Presentation Buzz Words Flashcards

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Presentation Buzz Words

Ground glass appearance on HRCT

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Pulmonary fibrosis

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Wedge-shape infarct CXR

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PE

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Tram-line shadowing

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Bronchiectasis

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Erythema nodosum (very painful)

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Conditions - Crohn’s & Sarcoid
Infection - TB, Syphilis & Strep
Oestrogen related - Pregnancy & OCP

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String sign stenosis on barium enema

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Crohn’s disease
Colon Cancer
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
Carcinoid

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Lead pipe sign, thumbprinting AXR

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UC

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Sentinel loop AXR (=dilated bowel from local ileus)

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RUQ Pancreatitis, LUQ Cholecystitis, RIF appendicitis

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Cotton wool spots retina

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Hypertensive retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy

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Recurrent chest infections + steatorrhoea + infertile + sweat test

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CF

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Fine crepitations

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APO, pulmonary fibrosis

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Pleuritic chest pain

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PE, pneumonia, pneumothorax, pericarditis

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Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy + hyperCalcaemia + high serum ACE

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Sarcoid

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Early onset emphysema & liver disease

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Alpha1-Antitrypsin deficiency

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Hay exposure + fever + cough + SOB hours after exposure

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Extrinsic allergic alveolitis

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Clubbing

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C yanotic heart disease
L ung diseases
  A bscess
  B ronchiectasis
  C ystic fibrosis
  D on’t say COPD!!!!
  E mpyema
  F ibrosis
U lceratice colitis + Crohn’s (Inflammatory bowel diseases)
B iliary cirrhosis
B irth defect
I nfective endocarditis
N eoplasm (Lung Ca, mesothelioma)
G I malabsorption (Coeliac disease)
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Pneumonia + Positive cold agglutinins exposure

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Mycoplasma pneumonia

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Midline neck mass that moves on swallowing & on tongue protrusion

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Thyroglossal cyst (vs Thyroid goitre = does not move with tongue protrusion)

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Eye ‘down and out’

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CN III palsy (Occulomotor nerve)

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Bitemporal hemianopia

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Pituitary adenoma

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Homonymous hemianopia

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Optic radiation injury or occipital cortex injury

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Superior quadrant-anopia

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Temporal lobe lesion

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Anosmia + rhinorrhea + ‘racoon eyes’

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Basal skull fracture

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Sudden onset ‘kicked in back of head’ headache + N/V

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Subarachnoid haemorrhage

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Testicular swelling, can’t palpate above, can palpate epididymis and testis separately, non-transluminable, +ve cough impulse

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Inguinal hernia

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Macrocytic anaemia+ glossitis + periph neuropathy

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B12 deficiency (cobalamin)

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Macrocytic anaemia + phenytoin or trimethoprim or methotrexate

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Folate deficiency

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Nystagmus, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia

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B1 deficiency (thiamine) = Wernike’s encephalopathy

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Macrocytic anaemia + slow relaxing reflexes + thin hair

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Hypothyroidism

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Microcytic anaemia + chronic NSAIDs

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Iron deficiency anaemia

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30
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Young African + anaemia + jaundice + hepatosplenomegaly + priapism + ‘Fever & chest pain’

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Sickle cell anaemia (with ‘Sickle Chest’)

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Skull bossing, maxillary hypertrophy

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Beta-Thalassaemia, Acromegaly

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Protruding sternum, varus legs, lumbar lordosis

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Ricketts

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Internuclear opthalmoplegia

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MS

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Young female patient presents with random eye symptoms and 2 unrelated neurological signs

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MS

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Best test: anti-endomysial, others are anti-transglutaminase, anti-gliadin (IgA/G/E), low IgA levels

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Coeliac’s

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Aversion to smoking + RUQ pain

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Acute hepatitis

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Middle aged WOMAN + pruritus, jaundice, pigmentation, xanthomata

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PBC

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Middle aged MAN + pruiritus, jaundice, abdominal pain, increased ALP + UC

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PSC

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RUQ pain + jaundice + fever (charcot’s triad)

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Ascending cholangitis

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40
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Confusion + ataxia + opthalmaplegia

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Wernicke’s encephalopathy

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Pork + Reiter’s syndrome + unpasteurised milk

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Yersinia

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Hamburgers + bloody + HUS + toxic megacolon

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EHEC

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43
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Traveller’s

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ETEC

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44
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Enclosed institutions, education, jail

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Shigella (if small bloody stools), mycoplasma (if respiratory)

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Chicken + rose spot rash

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Salmonella if systemic fever causes other infections

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46
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Milk or poultry or meat

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Campylobacter jejuni (3-5 days) - most common in Australia

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Meat + gas + bubble rap skin (in skin infection - subcutaneous emphysema = gas gangrene)

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C. perfringens

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48
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Upper GI nausea and vomitting within 6 hours

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Staph aureus

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Rice water stool + comma shaped and shooting star motility on dark film microscopy

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Vibrio cholera treat with up to 50L of fluids within 5 days

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50
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Toxin A

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C. diff

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51
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Numerous calcified nodules

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TB, Histoplasmosis, varicella pneumonitis, CRF = HardCore TV

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RIF + recent viral bronchitis

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Mesenteric adenitis

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53
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Foot drop

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Common peroneal nerve

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54
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Wrist drop + fracture of humeral shaft

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Radial nerve

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55
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Clawed hand

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Ulnar nerve

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Thenar atrophy

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Median nerve

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57
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Deltoid atrophy

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Axillary nerve

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Winged scapula

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Long thoracic nerve

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ADDERS = Adduction, external rotation and shortening of hip

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Neck of femur fracture

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Fractured clavicle

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Broad sling

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Undisplaced fracture of humerus

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Collar and cuff sling

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Loss of sensation just below the shoulder (i.e. deltoid)

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Axillary nerve damage secondary to anterior dislocation

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Painful shoulder locked in medial rotation after seizure

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Posterior dislocation

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Stiffness history, but previously very painful

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Adhesive capsulitis

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Twisting injury + locked in

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Meniscal tear

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Carpet layer with swelling over the patella

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Pre-patellar bursitis (housemaid’s bursitis)

67
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Question mark posture

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Ankylosing spondylitis

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Oligospermia

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Sulfasalazine

69
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Swollen gum hypertrophy

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Cyclosporin

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Intramuscular DMARD that gives you itchy erythematous rash all over the body (exfoliative dermatitis)

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Gold and sulphonamides

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Retinopathy

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Hydroxychloroquine

72
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Gallow’s traction

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Kid with femoral fracture

73
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Thoracic scoliosis + vertebral wedge shaped thoracic XR

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Scheuermann’s disease

74
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Prophylaxis of VT

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Oral amiodraone

75
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Loud S1 Mitral

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MS (S for strong)

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Soft S1 Mitral

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MR (R for reduced)

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Increased Na+ + decreased K+/H+ + hypertension

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Conn’s (hyperaldosteronism)

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Large A wave + slow y descent

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TS

79
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Pulseless electrical activity = asystole = 4Hs + 4Ts

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CPR
+ adrenaline/vasopressin
+ atropine

80
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Shockable rhythms (pulseless VT/VF)

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CPR
\+ defib
\+ adrenaline/vasopressin
\+ magnesium
\+ anti-arrhythmic
81
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Bilateral Cavitating bronchopneumonia after influenza/elderly/IVDU

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Staph aureus

82
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Pathergy reaction is +ve

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Behcet’s disease

Pyoderma gangrenosum

83
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ADD FER = Adduction + flexion + external rotation

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Femoral shaft fracture

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Thumb printing on AXR

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UC

85
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Epigastric pain relieved by eating

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Duodenal ulcer

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Epigastric pain made worse by eating

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Gastric ulcer

87
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Duodenal ulcer cause

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99% H. pylori

88
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Dyspepsia for a while

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Gastric carcinoma

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Anaemia and LOW + mass in RIF

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Caecal carcinoma

90
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Suspect pseudocyst

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CT abdomen

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Middle aged man, joint pain (shows chondrocalcinosis), CLD (bronze diabetes) + dilated cardiomyopathy

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Haemochromatosis

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Raised serum iron and ferritin with decreased total iron binding capacity

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Haemochromatosis

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Greenish-brown ring that can be seen at the corneoscleral junction. It is caused by copper deposition in Descemet’s membrane

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Wilson’s disease

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Increased unconjugated bilirubin during fasting/illness/dehydration

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Gilbert’s syndrome

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ALP raised + female

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PBC

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Tender breast + pyrexial

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Mastitis caused by staph aureus

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Visible punctum

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Sebaceous cyst

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Slow growing + lobulated mass

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Lipoma

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A 28-year-old man presents with a painless swelling on the dorsum of the right hand. Examination reveals a smooth, spherical, tense, 1.5 cm swelling. The overlying skin can be drawn over it

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Ganglion cyst

100
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Mobile over subcutanoues tissues with a central necrotic core

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Keratocanthoma

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A 28-year-old man presents with halitosis and regurgitation of food. He has a lump in the posterior triangle (behind the sternocleidomastoid between thyropharyngeal and cricopharyngeal muscles)

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Pharyngeal pouch

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Usually painless unless there is infection involved. The back of the cyst is deep to the sternocleidomastoid and it is not very mobile because it is attached to/closely associated with surrounding structures

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Branchial cyst

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Measuring lead

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Whole blood lead concentration corrected for haematocrit (not serum lead)

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Four degreses of haemorrhoids

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First degree - remains in the rectum
Second degree - pops out on defecation, but pops back in afterwards
Third degree - pops out on defecation and needs finger to push it back in
Fourth degree - cannot be reduced

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Coeliac disease

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Gastrointestinal lymphoma

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Psoas shadow + senile loop of proximal jejunum

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Acute pancreatitis

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40-year-old woman presents with skin hyperpigmentation after bilateral adrenalectomy

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Nelson’s syndrome

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Diagnostic test for acromegaly

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Oral glucose tolerance test

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30-year-old woman with poor diet complains of bleeding gums

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Patient has scurvy hence deficient in vitamin C

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Symmetrical dermatitis on sun exposed skin, diarrhoea

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Pellagra from loss of nictonic acid (vitamin B3).

Diarrhoea, dermatitis, dementia & death

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Amphotericin + prominent U waves

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Hypokalaemia

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Long term TPN + crusting around the nostrils and corner of mouth

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Zinc deficiency

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Treating hypercalcaemia associated with malignancy

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Bisphosphonates

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Increased urine osmolality = increase in reabsorption of water + decreased plasma osmolality

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SIADH

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Decreased urine osmolality + increased plasma osmolality

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Diabetes insipidus (either cranial when pituitary not secreting OR nephrogenic when kidenys are not sensitive to ADH)

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Hyponatermia + hyperlipidaemia

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Pseudohyponatraemia refers to a spuriously low plasma sodium concentration caused by hyperlipidaemia/hyperproteinaemia

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PTH-releasing tumour

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Squamous cell carcinoma (non-small cell lung)

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Painful proximal motor neuropathy affecting the lower limbs, followed by weakness and wasting of the thigh muscles

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Diabetic amyotrophy

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Diabetes plus pro-thrombotic state

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HONK

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T1DM with hypoglycaemia with BG of 2mmol/L

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IV 50% glucose

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Livedo reticularis = mottled reticulated vascular pattern that appears like a lace-like purplish discoloration of the lower extremities; look for on buttocks and legs

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Cholesterol emboli

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Hyperkalaemia + low bicarbonate in renal failure

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Metabolic acidosis

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Abdominal pain + steatorrhoea + diabetes

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Chronic pancreatitis secondary to alcoholism

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Health care worker + rigors

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TB

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Pleuritic chest pain + cough + bone pain/joint pain (i.e. multi-organ) + Northern Territory

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Melioidosis

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Patient complains of enlarged glands more painful when drinking alcohol

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Pregnant lady + UTI

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Cephalexin or amoxicillin + clavaunic acid

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First line medication for chlamydia

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Tetracyclines (don’t use in pregnancy)

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Teeth staining + oesophagitis + thrush

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Tetracylince side effects

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Yellow offensive vaginal discharge + motile flagellate organism on wet film

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Trichomonas vaginalis

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Trichomonas vaginalis/flagellate organism

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Metronidazole

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Impetigo = a weeping, exudative area with a characteristic honey coloured crusting on the surface

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Staph aureus

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Burrows in digital web spaces

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Scabies (treat with topical malathion)

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Invasive aspergillosis

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IV amphotericin

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Tinea pedis

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Terbinafine

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Warfarin + fungal toe-nails, what to avoid?

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The -azoles are CYP450 inhibitors hence enhance toxicity of warfarin

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CMV retinitis = mozzarella and tomato pizza appearance

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Ganciclovir

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Hepatitis C

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Interferon alpha + ribavirin

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Vomitting, hyperventilation, tinnitus and sweating + respiratory alkalosis (caused by hyperventilation) followed by metabolic acidosis

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Aspirin overdose = give charcoal

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Drowsy + hypotensive + signs of respiratory depression

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Overdose on diazepam = give flumazenil

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Dilated pupils, blurred vision and seizures + tachycardic and wide QRS complexes

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Overdose on TCA = give sodium bicarbonate as antidote

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Illegal drugs that dilate the pupil

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TCA = tricyclics, cocaine, amphetamine

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Illegal drugs that constrict the pupil

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Heroin = treat with naloxone

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Smell of almonds on his breath + confusion + cyanosis

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Cyanide poisoning

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Headache + drowsy + vomitting + flushed cherry-pink skin

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Carbon monoxide poisoning - treat with hyperbaric oxygen therapy

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Antidote for organophosphate insecticides (constricted pupils + anti-SLUDGE)

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Atropine

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Paints + metal workers + water pipes

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Lead poisoning

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Overdose on lead/mercury

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Give dimercaprol

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HIV therapy presents with circumoral paraesthesia + glucose intolerance + hypertriglyceridemia

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Protease inhibitors (end in avir)

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Photosensitivity + treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

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Amiodarone

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Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus drug cause

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Lithium

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Metal taste + loss of weight = diabetes drug

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Metformin

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Increased weight = diabetes drug

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Sulphonylurea = gliclazide

154
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Spironolactone + ACE inhibitor = side effect?

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Hyperkalaemia

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Treatment of migraine that causes dystonia

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Metoclopramide

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Gum hypertrophy, nausea, vomitting, tremor and acne

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Phenytoin SE

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Pancreatitis rare side effect of treatment for epilepsy

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Valproate

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Dyspepsia caused by a drug

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NSAIDs

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Fever + jaundice + reddened conjunctivae + renal failure + pulmonary haemorrhage

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Weil’s disease OR Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae = treat with penicillin

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Metastatic breast cancer with vomiting and abdominal pain + dry mucous membranes + relatively high calcium

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Bone mets = treat with IV fluids + pamidronate

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Bitten by bat’s

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Rabies (rhabdovirus - incubation time of 3 months - get fever, malaise, headache and itching at the site of the bite, hyperexcitability to auditory and visual stimulation)

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Treatment of MS

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Acutely = methylprednisolone
Maintenance = interferon beta (reduces number of relapses)