MRCP Word Ax COPY Flashcards
Chemo peripheral neuropathy
Vincristine Cisplatin
Chemo cardiomyopathy
Doxorubicin
Chemo pulmonary fibrosis
Methotrexate
Chemo haemorrhagic cystitis
Cyclophosamide
Anti epileptics safe in pregnancy
Levetiracetam Lamotrigine
Cereberal Toxoplasmosis Tx
Sulfadiazine, Pyrimethamine
Histology Barretts Esophagus
Columnar metaplasia
Electrolyte abnormality worsening digoxin toxicity
Hypokalaemia
Leukaemia “ Broad based projections” Dry tap TRAP +ve
Hairy Cell Leukaemia
Worse prognosis RA
Female Anaemia 3 months Gradual onset +ve IgM RF +ve CCP
Rash with one “herald patch” then spreads
Pityrisias Rosea
Lewy Body Dementia
EPSs Hallucinations Variable sx/GCS
Most common Lupus Antibodie
ANA
Translucent bands bones
Osteomalacia
Punched Out Osteolytic Lesions
Myeloma
Nephritis postive for everything high C3, C4, IgM, IgG
Lupus Nephritis
Neck + shoulder pain, weakness abductor pollicis brevis, pin and needles
Cervical Rib
Polymyositis Antibody
Anti Jo
TB Drugs peripheral neuropathy
Isoniazid
Wernickes vitamin deficiency
Thiamine B1
Feltys Syndrome
Triad : Leucopaenia + RA + Splenomegaly (lympadenopathy, leg ulcers, normocytic anaemia)
Tense blistering rash (not affecting rash)
Bullous Pemphigoid IgG
Farm, haemolytic anaemia, high billrubin, neurology
TTP
Diabetic meds causing hypos
Gliclazide
Negatively bifringent crystals joint asp Monosodium Urate Monohydrate
Gout
Weakly positive bifringent crystals joint asp Calcium pyrophosphate
Pesudogout
Tx Tourettes
Risperidone
Palmar crease xanthaoma (pathognomonic)
Broad beta disease
Subchondral cysts
OA
Periarticular osteopaenia
RA
Osteophytes
OA
Brown/blue pigmentation
Alkaptonuria Homognetistic oxidase deficiency
Cushing K+/pH
Hypokalaemia Alkalosis
Conns K+/pH
Hypokalaemia Alkalosis
Bloody diarrhoea w/ shistocytes
E coli
Main bug causing HUS
E coli
Phenylketonuria
Seizures Eczema LD Musty
Cancer type most like to cause hypercalcaemia
Squamous Cell
Waldenstroms Macroglobulinaemia Ig?
IgM kappa paraprotein
Waldenstroms Macroglobulinaemia
HYPERVISCOCITY Cryoglobulinaemia/Raynauds Hepatosplenomegaly Lymphadenopathy
Lebers Optic Neuropathy inheritance
Mitochondrial
Downs cardiology issues
ASD PDA Fallots Tetralogy Endocardial cushion defect
Downs syndrome ax illness
Duodenal Atresia Leukaemia Esophageal fistulae Hypothyroid
What is Philadephia chromosome
Due to deletion of long arm 22, usually on 9 Prognosis worse without it Also myelofiborosis, polycythaemia vubra vera
Turners syndrome cardiac issues
Coarctation aorta Bicupsid aortic valve
Turners hormones
High gonadotrophin Low estrogen
Noonans features
male turners absence testicles/crypto orchidism
Kleinfelters genetics
47 XXY XXXYY XXYY
Kleinfeltoms features
Tall, thin, gynaecomastia, infertility High urinary gonadotrophins
Women affected more than male genetics
X linked
Mitochondrial inheritance
Maternal transmission V rare Leber optic neuropathy
Li Fraumeni Syndrome
Loss of p53 cancer syndrome Breast, brain, sarcoma
FAP chromosome
Bowel cancer deletion 5q21
Colorectal carcinoma chromosome
18q deletion
Haemochromatosis HLA
HLA A3
Behcets HLA
B5
HLA B27
Ank spod Reiters Psoriatic arthritis Anterior uveitis
HLA DR2
MS Pernicious anaemia Nacrolepsy Juvenile diabetes
HLA DR3
Coeliac Sjogens Hepatitis Addisons SLE Graves, Hashimotos IDDM MG
RA HLA
HLA DR4
Coeliac HLA
HLA DR5, DR7
Gram positive rods
Bacillus Clostridium Listeria
Gram positive cocci
Strep Staph
Gram negative rods
Klebsiella Enterobacter Salmonella Shigella Legionella Campylobacter Pseudomonas
Gram negative cocci
Neisseria
Q fever bug
C burnetti
Most common transmission Hep C
Contaminated blood transfusion IVDU (also sex, vertical) NO VACCINE
Chronic complications Hep C
Cirrhosis Hepatocellular carcinoma
Dengue features
fever headache retro orbital pain back ache rash mucosal haemorrhage, shcok
HIV genetics
single stranded RNA
Immune changes in HIV
decreased CD4, CD8 hypergammaglobulinaemia decreased macrophage
Virus causing T Cell leukaemia
HTLV 1
Virus causing Kaposis sarcoma
HHV 8
HBsAg
Surface antigen = current disease (or carrier)
Anti Hbs
Immune
Anti Hbc
Current or previous infection
HIV test method
ELISA Western blot
Causes of false positive treponomal tests
Genital herpes Psoriasis RA SLE
Egg vaccines
Flu, yellow fever
Live vaccines
MMR Polio Chicken pox Yellow Fever Typhoid
Von Willebrands Rx
DDAPV, TXA
Gauchers disease
Jewish hepatosplenomegaly, anaemia, osteopaenia
Type I cryoglobulin
Waldenstroms
Type II cryoglobulin
Hep C, HIV
Type Iii cryoglobulin
Sjorgens
OD causing respiratory alkalosis
Aspirin, Theophyllines
C1 Inhibitor deficiency
Hereditary angioedema
C2, C4 deficiency (classic pathway)
HSP Glomerulonephritis SLE Strep Staph
C3-C9 deficiency
Recurrent bacterial infection e.g Neisseria
Ataxic Telangoectasia syndrome (inheritance, features, Ig)
autosomal recessive kids - cerebellar ataxia, oculocutaneous telangiectasia, recurrent sinus/lung infections Low IgA, IgE Possible T cell deficiency
Wiskott Aldrich syndrome
X linked recessive Eczema, thrombocytopaenia, recurrent infection Lymph tumours Low antibody, IgM high IgE B and T cell WASP
Raised IgG in liver disease
hepatitis, cryptogenic cirrhosis
Raised IgM in liver disease
biliary/alcoholic cirrhosis
Raised IgA in liver disease
alcoholic cirrhosis
Anti smooth muscle +ve
Hepatits PBS Cirrhosis Viral infection
Anti mitochondrial +ve
PBC Hepatitis Cirroshsi
Gastric parietal cell antibody +ve
Pernicious anaemia Atrophic gastrisi Autoimmune thyroid disease
Thyroid autoantibodies
Hashimotos Graves Hypothyroidism Pernicious Anaemia
ANA +ve
Sjorgens Lupus RA MG Hashimotos UC
cANCA
Wegeners granulomatosis Microscopic polangitis
pANCA
Idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis Microscopic polyangitis Churg Strauss
Hyperacute organ rejection presentation
Hours Complemented mediated Vascular spasm, occlusion, failed organ perfusion
Acute organ rejection
Days to weeks HLA incompatibility T cell/CD4
Chronic organ rejection
months-years T Cells
What cells mediate graft versus host disease
T cells
Causes of +ve Coombs test
haemolytic anaemia/tranfusion reactions LSE, lymphoma, leukaemia Methyldopa
Loss of forearm pronation Weak wrist flexion Thenar wasting
Median nerve palsy
Wasting hand muscles, hypothenar Claw hand Radial deviation
Ulnar nerve
Paralysis of knee flexion Foot drop Ankle jerk and plantar reflex absent
Sciatic nerve palsy
What controls motor function
Basal ganglia
Anterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion
weak, numb contralateral leg mild arm signs face spare
Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion
Contralateral hemiplegia sensory loss face dyphasia/dyspraxia contralateral homonynmous hemianopia
Vertebrobasilar artery occlusion
Hemianopia Cortical Blindness Vertigo, nystagmus hemi/quadraplegia sensory loss, drop attacks, cerebellar sx
Lateral Medullary infarct = Posterior Inferior Cereberal Artery Infarct
vertigo, vomiting, nystagmus TOWARDS lesion ipsilateral hypotonia ataxia horners soft palate paralysis
Brocas dysphasia
Inferolateral frontal lobe non fluent speech comprehension intact
Wernickes dysphasia
posterior superior temporal lobe Fluent speech but errors Issues reading, writing, comprehension
Fanconi syndrome
cystinuria, phosphaturia, RTA 2, glycosuria, rickets/osteomalacia
What do Th1 Helper cells secrete?
Cell mediated immunity IFN gamma IL2, IL3
What do Th2 helper cells secrete?
Humoural immunity IgE IL4, IL4, IL6, IL10, IL13
Nacrolepsy HLA
HLA DR2
Nicotinic Acetylcholine what type of Receptor
Ligand gated
Whats the usual outcome measure of a cohort study?
Relative risk
Fabry disease
Angiokeratomas “corneal whirl” Proteinurias Early MI/stroke
Shistocytes in blood smears
DIC
What type of receptor is ANP
Guanylate cyclase
Chi squared test
Comparing 2 percentages/proprotions
Mechanism of doxy
Inhibits 30s unit ribosomes
Achondroplasia mutation
FGFR3 fibroplast growth receptor
Achondroplasia inheritance
autosomal dominant
Features of achondroplasia
short arms and legs, short, flat nose
Bartters syndrome
Severe hypokalaemia defective chloride absorption Na+/K/Cl cotransporter loop of henle
Tay Sachs disease
lysosomal storage cherry red spot macula no hepatospelnomegaly developmental delay
Mcardles disease
glycogen storage myalgia myoglobinuria
Homocystinuria features
fine, fair hair Marfanoid LD downwards (inferonasal) dislocation of lens VTE also malar flush, livedo reticularis
Pathophysiology of homocystinuria
cystathionine beta synthase
Tetralogy of Fallot
VSD RVH right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, pulmonary stenosis overriding aorta
Goodpasture HLA
HLA DRB1*15:01
Ank spond renal disease
AA amyloidosis - apple green +ve bifringence, enlarged kidneys, heavy proteinuria IgA nephropathy
UC Vs Crohns Transmural inflammation
Crohns
UC Vs Crohns Fissuring ulcers
Crohns
UC Vs Crohns Lymphoid/neutrophil aggregates
Crohns
UC Vs Crohns Mucosa/submucosa only
UC
UC Vs Crohns Crypt Abcesses
UC
UC Vs Crohns Skip lesions
Crohns
UC Vs Crohns Continous inflammation
UC
UC Vs Crohns Transmural/all layers inflammation
Crohns
Few polyps and fhx of cancer
HNPCC
Loads of polyps (100s-1000s) and fhx of cancer
FAP
HIV nephropathy histology
Microcystictubular dilatation Collapsing FSGS
CMV Tx
Gancliclovir
Which antibodies cross the placenta
IgG
Initial therapy for phaeochromocytoma SVT
Phenoxybenzamine
Philadelphia chromosome in ALL good/bad prognosis?
Bad
Weber syndrome
Midbrain stroke THIRD NERVE PALSY SAME SIDE Contralateral hemiparesis and hemiparkinsonism
Wallenberg syndrome
Lateral medullary syndrome Ipsilateral pharyngeal/ palatal palsy Ipsi horner syndrome Ipsi pain/temp loss face Contra pain/temp loss body
MOA/enzyme glitazone
CYP2C8
SVT in pregnancy tx
Beta blocker
Hyperlipoproteinaemia IB mutation
Apolipoprotein CII (APO CII)
Red spots with bluish white centre
Koplik spots Measles
Sheep, lymphadenopathy Fever Sweats Weight loss
Brucellosis
Tx for cholera
Doxy
Which immunoglobulins are responsible for haemolytic blood transfusion reactions?
IgM
Homocystinuria pathophysiology
deficiency of cystathionine beta synthase
Homocystinuria features
fine, fair hair Marfanoid LD downwards (inferonasal) dislocation of lens VTE also malar flush, livedo reticularis
Homocystinuria tx
B6 supplementation
Conditions ax with turners
Cystic hygroma Lymphedema Hypothyroidism Horseshoe kidney Crohns
Features CF
short stature diabetes mellitus delayed puberty rectal prolapse nasal polyps male infertility, female subfertility
Main constituent of pulmonary surfactant
dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC)
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
X recessive juvenile gout absence HGPRT orange sand stools
Liddles syndrome
Hypokalaemia HTN
Wilcoxon signed-rank test -
compares two sets of observations on a single sample eg before/after
DiGeorge Mnemonic
‘CATCH22 C - Cardiac abnormalities A - Abnormal facies T - Thymic aplasia C - Cleft palate H - Hypocalcaemia/ hypoparathyroidism 22 - Caused by chromosome 22 deletion
Kearns-Sayre syndrome
mitochondrial inheritance onset < 20-years-old external ophthalmoplegia retinitis pigmentosa
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
organomegaly, macroglossia, abdominal wall defects, Wilm’s tumour neonatal hypoglycaemia.
Complement Leiner disease
C5
Norepinephrine receptor
G protein coupled receptor
Dermatitis herpetiformis HLA
HLA D3
Ligand gated ion receptors
Nicotinic acetylcholine Gaba glutamate
Tyrosine kinase receptors
insulin-like growth factor (IGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF) PIGG(L)ET: Prolactin, Immunomodulators GH, G-CSF, Erythropoietin Thromobopoietin
Guanylate cyclase receptors
ANP/BNP
HLA Psoriasis
HLA CW6
T1 RTA Anion gap
Normal
Lactic Acidosis Anion Gap
Raised
T1 RTA presentation
hyperchloraemic hypokalaemic metabollic acidosis
Linear IgG desposits
anti glomerular basement membrane disease
MOA sitagliptin
DPP-IV inhibitor
Tx cluster headaches
verapamil
Lip smacking seizure - which area of brain
Temporal lobe
CXR “mass surrounded by rim of air”
Aspergilloma
MODY presentation
diabetes without ketones antibody negative autosomal dominant family hx
Latent Autoimmune Diabetes Adult LADA Presentation
Treated as Type 2 for few years High BMS Ketonuria Hx of auto immune
Warm AIHA features
Happens at body temp Anaemia + jaundice +splenomegaly Coombs test +ve
Cold AIHA features
Worse cold temp Raynauds/purplish discoloration (acronyansosis) Coombs test +ve
White turbid fluid joint
Acute Gouty Arthritis
1st step tx aortic dissection
Labetalol
Haemochromatosis inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Haemochromatosis pathophysiology
mutation of HFE on chromosome 6 C282Y (80%) AND H63D (20%) cause decreased hepcidin
Heinz bodies
GP6D deficiency
Howell Jolly bodie
Hyposplenism/splenctomy
Rouleax (blood film)
Waldenstroms, myeloma
Warm AIHA features
Happens at body temp Anaemia + jaundice +splenomegaly
Cold AIHA features
Worse cold temp Raynauds/purplish discoloration (acronyansosis)
Warm AIHA Ig
IgG
Cold AIHA Ig
IgM
What infections does Sickle Cell predispose to ?
encapsulated eg strep pneumoniae, salmonella
What organism causes aplastic sickle cell crisis?
Parvovirus (Causes sudden drop in Hb)
“Pulmonary infiltrates” in sickle cell
Acute chest syndrome
Acute chest syndrome sickle cell presentation
SOB, chest pain, pulmonary infiltrates, hypoxia
Long term tx sickle cell
hydroxyurea
Carcinoid tumour features
tachycardia flushing bronchoconstriction haemodynamic instability diarrhoea
“lambda light chain” in kidney
myeloma amyloidosis
Tramline spine
Ank spond bamboo spine
Rugger Jersey spine
Renal osteodystrophy
Trophozites/cysts in stool culture
Giardia
Type II RTA
Hypokalaemic hyperchloraemic acidosis with low bicarb (high in urine) and high urine pH
Cisplatin side effects
Ototoxicity nephrotoxicity - hypokal, mag, calc
Tx for Hep C
Daclatasvir, sofosbuvir +_ ribavirin
Ciclosporin mechanism
IL2 inhibitor
Small testes, delayed puberty, loss of smell
Klamanns syndrome
Retinal protein responsible for light perception
rhodopsin
Boney lumps DIP
Heberdens nodes OA
Boney lumps PIP
Bouchards node RA
Von Hippel Lindau
Cysts tumours everywhere Chromosome 3 RCC common
Scheuermanns disease
irregular endplates loss of disc space height teenage girls thoracic smooth lump
Hormone change at ovulation
LH surge
Net like rash
Cholesterol emboli
Sickle cell treatment
Hydroxyurea
McArdle disease
Repeated cramping and myoglubinuria (dark drown urine) after exercise
Illness where prophylaxis causing haemolytic anaemia
G6PD deficiency
Hypersegmented neutrophils
Megaloblastic anaemia
Left shift of myeloid cells
Pregnancy, severe infection, CML
Blast cells
AML/ALL
Auer rods
AML
Smear/smudge cells
lymphocytosis usually CLL
Primary thrombocytopaenia features
Bleeds/clots splenic infarcts/atrophy raised megakaryoctyes
Primary thrombocytopaenia tx
hydroxycarbamide, alpha interferon, anagrelide aspirin
Polycythaemia rubra vera features
Clots - headaches, dizziness, VTE, stroke, hepatosplenomegaly
Tear drop poikilocytes
Myelobfibrosis
What condition often turns into myelofibrosis?
PRV
What condition does myleofibrosis often turn into?
AML
Most common leukaemia adults
AML
Philadelphia chromosome in ALL ?prognosis
Poor prognosis
CLL presentation
painless lymphadenopathy + anaemia Smear cells
Reed Sternberg cells “owls eye” appearance
Hodgkins lymphoma
Most common type of Hodgkins
Nodular sclerosing women good prognosis
High number Reed Sternbergs ?Hodgkins type
Mixed cellularity
Best prognosis Hodgkins
Lymphocyte predominant
Worst prognosis Hodgkins
Lymphocyte depleted
Poor prognostic factors in AML
>60 >20% blasts after 1st chemo deletion chromosome 5 or 7
Acute promyelocytic leukaemia genetics and cells
t15:17 fusion of PML and RAR alpha Auer rods
“Increased granulocytes at different stages of maturation +- thrombocytosis”
CML
CML genetics
t9:22 q34:11 BCR-ACL
CML treatment
imatinib - tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Leukaemia presenting with DIC
APML
Good prognostic factors ALL
FAB L1 type common ALL Pre-B phenotype low initial WCC del 9p
Poor prognostic factors ALL
FAB L3 type T or B cell markers Philadelphia <2 or 10< male CNS involvement high WCC not white Hypodiploidy