalis
How do you treat Bell’s palsy?
Oral prednisolone
What is the first line management of type 2 DM in patients with a high risk of CVD or chronic HF
Metformin and then once established add: SGLT-2 inhibitor (dapagliflozcin)
Switching from oral morphine to parenteral morphine dose conversion
The equivalent parenteral dose of morphine (subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous) is about half of the oral dose. If the patient becomes unable to swallow, generally morphine is administered as a continuous subcutaneous infusion
How are genital warts treated?
Topical podophyllum or cryotherapy.
How do sulfonylureas work?
Gliclazide:
Bind to an ATP-dependent K+(KATP) channel on the cell membrane of pancreatic beta cells
How do you treat mastitis during breast feeding?
Fluclox
Name the 3 cardinal signs of Parkinson’s disease?
Resting tremor, bradykinesia and rigidity
Features of minimal change disease:
- Nephrotic syndrome: hypoalbuminaemia and proteinuria
- Normotension
- Highly selective proteinuria
What are the features of an acute haemolytic reaction?
Fever, abdominal pain and hypotension.
What are the features of transfusion-associated circulatory overload?
TACO
Pulmonary odema, hypertension
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
A rare but potentially fatal complication of blood transfusion. Characterised by the development of hypoxaemia / acute respiratory distress syndrome within 6 hours of transfusion.
Features include:
hypoxia
pulmonary infiltrates on chest x-ray
fever
hypotension
How many doses of tetanus vaccine generally confers life-long protection?
5 doses of tetanus vaccine
What is the first line management for polycythaemia vera?
Venesection/phlebotomy is the first-line treatment in polycythaemia vera to keep the haemoglobin in normal range.
What condition do you find a narrow pulse pressure and slow rising pulse in?
Aortic stenosis
What condition do you find a collapsing pulse in?
Aortic regurgitation
Which valve is most commonly affected in IVDU users?
Tricuspid valve - infective endocarditis in IVDU most commonly affects Tricuspid valve
Do platonic soulmates exist?
Yes, for confirmation please meet Sreya and Subo
What is the most common cause of infective endocartitis?
Staph aureus
What medication is used as prophylaxis for contacts of patients with meningococcal meningitis?
Oral ciprofloxacin
Other than antibiotics what other meds are associated with c diff?
PPIs
What organism causes a chancroid?
Haemophilus ducreyi -Chancroid is a tropical disease caused by Haemophilus ducreyi. It causes painful genital ulcers associated with unilateral, painful inguinal lymph node enlargement. The ulcers typically have a sharply defined, ragged, undermined border.
What is the second line therapy for controlling BP if ACE inhibitor is not enough - in under 55 yo
CCB or Thiazide-like diuretic (indapamide)
Air crescent sign
Aspergilloma
What is aspergilloma
An aspergilloma is a mycetoma (mass-like fungus ball) which often colonises an existing lung cavity (e.g. secondary to tuberculosis, lung cancer or cystic fibrosis).
Features of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Features:
progressive exertional dyspnoea
bibasal fine end-inspiratory crepitations on auscultation
dry cough
clubbing
Explain the dexamethasone suppression test
Low dose dexamethasone test 1 mcg: Used to diagnose
How do you treat severe campylobacter
Clarithromycin
How do you treat gonorrhoea?
IM ceftriaxone 1g is the treatment of choice for gonorrhoea.
If Angina is not controlled with a beta blocker, what medication would you use?
dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker should be added
Hypocalcaemia is an indication that kidney disease is chronic and not acute.
Chronic renal failure can lead to impaired conversion of 25-hydroxyvitamin D to its active form, which is needed for intestinal calcium absorption. This makes hypocalcaemia a marker that suggests the kidney disease is chronic and not acute, as an acute kidney injury is not associated with hypocalcaemia.
BMI range and classification
BMI Old classification NICE classification
< 18.5 Underweight Underweight
18.5 - 24.9 Normal Normal
25 - 29.9 Overweight Overweight
30 - 34.9 Obese Obese I
35 - 39.9 Clinically obese Obese II
> 40 Morbidly obese Obese III
Features of Lyme disease
Early features (within 30 days)
erythema migrans
‘bulls-eye’ rash is typically at the site of the tick bite
typically develops 1-4 weeks after the initial bite but may present sooner
usually painless, more than 5 cm in diameter and slowlly increases in size
present in around 80% of patients.
systemic features
headache
lethargy
fever
arthralgia
Whats the first line pharmacological treatment for torsades de pointes
IV magnesium sulphate
What is donepazil contraindicated in?
Bradycardia
Mnemonic to remember live attenuated vaccines
MY BOO
MMR
YELLOW FEVER
BCG
Oral polio
Oral typhoid