Peer Teaching Exam Questions Flashcards
Triad of HF symptoms?
- Oedema
- Fatigue
- Dyspnoea
Aortic dissection Symptoms?
- tearing chest pain
- Anuria
- unequal arm pulses/ pressures
Secondary Hypertension Causes?
- CKD, Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Conn’s, Cushing’s
How do you exclude a PE?
Negative D-dimer test
Treatment of Legionella?
Ciprofloxacin
Clarithromycin
How does Pulmonary Hypertension show on CXR?
Dilated pulmonary arteries
Right hypertrophy
Treatment of Haemochromatosis?
Deferoxamine
Antibodies found in someone with Myasthenia Gravis?
AChR
MuSK
What is a common diagnosis for an old man with a NEW back pain?
Multiple myeloma
What is Neisseria?
Gram negative cocci
give examples of aerobic and anaerobic gram positive bacilli?
aerobic = bacillus, listeria monocytogenes
anaerobic = clostridium difficile
What are the 6 P’s of acute limb ischaemia?
Pain
Pallor
Paraesthesia
Perishing cold
paralysis
Pulseless
How do you distinguish between salmonella and shigella?
XLD agar
Shigella = Red
Salmonella = Red with black dots
Where is there ST elevation for someone who had a RCA MI? (inferior heart)
2,3, aVF
Where is there ST elevation for someone who had a LAD MI? (antro-septal)
V1,V2 and involvement of circum
Where is there ST elevation for someone who had a circumflex MI? (lateral)
1, aVL, V5, V6
Describe briefly the 4 hypersensitivity reactions
1= Allergic (IgE)
2= Cytotoxic (goodpasture’s, Haemolytic)
3 = Immune complex deposition ( SLE, pneumonitis)
3 = Delayed (t cell)
What may these precursors cause?
Asthma
Pulmonary Hypertension
Bronchiectasis
pleural Effusion
a- Pneumonia
P - RHF
B - Pneumothorax
PE - CCF
What are the signs of Infective Endocarditis
FROMJANE
Fever
Roth Spots
Osler’s Nodes
Murmur heart
Janeway’s lesions
Anaemia
Nail haemorrhage
Emboli
What are the severity crtierias for the following
Fontaine
new York heart association functional classification
Dukes
Ann Arbor
Killip
Fontaine = PAD
new York heart association functional classification = HF
Dukes = infective Endocarditis
Ann Arbor = lymphoma
Killip - MI
What cells are seen on blood film for:
Iron deficiency anaemia
Haemolytic anaemia
Thalassaemia
glucose-6-phosphate deficiency
IDA = Hypochromic
Thalassaemia = Target cells
Haemolytic = Schistocytes
G6PD = bite and blister cells
What is:
Chadsvacs
ABCD2
wells
FRAX
QRISK2
chadsvacs = stroke risk after AF
ABCD2 = stroke risk after TIA
Wells = DVT probability
FRAX = fracture risk in 10yrs
QRISK2 = CVS disease in 10 years
What do the crystals look like in gout and pseudo gout?
GOUT = NEGATIVELY BIREFRIGENT NEEDLE SHAPED
PSEUDO-GOUT = POSITIVELY BIREFRINGENT RHOMBOID SHAPED
Nephritic vs Nephrotic key features?
Nephritic = Oliguria, Haematuria, Oedema, HTN, decreased GFR
nephrotic = oedema, proteinuria, hypalbuminaemia, hyperlipidaemia
How does ACE-i work?
inhibit bradykinin breakdown
What stain do you use to show iron
Perl’s
What can cause meningitis in pregnant women?
Listeria
What can cause meningitis in kids?
Strep agalactiae
What antibodies are found in a coeliac?
IgA tissue transglutaminase
IgA anti-endomysial
Why are tympanic sounds of abdomen heard?
Air in bowel due to obstruction
Where does Appendicitis pain start?
Diffuse pain in abdo then localises
Side effects of Steroids?
Growth problems
increased risk to infection
osteoporosis
HTN
oedema
DM
What is a Reynolds pentad
symptoms suggesting the diagnosis obstructive ascending cholangitis, a serious infection of the biliary system.
It is a combination of
Charcot’s triad (RUQ pain, jaundice, and fever)
shock (low blood pressure, tachycardia)`
an altered mental status
questions before cancer surgery/
are they medically fit
is there mets
is it resectable
What are monoclonal bands in blood film found in?
MS
Why are methotrexate and trimethoprim related?
Folate antagonists so cant be used during pregnancy
what do you call trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole?
co-trimoxazole
what antibiotic binds to RNA polymerase?
Rifampicin
name an aminoglycoside
Gentamycin
name a macrolide
Erythromycin / clarithromycin
name a cephalosporin
Cefuroxime
Cephalexin
name a glycopeptide
Vancomycin
Definition of anaemia
decrease in Hb conc due to plasma volume increase
Cause of Macroscopic anaemia?
B12/folate
alcohol
hypothyroid
Cause of CML
translocation of gene between 9,22 causing formation of Philadelphia chromosome
Ann Arbor staging?
1 - one node
2 - multiple lymph
3 - above or below diaphragm below = 3b and both sides of body
4 - organ mets
How can you tell its ALL on blood film?
increase conc of lymphoblast’s
How is febrile neutropenia found
Fever over 38c
Absolute neutrophil count <1
What is Rituximab?
monoclonal antibody which targets CD20 protein on surface of a b cell to treat lymphoma
What disease is it if someone has hyperkalaemia, hyperuricaemia, hyperphosphatemia, hypocalcaemia
Tumour lysis syndrome
How is tumour lysis syndrome treated and how does hyperkalaemia show on ECG
Fluids, allopurinol, electrolyte balance
tall T, absent p, broad QRS
How does hypercalcaemia show on ECG
short QT is hyper so hypo is long QT
What is the name of a pink diplococci organism
Neisseria Meningitidis
What are the real names of meningitis
Pneumococcal septicaemia
Meningococcal septicaemia
treatment of meningitis?
IV Cefotaxime
Headache red flags?
Seizure
Altered: consciousness, memory,confused
Papilloedema
Cluster Headache