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Question 1

Flu vaccine c/I

Answer 1

hypersensitivity to egg

Question 2

Dabigatran reversal

Answer 2

Idarucizumab

Question 3

Heparin reversal

Answer 3

Protamine

Question 4

Rivaroxaban and apixaban reversal

Answer 4

Andexanet alfa

Question 5

What is an Argyll Robertson pupil?

Answer 5

Where the accommodation reflex is fine but direct is not.

Question 6

2 main causes of Argyll Robertson pupil?

Answer 6

Neurosyphilis/ diabetes

Question 7

What does a right hemi involve and when would you do this

Answer 7

Removal of caecum, ascending colon and proximal transverse colon.
Would do if ca at any of these points

Question 8

What is the anastomosis after right hemi

Answer 8

iliocolic

Question 9

What does a left hemi involve and when would you do this

Answer 9

Removal of distal transverse and descending colon

Question 10

What is the anastomosis after left hemi

Answer 10

colon to colon

Question 11

What does a high anterior resection involve

Answer 11

Removal of sigmoid colon.

Question 12

What is anastomosis for high anterior resection

Answer 12

Colo-rectal

Question 13

What is an anterior resection

Answer 13

Take out upper rectum

Question 14

What is a low anterior resection

Answer 14

Take out lower rectum

Question 15

What is a Hartmas procedure

Answer 15

when Sigmoid is taken and an end colostomy is put in. Usually emergency.

Question 16

Who would you do an anterior resection over a abdominoperineal resection.

Answer 16

If tumour is not invading pelvic floor, anal canal or sphincter can do anterior resection.

If tumour is in lower 1/3 of rectum you would do abdominoperineal resection.

Question 17

What does abdominoperineal resection take out

Answer 17

Anus, rectum and sigmoid.
Need stoma for life.

Question 18

Which antimalarial can cause neuropsychiatric disturbance?

Answer 18

Mefloquine

Question 19

how to follow up people started on statins?

Answer 19

Repeat a full lipid profile at 3 months.

If the non-HDL cholesterol has not fallen by at least 40% concordance and lifestyle changes should be discussed with the patient.

Consider increasing the dose of atorvastatin up to 80mg

Question 20

When would you stop an ACEi that has been started?

Answer 20

If creatinine increases by 30% or eGFR falls by 25% or greater.