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Anti-CCP

Cyclic citrullinated protein

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RA

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Anti-smooth muscle

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Autoimmune hepatitis/PSC

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Anti-Jo1

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Dermatomyositis

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Anti-centromere

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CREST

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5
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Anti-topoisomerase

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Diffuse systemic scleroderma

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p-ANCA

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Churg Strauss

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7
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Anti-dsDNA

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SLE

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Anti-parietal cell

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Pernicious anaemia

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Anti-TSH receptor

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Graves disease

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10
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Anti-Ro/La

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Sjogren’s syndrome

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Anti-mitochondrial

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PBC

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12
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Anti-GAD

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T1DM

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13
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c-ANCA

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Wegener’s granulomatosis (saddle shaped nose)

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14
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Anti-endomysial

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Coeliac disease

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15
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Anti-cardiolipin

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Antiphospholipid syndrome, SLE, Syphylis

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16
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Anti-nuclear

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SLE, Sjogren’s syndrome, Autoimmune hepatitis, Dermatopolymyositis

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Anti-IF

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Pernicious anaemia

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18
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Anti-tissue transglutaminase (tTG)

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Coeliac disease

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19
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Anti-DGP

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Coeliac disease

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20
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Anti-glomerular basement membrane

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Goodpasture’s disease

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21
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Anti-thyroid peroxidase

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Hashimoto’s disease

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22
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Anti-acetylcholine receptor

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Myasthenia gravis

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23
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Anti-muscle specific tyrosine kinase

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Myasthenia gravis

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24
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Anti-voltage gated calcium channel

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Lambert Eaton Syndrome

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25
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HLA DQ2

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Coeliac disease

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26
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HLA B27

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Ankylosing spondylitis

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27
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HLA DR2

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Goodpasture’s disease

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28
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HLA DR3

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Graves disease, SLE, Myasthenia gravis

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HLA DR4

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T1DM, RA

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30
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Anti-ribonucleoprotein

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Mixed connective tissue disorder

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31
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Whole nuclear stain

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SLE

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32
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Nucleolar stain

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Scleroderma

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33
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Speckled stain

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Mixed connective tissue disorder

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34
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Grows on chocolate agar

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Haemophilus

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35
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Fried egg appearance

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Mycoplasma

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36
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Bence Jones proteins

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Multiple myeloma

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37
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Smudge cells

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CLL

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38
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Reed Sternberg cells

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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39
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Rouleaux

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Multiple myeloma

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40
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Auer rods

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AML

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41
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Pseudo Pelger-Huet bodies

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CML

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42
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Turkish

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G6PD deficiency

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43
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Philadephia chromosome (t(9:22))

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CML

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44
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Richter’s transformation

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CLL transformation to diffuse large B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (DLBCNHL)

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45
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Pencil in cup appearance

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Psoriatic arthropathy

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46
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Anti-histone

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Drug induced SLE

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47
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Crepitus in tissues

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Clostridium perfringens

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48
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Plasmodium falciparum

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IV artesunate

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49
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Hep B

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IgG +ve + IgM +ve = immunity
IgG -ve + IgM +ve = recent infection
IgG -ve + IgM -ve = susceptible

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50
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Pt with CF has chest infection

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Pseudomonas aeurignosa

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51
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Felty syndrome

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RA + neutropenia + splenomegaly

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52
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Painful on alcohol consumption

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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53
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Hypercalcaemia + renal failure + high total protein

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Multiple myeloma

54
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Vitamin B1 deficiency

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Due to alcoholism - RBC transketolase activity

55
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Vitamin A deficiency

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Night blindness

56
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Vitamin B6 deficiency

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Due to isoniazid - Red cell AST

57
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Vitamin B2 deficiency

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Get angular stomatitis/glossitis - RBC glutathione reductase

58
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Heinz bodies

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G6PD deficiency, chronic liver disease, alpha thalassaemia

59
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Tear drop cells

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Myelofibrosis (PRV, ET)

60
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Cabot rings

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Megaloblastic anaemia

61
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Target cells

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Thalassaemia, asplenia, liver disease

62
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Pappenheimer bodies

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Lead poisoning, sideroblastic anaemia, haemolytic anaemia

63
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Corkscrew appearance in arteris

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Buerger’s disease

64
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Iron overload

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Bronze skin, short, HF

Need regular blood transfusions

65
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Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase

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Hairy cell leukaemia

66
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ALL

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In children only

67
Q

Starry sky appearance on microscopy

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Burkitt’s lymphoma

68
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Old men + rash similar to eczema/psoriasis

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Mycoses fungoides

69
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Hypolobulated megarkaryocytes + thrombocytosis

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5q syndrome

70
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Gomori methanamine silver stain

71
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Pear shaped organism

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Giardia lamblia

72
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Rose spots

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Salmonella typhi

73
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India ink stain shows yeast and halo

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Cryptococcus neoformans

74
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Recurrent aseptic meningitis

75
Q

Painful genital ulcer

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HSV
Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid) - painful unilateral lymph nodes
76
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Painless genital ulcer + bilateral painless lymphadenopathy

77
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Grows on Thaey-Martin VCN medium

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Neisseria gonorrhoea

78
Q

Giemsa stain shows Donovan bodies

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Klebsiella granulmatis

79
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Sewage worker/water-sportsperson

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Leptospirosis

80
Q

Fish bite

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Mycobacterium marinum

81
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Aedes mosquito

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Dengue fever

82
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Sandfly

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Leishmaniasis

83
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Anopheles mosquito

84
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Reduviid bugs

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Chagas disease

85
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Tsetse fly

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Sleeping sickness

86
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Ixodes tick

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Lyme disease

87
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Mauer’s cleft

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Plasmodium falciparum

88
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Artichoke appearance on histology

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Phyllodes tumour

89
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Non-smoker with lung cancer

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Adenocarcinoma

90
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Smoker with lung cancer

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Squamous cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma

91
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White cell casts

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Acute pyelonephritis

92
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Red cell casts

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Glomerulonephritis

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Sterile pyuria

94
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Pink/purple heliotrope rash

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Dermatomyositis

95
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Tetanus management

A

IM tetanus immunoglobulin

96
Q

Gonorrhoea management

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IM ceftriaxone + single dose PO azithromycin

97
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Chlamydia management

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Doxycycline/erythromycin

98
Q

Bacterial vaginosis management

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Metronidazole

99
Q

Syphilis management

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Benzylpenicillin

100
Q

Return from abroad + maculopapular rash + flu-like illness

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HIV seroconversion

101
Q

HSV management

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Aciclovir, valaciclovir, famciclovir

102
Q

CMV management

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Ganciclovir, foscarnet, codofovir

103
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HBV management

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Entacavir + pegylated interferon alpha 2a + tneofovir

104
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HCV management

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Pegylated interferon alpha 2a/b + ribavirin

105
Q

Influenza neuraminidase inhibitor

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Zanamivir, oseltamivir, amantadine

106
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High sodium and low potassium

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Conn’s syndrome

107
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Low sodium and high potassium

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Addison’s disease

108
Q

Hyponatraemia management

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Hypovolaemic - 0.9% saline
Euvolaemic - TFT, short synacthen test, paired urine and serum osmolality
Hypervolaemic - fluid restriction + correct cause

109
Q

Hyperkalaemia management

A

10ml of 10% calcium gluconate
100ml of 20% dextrose
10 units of insulin

110
Q

Hypokalaemia management

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3.0-3.5 - oral potassium

<3.0 - IV KCl

111
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Apple red birefringence on congo red stain

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Amyloidosis

112
Q

Severity of CAP

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Confusion
Urea >7
Respiratory rate >30
BP <90 systolic or <60 diastolic
>65 years
0-1 = outpatient
2+ = admit
113
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CAP management

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Amoxicillin or macrolide (both for atypical)

114
Q

Pseudomonas pneumonia

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Piptazobactam + vancomycin

115
Q

MTP inhibitor

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Lomitapide

116
Q

Anti-PCSK9 monoclonal

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Evolocumab

117
Q

Antisense apoB oligonucleotide

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Mepomersen

118
Q

CJD treatment

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Symptomatic - clonazepam

Delay conversion - quinacrine, pentosan, tetracycline

119
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Tumour necrosis factor alpha for RA, ankylosing spondilitis, CD, psoriasis

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Infliximab

120
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CD20 monoclonal antibody for lymphoma, RA, SLE

121
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Alkylating agent for mixed connective tissue disorder and vasculitis

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Cyclophosphamide

122
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Anti-CD11a for psoriasis

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Efalizumab

123
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Western blot test

124
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Kveim test

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Sarcoidosis

125
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Cerebral negri bodies

126
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Dog/bat bite

127
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Pneumonia in alcoholics

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Klebsiella pneumonia

128
Q

Positive pulvinar sign on MRI

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Variant CJD

129
Q

14-3-3 protein

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Sporadic CJD

130
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EEG shows generalised triphasic sharp complexes

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Sporadic CJD

131
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Kayser Fleischer rings

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Wilson’s disease

132
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Renal biopsy shows crescenteric morphology

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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis –> SLE, Goodpasture’s disease

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