mock 13 Flashcards
clinical examinations on someone with heart failure
- Basal crackles (bilateral)
- Peripheral oedema (bilateral)
- Dull percussion at the lung bases
- Raised jugular venous pressure (JVP)
- Hepatomegaly
- Gallop rhythm (S3 or S4 heart sounds)
- Tachypnoea
- Tachycardia
- Cyanosis Cold
- Pale
- Confusion/agitation
- Syncope/pre-syncope
- Narrow pulse pressure
classification system of heart failure
NYHA
1st line and gold standard of HF
NT Pro-BNP
ECG
what does an FEV1:FVC ratio < 0.7 indicate
this indicates an obstructive picture
high curb-65 score treatment
IV co-amoxiclav and clarithromycin
most common bacteria for community aquired pneumonia
S.Pneumoniae
anaphylaxis pathophysiology
- Trigger that stimulates IgE production (1 mark)
- IgE stimulates mast cells (1 mark)
- To release histamine(1 mark)
- Degranulation (1 mark)
- This causes a rapid onset of symptoms, with airway, breathing and/or circulation
compromise (1 mark)
blood test for anaphylaxis
mast cell trypase
differentials of breast lump
- Cancer
- Fibroadenoma
- Breast Implant
- Hamartoma
- Breast Cyst
- Breast Abscess
- Lipoma
- Intra-mammary lymph node
- Ductal papilloma
- Fat necrosis
COCP increases and decreases chance of what
Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill (COCP)
Increased risk of: breast/ cervical cancer
lowers risk of: ovarian/ endometrial
sensitivity
Sensitivity = Proportion of people with a disease that have a positive test result
specificity
Specificity = Proportion of people without the disease that have a negative test result
stroke acute treatment
300mg
mechanism action of clopidogrel
P2Y12 inhibitor
scoring system to identify stroke
CHADVASc