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MSCAA Practice Paper 2 Flashcards

1
Q

What is a skin CF of DIC?

A

Petechial rash

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2
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What are the blood results in DIC? (4 things)

A
  1. Low platelets
  2. Low fibrinogen
  3. Raised APTT
  4. Raised PT
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3
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What is the Tx for venous leg ulcers?

A

Compression stockings

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4
Q

What is the main lymphatic drainage of the ovary (and hence ovarian cancer)?

A

Para-aortic lymph nodes

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5
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What is the Dx when there is cyclical breast pain?

A

Fibrocystic disease
(you will get fluid filled cysts as well)

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6
Q

What nerve is clarted in foot drop?

A

Common peroneal (aka fibular)

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7
Q

What DM meds should be stopped b4 surgery and what can continue?

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Continue metform, stop everything else

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8
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What is the Tx for Superficial thrombophlebitis?

aka tender swollen cord in superficial leg veins, not DVT

A

Naproxen

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9
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What is the most common causative organism of leg cellulitis?

A

Strep pyogenes

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10
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What is the Tx for hydronephrosis caused by ureteric stones?

A

Nephorostomy
(to decompres renal pelvis)

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11
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What is the Tx for delirium?

A

Halperidol

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12
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How do you differentiate between Hydrocele and Epididymal cyst (aka spermatocele)?

A

Hydrocele would surround testis

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13
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What organism causes malaria?

A

Plasmodium FALCIPARUM

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14
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What heart clartation does cocaine cause?

A

Coronary artery spasm

leads to ACS

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14
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What heart clartation does cocaine cause?

A

Coronary artery spasm

leads to ACS

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15
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What do you do if TFT are normal but you have a non tender lump on thyroid gland?

A

US of neck

(bc its a non-functional thyroid nodule)

16
Q

What do you do if TFT are normal but you have a non tender lump on thyroid gland?

A

US of neck

(bc its a non-functional thyroid nodule)

17
Q

What are the fasting req for surgery? (2 things)

A
  1. 2 hours clear liquids
  2. 6 hours solids
18
Q

What condition causes scaly formations around minor skin injuries / insect bites when they are healing?

A

Psoriasis

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