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1
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Patients presents with thunderclap headache?

A

SAH

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2
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LP has a xanthrocrhomic tap what condition has occurred?

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SAH

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Patient had a lucid period after suffering a head trauma (often with a sudden collapse) What has happened?

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extradural haemorrhage

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4
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Patient has cogwheel rigidity has a sign on examination, what condition do you suspect?

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Parkinsons Disease

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5
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Raised CK

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MD

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6
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Toe Walker or positive gower’s sign

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Muscular dystrophy

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Patient has a “Mask-Like” expression

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Parkinson’s

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“Fluctuating” cognitive deficit could be what?

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Lewy Body dementia or delerium

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REM Disturbance could be a sign of what conditions?

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Lewy body dementia or Parkinson’s

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“Woody texture” leg swelling is a sign of what?

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Duchenne or Becker MD

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Vivid visual hallucinations normally of children & not threatening is a sign of what?

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Lewy body dementia

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“acute onset” cognitive disturbance that fluctuates indicates what?

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Delirium

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Personality/behaviour changes followed by dementia is a sign of what?

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Frontotemporal dementia (Pick’s disease)

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Memory & personality problem in someone with a history of cardiovascular disease makes you concerned about what condition?

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Vascular dementia

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15
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What dementia has stepwise detoriation?

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Vascular dementia

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16
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Pain on a loud noise indicates what?

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Facial nerve palsy

17
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A painful 3rd nerve palsy indicates what?

18
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Myalgia, myositis, myoglobulimaenia/uria indicates what?

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Rhabdo (–> DIC & Renal failure)

19
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Inflammatory myopathy with a poor response to steroids indicates what?

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Inclusion body myositis

20
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Weakness, frontal balding, cataracts & ptosis indicates what condition?

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Myotonic dystrophy (onset 30s, +ve FHx)

21
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Leg symptoms + midline shift indicate what kind of herniation?

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Falcine herniation

22
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Backpain worse on coughing indicates what?

A

Slipped disk

23
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Headache worse on coughing indicates what?

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Posterior fossa issue (Raised ICP)

24
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BL sciatic & male sexual dysfunction indicates what?

A

Cauda Equina

25
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Pleocytosis on CSF

A

Rules out bacterial mengitis

26
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1st line migraine prophylaxis?

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Propranolol, topiramate or amitriptyline

27
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Injury to the upper brachial plexus causes what?

A

Erb’s palsy (waiters tip)

28
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Injury to the lower brachial plexus causes what?

A

Klumpke’s palsy (claw hand)

29
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+ve Simmond’s test indicates what?

A

Achilles tendon rupture

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