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1
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What are the Ottawa rules?

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Bony tenderness at the posterior tip of the mallelous
Unable to weight bear at time of injury AND when seen

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What is osteomalacia?

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Chronic low vit D in adults. Causes bony pain/ tenderness/ muscle weakness.

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3
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First line treatment of acute gout?

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NSAIDS (or Colchicine)

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4
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What is the inheritance of Elhers Danos syndrome and what are the features?

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Autosomal dominant
Hyperelastic skin and atrophic scars

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5
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Anti centromere is a/w?

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Sclerosis

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6
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Drug induced lupus is caused by which drugs?

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Chlorpromazine, Minocycline, Methyldopa, Hydralazine, Isoniazid, D-penicillamine.

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7
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What are some complications of Paget’s?

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High output cardiac failure, deafness, bone sarcoma, skull thickening.

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Calcium/ ALP/ Phosphate. What happens in Pagets/ Oestemalacia/ Osteoporosis?

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Osteoporosis- normal bloods
Pagets- Raised ALP - (isolated)
Osteomalacia- Raised ALP. Low calcium/ low phosphate

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9
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What drug is used after initial therapy for Lupus?

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Hydroxychloroquinine

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10
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What monitoring is required for hydroxychloroqunine?

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Yearly eye check

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11
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What is the normal range for calcium (corrected)

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2.2-2.7

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12
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What are the blood results for Osteomalacia and how does it present?
Treatment

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Raised ALP
LOW calcium

Presents with bony pain/ potential for fractures (femoral)
Tx: high dose vitamin D

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13
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Median nerve supplies?

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Thumb and first 2 fingers

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14
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Simmonds test - tests for?

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Achilles tendon rupture.

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15
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What is Feltys syndrome?

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RA/ Neutropenia/ Splenomegaly

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16
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What is Caplands syndrome?

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RA and pulmonary fibrosis in coal miners

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17
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P-ANCA is positive in x2

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Both small vessel vasculitis
1. Churg Strauss (EGPA)
2. Microscopic Polyangitis (MPA)

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18
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C- ANCA is positive in?

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Wegners
Granulomatosis with polyangitis

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19
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How does eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis present? Classic triad
‘Churg Strauss’

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Asthma
Vasculitis
Eosinophilia

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20
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What are the features of Polyarteritis Nodosa?

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Aneurysm formation
Associated with Hep B
Constitutional symptoms/ Rash/ Renal failure

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21
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What is Galeazzis Test

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Used to test for DDH when >3-4 months old.
Knees are a different height.

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22
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What is the most common bone tumour?

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Osteosarcoma

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23
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How does Ewings Sarcoma present and what are the Xray findings?

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Lots of pain
Long bones and pelvis
Children and adolescents
Xray- onion skin appearance.
(Small round blue tumour)

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24
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Wrist drop = palsy of which nerve?

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Radial nerve palsy.
Associated with sensory loss over back of hand

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25
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High stepping gait indicates?

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Foot drop
Foot drop= common peroneal nerve injury

26
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What does McMurrays test for?

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Test for meniscal tears/ injuries

27
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Classical Perthes presentation?

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PAIN
Boys aged 4-8
Progressivley painful limp over a couple of weeks

28
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What are the examination findings in SUFE?

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Loss of internal rotation

29
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Colles vs Smiths fracture?

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Colles= classic= FOOSH. Distal radius displaced dorsally

Smiths= falling on back of hand. Distal radius goes anterior.

30
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What is Potts disease?

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TB of the spine and causes angular kyphosis. Treatment with TB medications.

31
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What is the presentation with a rotator cuff injury? AKA SUPRASPINATUS TENDONITIS

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Painful arc of abduction.

32
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What is the examination findings for adhesive capsulitis?

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Loss of external rotation.

33
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How to grade muscle power MRC rating 0-5

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5= Normal power
4= Resistance
3= Gravity
2= Some active movement
1= Flicker of contraction
0= Nothing

33
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Shoulder dislocation
- What type is the most common and what is the presentation?
- Complications?

A

Anterior shoulder dislocation is the most common
Presents with the arm externally rotated

Complications include damage to axillary nerve. Regimental patch- sensory loss. AND weakness of deltoid muscle.

34
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What is the T value to diagnose osteoporosis?

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Less than -2.5

35
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What do these antibodies indicate?
AMA
ANA
Anticentromere
Anti Ro, Anti LA

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AMA = PBC
ANA= SLE
Anticentromere= CREST
Anti Ro/ Anti La= Sjogrens

36
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Boxers fracture is the most common type of fracture of which bone?

A

Most common metacarpal fracture

37
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Bartons fracture is a fracture where?

A

Distal radius but intra-articular (as opposed to Smiths or Colles)

38
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What investigations form part of the secondary survey in Trauma ?

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CXR
Pelvic XR
Lateral Spine

39
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What are the associations with adhesive capsulitis? what people at risk?

A

Middle age females
Diabetics!!

Passive and active range of movement

40
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How does a Gastronemius muscle tear present?

A

Pop after sudden push off

41
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How may a patellar fracture present?

A

Compressive blow
In displaced transverse fractures= inability to straight leg raise.
Swelling

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42
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Tibial plateau fracture presents how?

A

Bumper fracture
Car into lateral side of knee
Swollen and deformed

43
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CREST syndrome is a/w which condition and which antibody?

A

Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis
ANTI-CENTROMERE!

44
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How do stress fractures present?

A

Repetitive injury

45
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How would a supracondylar fracture present?

A

FOSH in children
Check for neurovascualar compromise!

46
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What are the Ottawa KNEE rules ?

A

Age > 55, Tenderness over patella, Tenderness at head of fibula, Inability to flex to 90 degrees

47
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What is the acute management of Gout?

A

NSAIDS! Naproxen!
Colchicine (main side effect is diarrhoea)

48
Q

Anticentromere antibody is a/w which disease?

A

Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis

49
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What blood test is the most SPECIFIC to RA?

A

Anti CCP

50
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Regimental patch is supplied by which nerve and how could it be damaged?

A

Axillary nerve- damaged by dislocation of shoulder OR humeral fracture.

51
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Shoulder dislocation- what are some facts?

A

Fall on outstretched hand
Most common is ANTERIOR
Assess for axillary nerve damage- regimental patch
Presentation- elbow is flexed, arm in abduction

52
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Traumatic rotator cuff tear- presentation and management?

A

Trauma- eg traction injury/ shoulder is forcibly stretched
DROP ARM TEST! Pt cannot hold their arm up.
Management- needs referral to ortho.

53
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Patella dislocation- presents how?

A

Dislocation laterally
Twisting injury
Patella is displaced laterally
Knee is held in flexion

54
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McMurreys Test is used for?

A

To test for mensical TEARS

55
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What are the 2 risk scores for osteporosis fracture risk and when can they be used?

A

QFracture aged 30-84
FRAX - aged 40-90

56
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Drug induced lupus- what are the 2 common drugs?

A

procainamide
hydralazine

57
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What sign is pathognomonic of sarcoidosis?

A

lupus pernio- blue rash on tip of nose is characteristic of sarcoidosis

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