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What are post-authorisation safety studies?
Observational studies conducted after clinical trials
Look at adverse effects in patients not studied e.g. pregnant women, children, liver and renal impairment
What is seen on renal biopsy in HSP (IgA vasculitis)?
Mesangial deposition of IgA
What is the difference in serology between acute hepatitis B and false positive hepatitis B?
Acute - core IgM antibody
False positive - core IgG antibody
What blood tests are seen in Wilson’s disease?
Low caeruloplasmin
High serum, hepatic, and urinary copper
What are the characteristics of alopecia areata?
Non scaly discrete patches of hair loss
Increased association with atopic eczema
If urinary calcium is not high enough for thiazide diuretic therapy to prevent renal calculi, what is used?
Potassium citrate
Forms complexes with calcium ions
What is a risk of starting statins whilst patients are hypothyroid?
Increased risk of myalgia
What is the most common thyroid malignancy?
Papillary
What is an adverse effect of urate-lowering therapy?
Acute gout attacks
What is the source of bleeding in haemoptysis?
Bronchial artery in 90%
Pulmonary artery in 5%
When is serum C-peptide not useful?
In the absence of true hypoglycaemia
Define delayed haemolytic transfusion reaction
Occurs at least 24 hours after transfusion
Clinically evident by 2 weeks post transfusion
Why is flecainide avoided in LVSD or IHD?
Negatively inotropic
How is septic arthritis post joint injection diagnosed?
Blood cultures (more sensitive than synovial fluid culture)
What are the effects of cocaine?
Hyperthermia Chest pain Hypertension Agitation Arrhythmias Rhabdomyolysis
Where is the ulnar nerve commonly entraped?
At the elbow - medial epicondyle
Why is ABPI required in venous ulcers?
Compression bandaging is contra-indicated if there is insufficient arterial blood supply of the foot
What are the effects of systemic sclerosis on the bowel?
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth from reduced peristalsis and dilatation
Which drugs can cause lithium toxicity?
ACEIs
ARBs
Diuretics
What should be performed before CT scan in acute ulcerative colitis?
AXR to exclude toxic megacolon
What antibody is involved in hyperacute organ rejection?
IgG - as it is from pre-existing humoral immunity
What is the treatment of restless leg syndrome?
Mild: quinine
Mod-severe: ropinirole, pramiprexol, rotigotine
Describe the pupil of acute angle glaucome
Dilated
Non-reactive
What is the triad of Miller-Fisher syndrome?
Ataxia
Internal and external ophthalmoplegia
Arreflexia
Associated with antibodies to GQ1b
What happens to the RAAS system in CCF?
Pathologically activated due to decreased renal perfusion pressure
Leading to high levels of aldosterone, angiotensin, renin
What are the joint crystals in gout and pseudo gout?
Gout: needle shaped, negative birefringence
Pseudo: rhomboid shaped, positive birefringence
What organism colonises indwelling lines?
Staph epidermis