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1
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RA drug causing nephrotic syndrome

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Penicillamine

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2
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Kidney condition caused by NSAID use

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Acute interstitial nephritis

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3
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Biochemical pattern in osteomalacia

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High ALP, low calcium, low vit D

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4
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Looser zones, or ‘translucent bands’ are seen in

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osteomalacia

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5
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Iron salts e.g. ferrous fumarate can cause reduced absorption of

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Levothyroxine

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6
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Anti-epileptic associated with aggression, hair loss and tremor

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Sodium valproate

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7
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IVDU, cavitating bilateral pneumonia

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Staph aureus

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8
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Amiodarone blood test monitoring

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TFTs and LFTs 6 monthly

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9
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Time after MI before driving HGV according to DVLA

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6 weeks
Stress exercise test before allowed to drive

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10
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Distal displacement of distal radius fracture

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Colles

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11
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Volar displacement of distal radius fracture

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Smith’s

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12
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Name for fracture of the base of the metacarpal of the thumb

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Bennett fracture

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13
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Which malignancy is staged on the Clark/Breslow scale

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Malignant melanoma

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14
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Which genetic condition does NICE recommend testing for in every patient diagnosed with colorectal cancer

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Lynch syndrome
Autosomal dominant –> >80% increase in risk of developing colorectal cancer

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15
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Defect characteristic of diseases affecting the macula

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Central scotoma

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16
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Visual field defect in retinitis pigmentosa

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ring scotoma

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17
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Visual field defect in glaucoma

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Arcuate scotoma

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18
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Visual field defect in toxic neuropathy

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Centrocaecal scotoma

19
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At what age do children develop shyness around strangers

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1 year

20
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Enlarged posterior auricular and suboccipital lymph nodes

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Rubella

21
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Circumcorneal redness, blurred vision, photophobia, small pupil

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Anterior uveitis (iritis)

22
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Drug causing blue/grey discolouration of nails

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Minocycline

Remember the tetracyclines cause discolouration - c.f. doxy and neonatal tooth discolouration

23
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First line treatment of tonsilitis

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Phenoxymethylpenicillin 10 days

24
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Leber’s hereditory optic neuropathy - genetics

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mitochondrial

25
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vit d resistant rickets - genetics

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X-linked dominant

26
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Statins cause which nerve problem

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Peripheral neuropathy

27
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Cancer associated with membranous nephropathy

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Adenocarcinoma of the stomach

28
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Which COPD patients are eligible for LTOT

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Non-smoker, PaO2 7.3-8, 1 of the following secondary complications:
Secondary polycythaemia, peripheral oedema or pulmonary hypertension

29
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Farm worker, fever, prodromal URTI symptoms, then jaundice, petechial rash, renal failure, fever

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Weil’s disease (Leptospirosis)

30
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Which is the only TB drug that is exhibits renal excretion - therefore reduced dose in renal failure

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Ethambutol

31
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First and second line anti-anginal treatment

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Beta blocker or Calcium channel blocker first-line, then combination

3rd line add in ISMN

32
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intra-articular loose bodies, swelling, pain exacerbated by movement

Teenagers and young adults

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Osteochondritis dissecans

33
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Lithium in pregnancy increases risk of

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Ebstein’s anomaly

34
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Keppra side effects

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Anorexia, abdominal pain, anxiety

35
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Small drop shaped, salmon-pink plaques that occur after sore throat/viral infection

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Guttate psoriasis

36
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Treatment length for depression

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At least 6 months for initial episode, 12 months for repeated episodes

37
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Name for sign on fundoscopy when lipoprotein leaks out of blood vessels, seen in hypertension and diabetes

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Hard exudates

38
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Why is trimethoprim contraindicated in the first trimester

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Folate antagonist

39
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Carpel tunnel causes wasting of

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Thenar eminance

40
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Carpel tunnel causes wasting of

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Thenar eminence

41
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The -azole antifungals INCREASE risk of bleeding in patients taking

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Warfarin

42
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Felty syndrome triad

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Splenomegaly
Rheumatoid arthritis
Lymphopenia

43
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Kala-azar otherwise known as

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Visceral leishmaniasis

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