Pastest questions Flashcards
RA drug causing nephrotic syndrome
Penicillamine
Kidney condition caused by NSAID use
Acute interstitial nephritis
Biochemical pattern in osteomalacia
High ALP, low calcium, low vit D
Looser zones, or ‘translucent bands’ are seen in
osteomalacia
Iron salts e.g. ferrous fumarate can cause reduced absorption of
Levothyroxine
Anti-epileptic associated with aggression, hair loss and tremor
Sodium valproate
IVDU, cavitating bilateral pneumonia
Staph aureus
Amiodarone blood test monitoring
TFTs and LFTs 6 monthly
Time after MI before driving HGV according to DVLA
6 weeks
Stress exercise test before allowed to drive
Distal displacement of distal radius fracture
Colles
Volar displacement of distal radius fracture
Smith’s
Name for fracture of the base of the metacarpal of the thumb
Bennett fracture
Which malignancy is staged on the Clark/Breslow scale
Malignant melanoma
Which genetic condition does NICE recommend testing for in every patient diagnosed with colorectal cancer
Lynch syndrome
Autosomal dominant –> >80% increase in risk of developing colorectal cancer
Defect characteristic of diseases affecting the macula
Central scotoma
Visual field defect in retinitis pigmentosa
ring scotoma
Visual field defect in glaucoma
Arcuate scotoma
Visual field defect in toxic neuropathy
Centrocaecal scotoma
At what age do children develop shyness around strangers
1 year
Enlarged posterior auricular and suboccipital lymph nodes
Rubella
Circumcorneal redness, blurred vision, photophobia, small pupil
Anterior uveitis (iritis)
Drug causing blue/grey discolouration of nails
Minocycline
Remember the tetracyclines cause discolouration - c.f. doxy and neonatal tooth discolouration
First line treatment of tonsilitis
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 10 days
Leber’s hereditory optic neuropathy - genetics
mitochondrial
vit d resistant rickets - genetics
X-linked dominant
Statins cause which nerve problem
Peripheral neuropathy
Cancer associated with membranous nephropathy
Adenocarcinoma of the stomach
Which COPD patients are eligible for LTOT
Non-smoker, PaO2 7.3-8, 1 of the following secondary complications:
Secondary polycythaemia, peripheral oedema or pulmonary hypertension
Farm worker, fever, prodromal URTI symptoms, then jaundice, petechial rash, renal failure, fever
Weil’s disease (Leptospirosis)
Which is the only TB drug that is exhibits renal excretion - therefore reduced dose in renal failure
Ethambutol
First and second line anti-anginal treatment
Beta blocker or Calcium channel blocker first-line, then combination
3rd line add in ISMN
intra-articular loose bodies, swelling, pain exacerbated by movement
Teenagers and young adults
Osteochondritis dissecans
Lithium in pregnancy increases risk of
Ebstein’s anomaly
Keppra side effects
Anorexia, abdominal pain, anxiety
Small drop shaped, salmon-pink plaques that occur after sore throat/viral infection
Guttate psoriasis
Treatment length for depression
At least 6 months for initial episode, 12 months for repeated episodes
Name for sign on fundoscopy when lipoprotein leaks out of blood vessels, seen in hypertension and diabetes
Hard exudates
Why is trimethoprim contraindicated in the first trimester
Folate antagonist
Carpel tunnel causes wasting of
Thenar eminance
Carpel tunnel causes wasting of
Thenar eminence
The -azole antifungals INCREASE risk of bleeding in patients taking
Warfarin
Felty syndrome triad
Splenomegaly
Rheumatoid arthritis
Lymphopenia
Kala-azar otherwise known as
Visceral leishmaniasis
