MRCP Flashcards
65-year-old woman presented with a 12-hour history of sudden-onset gait unsteadiness, vomiting and headache, followed by increasing drowsiness. Diagnosis?
Acute cerebellar haemorrhage
Painless lymphadenopathy, Splenomegaly, Anaemia, Thrombocytopenia, Neutropenia
Chronic myeloid leukaemia
IgA vasculitis - aka? Tetrad? Risk factors?
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Palpable, non-blanching, purpuric rash on buttocks and extensor surfaces
Arthralgia
Abdominal pain
Glomerulonephritis
Peri-articular oedema
Usually affects Children
Renal biospy shows mesangial IgA deposition - Dx?
IgA Vasculitis (Henoch Schonlein purpura)
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45 year old, right flank pain, livedo reticularis, past obstetric complications, haematuria + proteinuria, anaemia, thrombocytopenia - Ix?
Anti-cardiolipin antibodies
Antiphospholipid syndrome
–> Renal vein thrombosis
Lightheadedness. 24hr ECG shows
atrial and ventricular premature beats; nocturnal bradycardia and Mobitz type I atrioventricular block, and supraventricular tachycardia
Which is clinically most important?
Supraventricular tachycardia
Most likely to explain patient’s symptoms
1 month Hx of weight loss, abdo distention, flatulence, foul smelling diarrhoea
Recent visit to India
Stool culture -ve
Anti-TTG Ab -ve
Giardisis
Stool cultures are often falsely negative in Giardiasis
Viral gastroentertitis is unlikely to be so chronic
20 year old T2DM. Dx? Genetic mutation?
MODY
HNF-1a mutation
72M, multiple episodes of collapse lasting 1min, PMHx MI (4 years ago), now asymptomatic, ECG: SR, anterior Q waves + anterior ST elevation? Diagnosis?
Cardiogenic syncope (e.g. VT)
ECG shows ventricular aneurysm
Unilateral dilated pupil, very slowly reactive to light, absent knee/ankle jerk. Dx?
Holmes-Adie pupil
Renal stone. High urinary calcium. Prevention?
Potassium citrate
Hx of excessive bleeding after dental procedure. Dx?
Von WIllebrand’s disease
Most common phenotype for a1 anti-trypsin deficiency?
PiZZ
Homozygous
Autosomal recessive
What are the secondary causes of hypercholesterolaemia?
Hypothyroidism
Nephrotic syndrome
Cholestasis
What are the secondary causes of hypertriglyceridaemia?
T1DM/T2DM
Obesity
Chronic renal failure
Liver disease
New asymmetrical thyroid swelling + cervical lymphadenopathy. Dx?
Thyroid cancer
(most likely Papillary thyroid cancer as most common type)
Burkitt lymphoma. What gene?
c-Myc is associated with Burkitt’s lymphoma
Splecnectomy planned. What should you to vaccinate against and when?
At least 2 weeks before surgery (e.g. 1 month before)
Encapsulated bacteria (NHS)
- Neisseria meningitides
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
17 F, single, painless, enlarged cervical lymph node. CXR mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Dx? Characteristic cell type?
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Reed-Sternberg cell
NSAIDs cause AKI? What type?
Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN)
Renal AKI
Episodic sweating and hunger. Weight gain. Dx? Ix?
Insulinoma
Supervised prolonged (72 hours) fasting serum glucose
Crohn’s disease had terminal ileal resection. Now diarrhoea. Dx?
Bile salt induced dirarrhoea
Suspected septic arthritis. Ix?
Blood culture!
Then urgent joint aspiration
Common peroneal nerve injury vs L5 radiculopathy
Common peroneal nerve injury
- Loss of ankle eversion
- Normal ankle inversion
- Loss of sensation over anterolateral leg and dorsum of foot
L5 radiculopathy
- Weakness of ankle dorsiflexion + ankle inversion
- Weakness of hip abduction
- Loss of sensation in 1st webspace of foot
Post-partum, Headache, Drowsiness, Focal neurological signs, Seizures - Dx?
Valsalva manoeuvre - 1st haemodynamic response
↓ venous return
–> reduced predload
–> reduced cardiac output
30 year old Bipolar on Lithium has high BP. 1st drug?
Amlodipine (since on Lithium)
Usually < 55 year olds would start ACEi/ARB
Amitryptylline overdose. What class of drug? Tx?
TCA overdose
IV sodium bicarbonate
Hyperacute rejection? Which Ig?
IgG (pre-existing humoral immunity)
Triad of Ophthalmopegia, Ataxia, Areflexia. Dx?
Miller-Fisher syndrome
Variant of GBS
Sudden onset, unilateral, painless loss of vision
Pale retina
Cherry red spot
Dx? Cause?
Central retinal arterial occlusion
Embolism or Giant cell arteritis
Haemodialysis. Infection from line. Most common cause?
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Class and Complications of Ciprofloxacin
Quinolones (e.g. Ciprofloxacin)
S/E: Tendinopathy
Most common cause of traveller’s diarrhoea
E. coli