October AFT Flashcards
Deficiency when knee reflexes are brisk and ankle absent. Reduced pinprick sensation up to mid calf.
Bloods:
- Low Hb
-Low WBC
-Low platelets
-High MCV
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Most common neurologic findings:
- Symettric paraesthesias or numbness and gait problems
55 Y/o man, lower back pain, fatigue foe 3 months.
Hb: low
WCC: Normal
Platelets: low
Corrected Ca: High
Albumin: low
Serum electrophoresis: monoclonal Ig Kappa peak
Bone marrow biopsy: foci of plasma cells, 18% of all haemopoietic cells
Multiple Myeloma
Women with reduced UO 24 hours post admission for CAP. Treated with IV amoxi and clarithro.
Creatine: normal on admission
High temp, HR: 106, BP: 102/50, Sats: 95% on O2.
Urinalysis: protein 1+
WCC: High
Platelets: Low
Urea: High
Creatinine: High
Cause of AKI?
A)Drug induced interstitial nephritis
B)HUS
C)Infection related glomerulonephritis
D) Renal hypoperfusion
E) Systematic vasculitis
D) RENAL HYPOPERFUSION
-Ptnt has ongoing sepsis with hypotension leading to pre-renal AKI
-This might lead to acute Tubular necrosis
-Not A: wouldn’t appear until 4-7 days of ABs
-Not B: Would present differently: marked anaemia, low platelet count
-Not C: Uncommon with pneumonia no evidence of haematuria
Not E: No evidence of non-visible haematuria
What type of ulcer:
-70 y/o woman
-Above left medial malleolus
-T2DM
-Smokes 10 PD
BMI: 34
Ulcer: 10 x 5cm and superficial
-Brown leg discolouration of both legs and thickened waxy feel.
Venous Ulcer
-Site and presence of hyperpigmentation are venous suggestive,
Plus not assoc with pain
What is the combination of hypoalbuminaemia, proteinuria, oedema, hypercholesteraemia characteristic of?
Nephrotic syndrome
Causes of nephrotic syndrome in 67 year old, non-diabetic, age group?
Membranous nephropathy
Minimal change
FSGS (Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis)
Myeloma can also be considered
What drugs are prescribed to reduce risk of future falls and fracture?
Calcium
Vitamin D
Alendronic acid
2nd line treatment of osteoporosis? And what is given if intolerant of oral bisphosphonate?
Denosumab (RANKL inhibitor)
Zoledronate IV
8 weeks of back pain, wakes at night, increasing tiredness, no history of problems/recent trauma.
Tenderness over L3/4
Hb: normal
ESR: High
Serum electrophoresis: no paraprotein
Investigation?
-CT scan+ abdomen
-DEXA
-HLA-B27
-Isotope bone
-X-ray lumbar spine
X-ray lumbar spine
-Spinal tenderness and elevated ESR = red flags espesh being woken from sleep
-If negative MRI would be next
17 y/o with florid 24hr skin rash, unwell for past week + intermittent abdo pain.
Rash: palpable, purpuric on lower limbs and buttocks
Temp: 37.2 PR: 70, BP:122/80
Urinalysis: Blood 3+, Protein 2+. nitrates -ve. leucocytes -ve
Bloods: normal Hb, WCC, platelets, Urea, Creatinine.
What is it?
A)IgA vasculitis
B) Meninococcal septicaemia
C) Microscopic polyangitis
D) Postinfectious glomerulonephritis
E) SLE
IgA Vascultis (Henoch-Schlonen Purpura)
-Classic presentation with vasculitic rash, and active urinary sediment
-Renal function usually normal
NOT:
B) Patient would be more unwell
C)Less common in this age, longer history
D) Follows clear infection, strep throat usually
E) Longer history, no vasculitic rash, othe features of SLE would be present
Other features of SLE?
Alopecia
Arthralgia
Skin rash
Cytopenias
Mouth ulcers
Glucose when a person is hypoglycaemic?
If they are alert enough to swallow: Oral tablets
Confused, aggresive, but able to swallow: Gluco gel 2 tubes, if post 15 mins still not fixed, repeat 3 times
If still not fixed: IV Glucose 20%
Unconcious: IV glucose 20% 100ml or IV glucose 10% 200mls
If no IV access IM Glucagon
Hypo Guidelines?
https://abcd.care/sites/default/files/site_uploads/JBDS_Guidelines_Current/JBDS_01_Hypo_Guideline_with_QR_code_January_2023.pdf
Which of these drugs causes constipation?
-Amlodipine
-Doxazosin
-Gliclazide
-Metformin
-Oxybutynin
OXYBUTYNIN
Anticholinergic
65 y/o man sudden visual change, flashing lights, floaters, loss of vision in upper quadrant of right eye.
PMHx: HT
Options:
Acute glaucoma
CRAO
CRVO
Retinal detachment
Vitreous haemorrhage
RETINAL DETACHMENT
-Typically ptnts complains of increasing floaters in one eye, as detachment progresses the separating vitreous will tug on surface of retina and create mechanical depolarisation of axons running through the nerve and fibre layer of retina= flashing lights
70 y/o pyrexia, recued OX sars 2 days post gastercomy.
Post op pain control: difficult, so no chest physio/mobilisation
Temp: 37.8, PR: 84. O2 sats: 92% on 02.
BMI: 36
Reduced breath sounds at both lung bases, soft abdo, wound tenderness
Serous output from drain
ATELECTASIS
-Development of fever in early post-op + reduced 02 sats: bibasal atelectasis particularly in abdominal surgeries
6 months intermittent weakness and numbness bilaterally in legs upon walking 100m which settles with rest, Leaning forwards helps, can bike ride without provoking symptoms.
Diet controlled T2DM, Ex-smoker, BP: 178/95, Bilateral hip flexion weakness.
Lumbar spinal stenosis
Typical history of neurogenic claudication
Comes on with walking and better leaning forwards (including bike riding)
If a mass is found on chest x-ray, what is next most appropriate investigation?
CT scan of chest
Single most important diagnostic factor of localised melanoma?
Breslow thickness
42 y/o with colicky Central abdo pain, vomitingm abdo distension, increased bowel sounds.
Ruptured appendix 20 years ago.
Diagnosis and management?
Bowel obstruction
Conservative:
-Fluid resus
-Nasogastric decompression of gut
-Aspirate stomach contents with syringe then bag placed on free drainage
Surgical is for patients who do not improve with this as dividing adhesions creates opportunity for more to grow
Thrombocytopenia?
Deficiency of platelets in blood
Patients with thrombocytopenia, prolonged PT and aPTT, low plasma fibrinogen and elevated plasma D dimer.
What is usual diagnosis?
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
(DIC)
This can be due to complicated urosepsis
22 y/o went to sleep after party, woken at 3 to urinate, felt faint+nauseous while bearing down, lost consciousness and fell.
Diagnosis?
-Alcohol related seizure
-Cardiac dysrhythmia
-Ecstasy Toxcity
-Hypoglycaemia
-Vasovagal syncope
VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE
Purpose of cricoid pressure?
Prevents passage of gastric contents into airway
25 y/o LHS chest pain, worse upon lying back, and deep breaths.
Recent RTI.
Troponin: 0.025 (<0.01)
ECG changes: widespread PR depression and ST elevation
Pericarditis
18 y/o female, 6 hrs of severe dizziness + nausea
-Room constantly spinning, several vomits, dizziness worse upon opening eyes
Nystagmus with fast phase to left, doesn’t fatigure
Vestibular neuronitis
-Single episode in 18 y/o girl,
-If recurrent: vestibular migraine, BPPV
One episode of visible haematuria, 75 y/o man, BP: 142/80, temp:36.2, Urinalysis: 2+, leucocytes -ve, protein -ve, nitrate -ve.
MSUS: RBCs and epithelial, no microbes
Investigation?
-US Scan of renal tract
-CT urography
-Serum prostate Specific ANtigen
-Urology opinion
-Repeat MSUS for culture and sensitivity
Urology Opinion
-Possibility of transitional cell carcinoma of bladder
-Thorough invgX of haematuria is required
73 y/o male, 3 months of increasing weakness in RH with reduced forearm sensation.
Wasting of all intrinsic muscles of RH, weakness of finger abduction & adduction and thumb adduction.
Finger flexion normal, mild light touch altered sensation along ulnar aspect of forearm,
Reflexes normal
Whats the most likely site of issue?
T1 nerve root
Normal reflexes and normal other arm: no cord lesion
Sensory loss on forearm: no median and ulnar nerve lesions
What does intrinsic hand muscle wasting suggest?
T1 root lesion
Mixed growth on urine specimen indicates what?
Contaminated Urine sample
What does this ptnt have? and what should treatment be?
70 y/o female, 6 weeks generalised shoulder and hip pain and stiffness, excessive tiredness
Temp: 37.5, reduced ROM at shoulders, no muscle tenderness
Synovial thickening and tenderness at wrist
ESR: High
CK: Normal
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Based on age, pattern of msucle weakness and raised ESR
-Prednisolone (corticosteroids)
Man, increasing abdo pain, 1-2 bottles of vodka per day.
Jaundice, spider naevi, prominent veins on abdo walls
Diffusely tender abdo
Temp: 37.6
INR: High
ALT: HIgh
Bilirubs: High
US: ascites with mild hepatosplenomegaly
What do you suspect and what invgX do you do?
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) should be sus in patients with ascites due to to cirrhosis who develop fever, abdo pain, tenderness adn confusion
Therefore an Ascitic tap should be done
65 y/o woman, painful watery left eye 3 days
Reduced visual acuity on left. Fundoscopy normal.
You’re in GP what do you do?
Refer to ophthalmology as emergency
PAINFUL EYE WITH ACUITY LOSS= EMERGENCY
Triple assessment of breast includes?
Clinical examination
Breast imaging
Core biopsy
1st line HT treatment in afro-carribean peoples?
CCB
-pines
What is a prospective cohort?
Longitudinal cohort study that follows a group over time of similar individuals who differ with respect to certain factors to determine how factors affect rates of certain outcomes