Passmed Flashcards

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Association of AS and gastrointestinal bleeding

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heyde’s syndrome - angiodysplasia of the stomach - ? related to lysis of VWF from stenosed valve

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Hallmarks of homocysteinurea

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deficieny of cystathionine beta synthase
similar to marfans
fine fair hair
downward dislocation of the lens
VTE risk
livedo reticularis
malar flush

DOES NOT CAUSE RENAL STONES

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3
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associations of primary sclerosing cholangitis

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UC
chrons less so
HIV

presents with jaundice and pruritis
RUQ pain
fatigue

investigate with ERCP or MRCP
positive ANCA ?
may progreess to cholangiocarcinoma and associated with increased colorectal cancer risk

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4
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Secondary causes of osteoporosis

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premature menopause
steroids
testosterone deficieny in yonger men
vitamin d deficieny/ calcium def
thyroid disorders 
myeloma or malignancy
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5
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What classes as stage 2 hypertension

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150/95 - treat.

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6
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signs of quinine overdose

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visual disturbances, tinnitus flushing
hypoglycaemia and metabolic acidosis
can get flash pulmonary odema

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MArkers of poor prognosis in IgA nephropathy

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hypertension
proteinuria
male gender
smoker
(frank blood is a good prognostic)
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differnce between an IgA nephropathy and a post streptoccal glomerulonephritis

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IGA frank blood and more often men, comes on after 1-2 day sof URTI

PSG - comes on afetr 2 weeks and just protein

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9
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friendrichs ataxia

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cerebellar ataxia and signs - often presents in young
die from HOCM
often get diabetes and high arched palate
optic atrophy

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10
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digeorge identifiers

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CATCH 22 - t cell deficiency
cardiac abnormalities
abnormal facies
thymic aplasia
cleft palate
hyocalcaemia/hypoparathyroidism
chromosome 22 deltion
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MEN1

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PPP
parathyroid - hyper para
pituitary
pancreas - inulinoma or gastrinoma

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12
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collagen 1 problems

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osteogenesis imperfecta

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13
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collagen 3 and 5 problems

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ehlers danlos - vascular variant

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14
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collagen 4 problems

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goodpastures - autoanibody

alports syndrome

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15
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sensitivity

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im really sensitive i feel everything - chance that you pick up positives.
calculated as tested positives as a percentage of total positives i.e includes fase negatives

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16
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chromosome for APKD

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type 1 - chromosome 16

type 2 - chromosome 4

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17
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indications for bipap

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copd with respiratory acidosis
type 2 resp failure secondary to OSA/chest wall deformity/neuromuscular disease
withdrawal of intubation
cardiogenic pulmonary odea - non responsive to cpap

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18
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recomended inspiratory and end pressurees in copd - bipap

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4-5cm EPAP
10-15cm IPAP
back up rate - 15 / min
inspiration:expiration 1:3

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19
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risk factors for contrast induced nephroathy

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age >70
known renal impairment/diabetes
dehydration
cardiac failure
nephrotoxics

give fluids for 12 hours before and after 1ml/kg/hr

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20
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Hypersensitivity types: gell and coombes

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type 1 - anapjylactic (IgE mediated)
type 2 - cell bound - binds to antigen on cell surace
type 3 - imune complex - free antigen antibody e.g SLE/ post strep glom
type 4 - t cell meicated - eg TB, GVHD, scabies, MS, GBS

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21
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thickening of the bone

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pagets - increase in osteoclast and osteoblast

osteopetrosis - thick but brittle bone - osteoclastic failure to resorp

22
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hallmark of sarcoid

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non caseating granulomas
high ACE
african american females

23
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birbeck granules

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tennis racket shaped lesions of langerhans cell histiocytosis

24
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hallmarks of sarcoid - presentation

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fevers, erythema nodosum, arthralgia, bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, cough, malaise, weight loss.
others:hypercalcaemia, parotitis

25
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diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa

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biopsy of nodules - necrotising arteritis

, MRI angiogram showing medium vessel aneurysm

26
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livedo reticularis

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think PAN - along with fevers, arthralgia, weight loss. HTN, testicuar pain, renal failure hep b in 30%

27
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most common type of renal stone

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calcium oxalate

increased likelihood if you have hypercalkciurea

28
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reversal agent for beta blckers

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IV glucagon

29
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hypokalaemia and hypertension

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hyperaldosteronism

30
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hyonatraemia and hypotension

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adrenal insufficiency - addisons

31
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young female, hypertension, assymetrical kidneys

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fibromuscular dysplasia (often found with renal artery stenosis after ACEi initiation and drop in renal function)

32
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ecg changes of a TCA overdose

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sinus tachy, broad QRS, long QT

33
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whats the problem in acromegaly

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too much growth hormone - treat ment with surgical removal, and somatostatin analogues - octreotide
then use GH recepter antagonists - pegvisomant - reduced IGF1 levels to norm

34
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homogentisic acid dioxygenase deficiency

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alkaptonuria

35
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mobitz 1 vs 2

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mobits 1keback

2 - pauses

36
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type of kidney disease closest to that of post streptococcal glomerulonephritis

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diffuse proliferative GN

37
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Vitamin associated with poor wound healing

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vit c

38
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CEA marker

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colrectal

39
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causes of a raised anion gap acidosis

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high cpncentration of inorganic acids which mean 15 or over difference. 
Lactic acidosis
methanol
ethylene glycol
urate - renal tings
ketoacids in diabetes
paracetamol
40
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causes of a normal anion gap acidosis

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loss of bicarb or hyperchloraemic(due to retention to compensate) - 14 or less
renal tubular acidosis
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
diarrhoea

41
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Causes of pyoderma gangrenosum

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idiopathic
UC chrons
SLE RA
Myeloproliferative
myeloma
monoclonal gommopathy
Purple
painful
pretibial
pathergy
progressive
42
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what is fanconi syndrome

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abnormality with dysnuctional PCT - results in RTA t2, loss of electrolytes, hypovolaemia, loss of glucose, polyuria
sjogrens, nephrotic syndrome, wilsons and myeloma.

43
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causes of left bundle branch blcok

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aortic stenosis
IHD
cardiomyopathy hypertension

44
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Causes of heinz bodies.

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G6PD or alpha thalaseemia

NOT howel jolly bodies

45
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causes of howel jolly bodies

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hyposplenism

46
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target cells

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sickle cell
IDA
hyposplenism
liver disease

47
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Massive splenomegaly

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visceral leishmaniasis
CML / myelofibrosis
malaria
gauchers

48
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non massive splenomegaly

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infection - edocarditis, hepatitis, galndular fever
malignancy - lymphoproliferative disorder
portal hypertenison - chirrosis

49
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c-anca

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PR3 - wegeners

50
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p anca

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churg strauss - MPO - cresenteric immune glomerulonephritis

51
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philadelphia chromasome

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