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Management of mild acne
Topical anti-acne preparations
Management of moderate acne
Oral abx or anti-androgens (e.g. COCP)
management of severe acne
Oral isotretinoin
Features of actinic keratosis
flat or thickened lesion (may be a papule or plaque), white or yellow in colour, scaly warty surface, may be skin coloured, red or pigmented and may be tender or asymptomatic to touch.
What may actinic keratosis develop into?
SCC
Drug that may be used alongside insulin in T1DM
Dapagliflozin
First line in benign essential tremor
Propanolol
Management of malignant spinal cord compression
Immediate steroid followed by radiotherapy or surgery within 24 hours
HOCM murmur
Patients normally have an ejection systolic murmur due to left ventricular out flow obstruction between the apex and left sternal border. This can radiate to the carotids and may be louder during the Valsalva manoeuvre
Ductal papilloma summary
causes discharge which may be bloody or can be serous. May have a palpable mass on examination however it is common for there not to be a mass detected since they are small. Mammography may come back as negative
Posterior vitreous detachment symptoms
sudden appearance of floaters, flashes of light in vision, blurred vision, cobweb across vision
What anaesthetic is usually used for patients on ITU?
Propofol
What anaesthetic is usually used for rapid induction of anaesthesia?
Sodium thiopental
Difference between scleritis and episcleritis
Episcleritis not painful
What is herpes simplex keratitis?
Corneal ulcer due to herpes
Achilles reflex nerve
S1
Patella reflex nerve
L2,3,4