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Oral bisphosphonates side effect
Oesophagitis
Acne management
- Single topical therapy (topical benzyl peroxide or retinoid)
- Topical combination (topical antibiotic, benzoyl peroxide, topical retinoid)
- Oral antibiotics - Tetracyclines (doxycycline)
-Erythromycin if pregnant - Oral isotretinion
If female, consider COCP
Lateral medullary syndrome px
Cerebellar signs - DANISH
Contralateral sensory loss
Ipsilateral Horner’s
Due to PICA lesion
Angina Mx:
All should have Aspirin & GTN PRN
- B-blocker or rate-limiting CCB (verapamil or diltiazem)
- B-blocker + dihydropyridine CCB (amlodipine, modified-release nifedipine)
If on monotherapy and can’t add b-blocker or CCB -> Either:
- Long acting nitrate
- Ivabradine
- Nicorandil
- Ranolazine
AF management
<48h:
Anti-coagulate + DC cardioversion (within 48h)
- Amiodarone if structural heart disease
> 48h:
Anti-coagulate for 3 weeks then cardioversion
UTI Mx if pregnant
Nitrofurantoin
Amoxicillin if near term
Avoid trimethoprim (teratogenic)
What are steps in paeds ABCDE of unresponsive patient?
- Shout for help
- Open airway
- Look, listen, feel for breathing
- Give 5 rescue breaths
- Check for signs of circulation (infants use brachial or femoral pulse, children use femoral pulse)
- 15 chest compressions:2 rescue breaths (see above
What antibiotic for MRSA?
IV vancomycin
Mx for Bowen’s disease
Topical 5-fluorouracil
What is a Colles fracture
Distal radius fracture with dorsal displacement
What is a monteggia fracture?
Ulnar fracture + dislocation of proximal radioulnar joint
Rosecea Mx
PRN Brimonidine to reduce redness
Mild-to-moderate -> topical ivermectin
- Alternative is oral metronidazole or azelaic acid
Moderate-to-severe -> topical ivermectin + oral doxycycline
S1 nerve root compression
Sensory loss posterolateral aspect of leg and lateral aspect of foot
Weakness in plantar flexion of foot
Reduced ankle reflex
Most common bacterial exacerbation in COPD?
Haemophilus influenzae
Most common bacterial cause of acute epiglottis?
Haemophilus influenza type B
Most common bacterial cause of otitis externa in a swimmer?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Myeloma pneumonic?
C - hyperCalcaemia
R - Renal damage -> thirst, dehydration
A - Anaemia
B - Bleeding -> thrombocytopenia
B - Back pain
I - Infection susceptibility
Urine osmolality in cranial and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus after water deprivation test and desmopressin?
Cranial - low urine osmolality after fluid deprivation but high after desmopressin
Nephrogenic - low urine osmolality after fluid deprivation and after desmopressin
Types of melanoma?
- Superficial spreading
- Nodular
- Lentigo maligna
- Acral lentiginous
Pulmonary embolism first line drug?
DOAC - apixiban or rivaroxaban for at least 3 months
Paraneoplastic features of lung cancers?
Small cell -> ADH, ACTH, Lambert-Eaton syndrome
Squamous cell -> PTH-related protein causing hypercalcaemia, clubbing, HPOA, hypertension due to ectopic TSH
Adenocarcinoma -> Gynaecomastia, hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA)
Mx of aortic aneurysms dependant on size?
<4.5cm (small) -> 12 monthly assessment
4.5 - 5.4 (medium) -> 3 monthly assessment
>5.4 (large) -> urgent referral
Most common drugs to cause acute interstitial nephritis?
Penicillin
Rifampicin
NSAIDs
Allopurinol
Furosemide
Types of emergency contraception?
Levonorgestrel - within 72h
Ulipristal - within 120h (avoid if asthmatic)
IUD - within 5 days
Neutropenic sepsis mx
Immediate antibiotics (piperacillin with tazobactam)
SSRI side effect in pregnancy?
First trimester -> congenital heart defects
Third trimester -> persistant pulmonary hypertension
What does the circumflex coronary artery supply?
Left atrium
Posterior aspect of the left ventricle
What does the left anterior descenidng artery supply?
Anterior aspect of the left ventricle
Anterior aspect of the septum
Artery, heart area and ECG leads?
Left coronary artery - anterolateral - I, aVL, V3-6
Left anterior descending - anterior - V1-4
Circumflex - lateral - I, aVL, V5-6
Right coronary artery - inferior - II, III, aVF
Secondary prevention of M.I? (6 A’s)
6 A’s:
- Aspirin
- Another Antiplatelet (Ticagrelor or Clopidegrel)
- Atorvostatin
- ACEi
- Atenolol (b-blocker)
- Aldosterone antagonist
Management of Raynaud’s?
Dihydropyridine CCB - Nifedipine
Scaphoid fracture - Px, Mx and main complication?
Px - Tenderness in anatomical snuffbox
Mx - Plaster for 10 days then further x-rays
Complication - Avascular necrosis
Initial mx in SVT and VT?
SVT:
1. vagal manouvere
2. Adenosin
VT:
Stable -> IV amiodarone
Unstable -> DC cardioversion
Rome criteria of IBS?
2 or more of following, at least one day per week in last 3 months:
- Related to defecation
- Associated with change in stool frequency
- Associated with change in stool appearance (form)
Mitral stenosis px
- Malar flush
- Tapping apex beat
- Mid-diastolic murmur
- AF
Hyperaldosteronism px?
- Hypertension
- Hypokalaemia -> muscle weakness
- Metabolic alkalosis
Causes of hyperaldosteronism
Primary:
- Bilateral adrenal hyperplasia
- Adrenal adenoma secreting aldosterone (Conn’s syndrome)
- Familial
Secondary:
- Renal artery stenosis
- Heart failure
- Liver cirrhosis and ascites
Ix of hyperaldosteronism in primary and secondary?
Ix - Aldosterone to renin ratio (ARR)
Primary - high aldosterone and low renin
Secondary - high aldosterone and high renin
Ix of hyperaldosteronism in primary and secondary?
Ix - Aldosterone to renin ratio (ARR)
Primary - high aldosterone and low renin
Secondary - high aldosterone and high renin
Mx of hyperaldosteronism?
Aldosterone antagonists:
- Eplerenone
- Spironolactone
+ underlying cause
Drug which slows ADPKD progression?
Tolvaptan - vasopressin receptor 2 antagonist
Why do we do a CT in dermatomyositis workup?
Because it is a common paraneoplastic manifestation
Nephoritc or nephritic?
- Membranous glomerulonephrtiis
- IgA nephropathy
Membranous glomerulonephritis - nephrotic
IgA nephropathy - nephritic
First line drug in diabetic patient with hypertension?
ACEi or ARB
- ARB if african-caribbean
First line drugs in neuropathic pain? (4)
Amitriptyline, Duloxetine, gabapentin or pregabalin
Indications for spironolactone?
Ascites
Hypertension (step 4)
Heart failure
Nephrotic syndrome
Conn’s syndrome
What type of drug is desmopressin?
Vasopressin V2 receptor agonist (synthetic ADH)
What drug can be used in ADPKD?
Tolvaptan (vasopressin receptor 2 antagonist)
Initial Ix for polycystic kidney disease?
Ultrasound scan
Haemoptysis + AKI / proteinuria / haematuria?
Goodpasture’s syndrome (anti-GBM disease)
What is type 1 respiratory failure and ABG result?
Hypoxia without hypercapnia (low pO2 and low/normal pCO2)
Respiratory alkalosis if CO2 decreases
What is type 2 respiratory failure and ABG result?
Hypoxia with hypercapnia (low O2 and high pCO2)
Respiratory acidosis
Difference between IgA nephropathy and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis?
IgA nephropathy - 1-2 days after infections
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis - 1-2 weeks after infection
Drug used to maintain remission of Crohn’s disease?
- Azathioprine or mercaptopurine
- Methotrexate
- Surgery (80% receive)
SSRI + NSAID s/e?
G.I bleed risk
-> give PPI
What antidepressant if on warfarin or heparin?
Avoid but consider mirtazapine
Most common organism in bronchiectasis?
Haemophilus influenza
Antibiotic for legionella?
Macrolides - Clarithromycin
Antibiotic for pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia?
Co-trimoxazole
(mix of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole)
Motor neuron disease with only upper motor neuron symptoms?
Primary lateral sclerosis
Difference between Grade 1 and Grade 2 haemorrhoids and their Mx?
Grade 1 haemorrhoids:
Internal haemorrhoids which do not prolapse on straining
Mx - topical corticosteroids.
Grade 2 haemorrhoids:
Internal haemorrhoids which prolapse on straining, but spontaneously reduce
Mx - rubber band ligation, sclerotherapy, or infrared photocoagulation
Sign of psoriatic arthritis?
Known psoriasis
Nail pitting
Onycholysis
Dactylitis -
Enthesitis
Antibiotic for suspected meningitis in a baby?
<3mo - cefotaxime + amoxicillin / ampicillin
>3mo - Cefotaxime or Ceftriaxone
Infarction of what coronary vessel associated with heart block?
Right coronary artery supplies the AV node
Management of major bleeding on warfarin?
Stop warfarin
Give IV vitK 5mg
Give prothrombin complex concentrate
Chronic heart failure Mx?
- ACEi + b-blocker (one started at a time)
- Aldosterone antagonist (eplerenone) or SGLT2i
- Options include:
- Sinus rhythm >75 & LVEF <35 % -> Ivabradine
- LVEF < 35% -> Sacubitril-valsartan
- Afro-Caribbean -> Hydralazine + nitrate
- Co-existant AF -> Digoxin
LVEF = Left ventricular ejection fraction
Mx of tension pneumothorax?
Immediate large bore (14G or 16G) inserted into the second intercostal space mid-clavicular line
When to consider adjuvant dexamethasone in menignitis?
In pneumococcal meningitis
Avoid if:
- Septic shock
- Meningococcal septicaemia
- Immunocompromised
- Following surgery
What does a decrease in haptoglobin indicate?
Intravascular haemolysis
Lynch syndrome causes?
Colon cancer
Endometrial cancer