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1
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Needed to confirm death?

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No response to sound
No Pain response 
Absent corneal reflexes
No Eye response (Fixed)
No Carotid 1 minute 
No heart sounds 1 minute
Absent breath sounds 3 minutes/effort

5 mins continuous no signs of life

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When is “Time of death” ?

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When you finish confirming death

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Things to remember in notes when writing confirmation of death?

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CONFIRM ID and DNACPR
Everything you did, was it expected? Time you wrote in notes
The patient had died also can include cause if known - coroner referral if relevant
The TIME OF DEATH
Name GMC and BLEEP

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Reasons to refer to coroner?

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No cause established
Suicide or violent or accident
Under a DOLS, Prison or Mental health act
Within 24hrs in hospital
Effects of anaesthetic 
Occupational/industrial
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When can you not fill out a death certificate?

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If not seen the patient within last 14 days you are not allowed to fill in the certificate
Must be a doctor
Must have a cause of death
No reason to coroner refer

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Things to avoid on death certificate?

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Modes of dying or failures for example “liver failure”

or “cardiac arrest”

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Cremation form things to remember?

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Hospital address not mine, use death certificate to fill in parts, examination part if you checking the body for a pacemaker etc

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Units cross matched certain problems?

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Upper GI bleed about 6

AAA 10 units

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What is done in the A part of rrapid?

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Airway check speech (how much can they speak) and or any obstruction in the airway could be anaphylaxis tongue swelling. Abnormal sounds and stridor due to obstruction any abnormal chest issues

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B part of rrapid?

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Inspection of patient are they looking unwell in terms of breathing
Chest movements, RESP RATE and SPO2
Visible signs of cyanosis? Attach monitoring and KEEP ATTACHED

Listen to chest, expansion and percussion. Consider ABG if felt needed

Interventions such as oxygen or nebulisers

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What should we start COPD patients on 02 wise?

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28% venturi

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C of rrapid?

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Do they look shocked, pale, sweaty and unwell?
Capillary refill time
Blood pressure and JVP
Heart rate and pulse thready or fast or slow
ECG
Cannulation and bloods if needed
Fluid challenge and urine output

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? sepsis what to do/

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BUFALO

Blood cultures, urine, fluids, abx, lactate and oxygen

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Consider sepsis with which criteria?

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> 2 of

SIRS Temp <36 >38
HR >90
Tachypnoe >20 or low CO2
White cells low or high

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What should urine output be?

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0.5ml/kg/hr

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D part of rrapid?

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GLUCOSE and pupil reactions
Consider GCS or AVPU
Neuro exam if needed

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E for rrapid and acronym to remember?

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BRACE
Blood loss
Rashes
Abdominal - palpate percuss and auscultate
Calves
Everything else- Temp

Review charts- important of trends

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Blood results from bleeding in upper GI tract?

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High urea, can also be due to dehydration

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Chest pain specific questions?

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Worse when lying down? SOB/Exercise?
Worse on inspiration?
Leg swelling?
Nausea/vomiting?
Sweating? Palpitations? 
Relieving? GTN if so, how long and how many times?
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Chest pain differentials?

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ACS
PE
Pneumothorax
GORD
MSK
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Palpitations important questions to ask?

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Have they been persistent, or do they come and go?

How often? Duration?

Fast/slow? Tap it out?

Anything made worse- alcohol, caffeine, stress, recreational drugs, exercise?

LOC or faints? Dizziness?

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Differentials palpitations?

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Hyperthyroid
AF/Flutter
Ectopics
Anxiety
Hypoglycaemia
Anaemia
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Collapse syncope questions?

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Pre- Intra- Post

Emotional stress, pain, anxiety? 
Prolonged periods of standing? 
Flashing or flickering of lights? 
Symptoms prior to event? 
Witnesses? 
Movement during?
Tongue biting/incontinent? Head injury?
Recovery time? Post ictal? Weakness?  
Medications, new?
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Collapse differentials?

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Vasovagal
Medication
Arrhythmia
AS
PE
Postural hypotension
Hypoglycaemia
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Dysphagia Questions?

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Where does food get stuck?
Is swallowing itself difficult?
Onset etc
Solids or liquids? Progressive?
Any systemic features such as weight loss and GORD?
Voice changes or hoarseness?
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Causes of dysphagia?

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Extra luminal- Masses goitre maligancy

Intraluminal- Spasm, achalasia

Luminal, oesophagitis, candida, strictures tumour

Myasthenia gravis or stroke or parkinsons

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Questions for haematemesis?

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Volume? Colour?
How many times, what happened before?
Prolonged retching and straining?
Alcohol or liver disease?
Bowel habits or changes any malaena or fatigue?
Weight loss?
Medications such as NSAIDS or steroids?
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Haematemesis differentials?

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Oesophagitis, 
variceal bleeding, 
ulcers, 
gastritis, 
mallory weiss, 
malignancy
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Abdo pain questions?

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Site, onset? 
Timing? 
Colicky? 
Character? 
Mouth ulcers? Vomiting? 
Weight loss? Fever? 
Change in bowel habit? 
Change in the stool?
Relieved by defecation? 
Pregnancy? Jaundice? 
Urine colour?
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Abdo differentials?

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Gallbladder 
Obstruction
Appendix
AAA
Pancreas
Pregnancy problems
Diverticular
Ulcers
Colic (renal)
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Rectal bleeding questions?

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Onset? When and how quickly? 
Duration? How many times? 
Intermittent or continuous?
Colour? Quantity? Mixed in? on paper? Steatorrhoea? Mucous? Urgency, Incontinence and tenesmus?
Anal pain? Weight loss? Fevers? 
Travel? Takeaway? Constipation?
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Rectal bleeding causes ?

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Malignancy
Gastroenteritis
Peptic ulcer
Varices
Diverticular
Ischaemic colitis/mesenteric
Haemorrhoids
Fissure
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Nausea and vomiting questions?

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Onset? 
Duration? 
How many times?
Volume? 
Was it forceful? 
Colour and consistency? 
Fever and diarrhoea? 
Chest pain? 
Abdominal pain? 
Headache? 
Weight loss? 
Recent travel?
Takeaway or eaten out?
Contact with others/anyone else ill?
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Nausea and vomiting differentials?

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Gastro
Obstruction
Appendix
Peptic ulcer
Renal colic
pancreas
DKA
Raised ICP
Inner ear or migraine
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Back pain important questions?

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Worse at night?
Analgesia used?
Sudden or insidious?
Where is it?
Paraesthesia, or weakness?
Thoracic pain?
Cancer history?
When did you last go to the toilet?
Saddle anaesthesia?
Persistent pain?
Steroid use?
Activity?
Precipitating factors?
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Back pain differentials?

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Mechanical
Myeloma
Spinal cord compression
Cauda Equina
Osteoarthritis
Wedge fracture
Sciatica
Disciitis 
Psoas abscess
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Headache questions?

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SOCRATES
Episodic, diurnal night time?
Worse in any position ie laying down?
Worse in morning and betetr when awake?
Progressively getting worse?
Any vision or sensory loss?
Prodromal?
Smoking, alcohol medication ?
Neck stiffness and Photophobia?
Phonophobia?
Watering of eye?
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Headache differentials?

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Migraine
Tension
Cluster
SAH
Meningitis
Temporal arteritis
Angle closure glaucoma
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Confusion questions?

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Onset?
Progressive or suddenly worse?
Memory loss?
Depressive or psychiatric?
Sleep?
Change in behaviour?
Hallucinations or personality change?
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Confusion causes?

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Dementia
Delirium
Infection
Malignancy
Depression
Head injury
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Shortness of breath questions?

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Episodic? 
Triggers- dust, pollen, exercise, cold air? 
Change in exercise tolerance? 
Problems with sleep? Haemoptysis? 
Wheeze? 
Fever? 
Weight loss? 
Ankle swelling? 
Smoking? 
Travel? 
Recent surgery? 
Chest pain?
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Shortness of breath Differentials?

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Asthma/COPD
Fibrosis
PE.Pneumothorax
MI
HEar failure
Arrhythmia
Anaemia
Anxiety
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Cough Questions?

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Onset? Chronic >2months. 
Timing- diurnal, seasonal? Sputum? 
Colour, frequency? 
Exercise? 
Made worse? 
Haemoptysis? 
Wheeze? 
Weight loss? 
Chest pain? 
Ankle swelling? 
Hoarse voice? 
Travel history? 
Smoking? 
Occupation? 
Pets?
44
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Cough differentials?

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Asthma
COPD
Bronchiectasis
Heart failure
Lung malignancy
PE
Pneumonia
URTI
45
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Joint pain questions to ask?

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Onset?
Activity?
Morning Stiffness? >1 hr for RA or ank spon?
Constant?
Radiation?
Activity better?
Associated signs at all?
Joint involvement? Symmetrical or not?
Family history?
EYE signs?
How is it affecting life?
Nail changes or rashes?
46
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Joint pain differentials?

A 
RA
Osteoarthritis
Reactive arthritis
Gout
Ank Spon
Septic arthritis
Osteomyelitis
47
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Febrile traveller questions?

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Where visited and why?
Vaccinations?
Prophylaxis taken?
Sexual contacts, and food drink animal exposure?
Swimming?
Any healthcare received?
Air conditioning, where did they stay?
Bottled water?
Any symptoms whilst there?
Contact with infected persons?
Any bites?
IVDU or tattoos or piercings?
Rashes/fever/diarrhoea and vomiting?
48
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Febrile traveller differentials?

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Malaria

Thyphoid

E-coli, giardia - watery

Bloody diarrhoea- Campylobacter, salmonell and shigella
Giardia - prolonged .3 weeks diarrhoea

49
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Fatigue history?

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What do they mean tired? 
Are they weak?
Low mood or energy?
Sleep?
SOB? Pallor?
Weight gain or loss?
Menstruation?
Polyuria or dipsia?
Appetitie?
Hair loss?
palpitations?
Lymph nodes?
ADLs?
Recurrent infections?
50
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Fatigue causes?

A 
Hypothyroid
Anaemia
Depression
Diabetes
Malignancy- Myeloma/Leukaemia/Lymphoma
CKD
51
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Causes of bitemporal hemianiopia?

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Pituitary tumour, craniopharyngioma

52
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Homonymous hemianopia causes?

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Stroke, migraine tumour, trauma

53
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Important points for blood transfusion?

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Cross match if you want the blood doesn’t mean you have to have that many units though only those prescribed

Write in pen on bottles

54
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Process for eye examiantion? mnemonic?

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AFRO

ACUITY, FIELDS, REFLEX and OPTIC DISC

55
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How to test acuity?

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Snellen charts, Near vision charts and ishihara plates

56
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Testing fields of vision?

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Ask if wears glasses

Inattention- Hold fists out ask to point to ones which are opening could be contralateral lesion if inattention present

Sit patient 1 metre in front both close the eye in front of each other use the WHITE PIN to test the quadrants of vision

57
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Cerebellar signs?

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DANISH
Dysdido
Ataxia
Nystagmus
Intention/past pointing
Speech
Hypotonia/heel shin test
58
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Video signs of parkinson’s?

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Loss of arm swing
Rigidity
Mask facies
Shuffling gait
High stepping
Speech problems (slurring)
Intention tremor (unilateral)
Slow to get up from chair
59
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Parkinsons disease differentials?

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Multisystem atrophy (autonomic dysfunction)
Parkinsonism from lewy body dementia
Induced parkinsonism from antipsychotics/metoclopramide

60
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ABCD2 score?

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Age >60
BP
Clinical (weakness and speech 2 or one =1)
Duration 0-1hr (1) 1hr more (2)
Diabetes -1
61
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Driving after TIA?

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Don’t have to tell DVLA if not disabled but shouldn’t drive for 4 weeks

62
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CXR interpretation?

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Rotation(clavicles) Inspiration(6 anterior ribs) Projection(PA AP) Exposure (can i see behind heart)

63
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AXR?

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Projection AP, supine or erect
Bowel and other organs
Bones
Calcification and artefact

64
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How do you know its small bowel?

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Valvulae conniventes, all the way across

65
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How do you know it’s large bowel?

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Haustra

66
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What xray for Perforation?

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Erect chest get them to sit up for 15 mins

67
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Sizes for the bowel on AXR?

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3 6 9

Small large caecum

68
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Bone Xray ABCS?

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Allignment, Bone, Cartilage, soft tissue

69
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Osteoarthritis Xray signs?

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Loss of joint space Asymmetrical
Osteophytosis
Sclerosis
Subchondral cysts

70
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Rheumatoid xray signs?

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Soft tissue, symmetrical loss, periarticular erosion no osteophytes, subluxed joints

71
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When to involve senior in RRAPID?

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If don’t know what to do? Mention reassess then senior input

72
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RRAPID cheat sheet?

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Constant monitoring
?nasal of vomit
Bedside clues
How talking for airway
Senior review and reassess
Drug chart

Blood loss, rash, calves, abdo

Crossmatch and bloods

73
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ABG nuggets?

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Allen’s, anaesthetic

Sterile gloves

Day type of resp failure first

74
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Things to remember for skills stations?

A

Keep sterile! CONFIRM CONFIRM CONFIRM

Confirm expiry dates too

Can ask examiner to be patient etc

75
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Aortic stenosis examination findings?

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Ejection systolic murmur

Radiates carotids

Slow rising pulse

Aortic thrill

76
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Mitral regurg examination findings?

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Pansystolic murmur

Radiates to the axilla

77
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ECG findings for aortic stenosis?

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LVH big R waves lateral leads and S waves anterior leads

Can get bifid P wave

78
Q

Mitral regurg ECG?

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Prior infarction or arrhythmia

79
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Echo valve size Aortic stenosis?

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<1 cm

80
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Metallic heart valve signs?

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Irregular pulse, flow murmur

Jaundice or haemolysis due to the RBC destruction

81
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Respiratory exam findings fibrosis?

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clubbing, tachypnoeic, find end-inspiratory/expiratory crackles that do not clear on coughing
Cyanosis

82
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Spirometry for fibrosis?

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Reduced FEV1 and FVC normal or increased ratio >0.7

83
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Spirometry obstructive?

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Fev1 reduced ratio <0.7

84
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Signs of bronchiectaiss examination and station?

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Crackles that clear with a cough.

Sputum pot with lots in

if young could be CF

85
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ABG bronchiectasis and fibrosis?

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Bronch and COPD, obesity neuromuscular is or near fatal asthma type 2

Fibrosis is type 1, ARDS pneumonia, Oedema

86
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CXR fibrosis?

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Tram lines, ground glass and interstitial shadowing

87
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CT result for fibrosis?

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Honeycombing

88
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CT for Bronchiectasis?

A

Signet ring

89
Q

GI transplanted kidney signs?

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RIF scar, may have previous fistula scars

90
Q

Dialysis patient examination?

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Fistula, tunneled lines, dialysis catheter

91
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Signs of ank spon?

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loss of lumbar lordosis and fixed thoracic kyphosis,

hypertension of cervical spine to maintain horizontal gaze.

Tenderness at the sacroiliac joints. Decreased range of movement.

Shober’s test (10cm above dimples and 5cm below, bend forward a positive result

92
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Principles of rheum exam? LOOK

A

Look, feel, move
DIP spared. Guttering of the interossei. Subluxation and ulnar deviation at the MCP. Swan neck, boutonnieres, Z thumb deformity. Any scars- carpal tunnel release

93
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Rheum exam Feel?

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  • Palpate all the joints, test for carpal tunnel, feel the pulse.
94
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Rheum exam move?

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straighten fingers, prayer sign, make a fist, squeeze my fingers,

pincer grip (don’t let me break ring),

assess function i.e. pick up a coin/do up a button, both hands behind head

95
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Bilateral cerebellar causes?

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= MS, bilateral posterior stroke, alcohol, multisystem atrophy

96
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Unilateral causes cerebellar?

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MS, posterior circulation infarction, haemorrhagic stroke, space occupying lesion in posterior fossa (tumour/abscess)

97
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Stroke video signs?

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  • increased tone, increased reflexes, no cerebellar signs, sensory loss,

UMN facial weakness (forehead sparing), dysphasia, homonymous hemianopia.

98
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Examination in stroke?

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Perform fundoscopy (diabetes and hypertension), full cranial nerve examination, cardiovascular exam, speech and swallow assessment, BP, capillary blood glucose. 
CT head, 12 lead ECG
99
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Within how long for stroke thrombo?

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4.5hrs of the stroke starting

100
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Driving and stroke/TIA?

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If non disabling then 4 weeks don’t tell dvla

101
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management of stroke/TIA with AF?

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If stroke get aspirin for 2 weeks before anticoag if TIA immediately

102
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What not to forget on the drug chart ?

A

VTE SECTION

103
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Treatment of hypoglycaemia ?

A

10-20g oral glucose or

75ml of 20% glucose IV

Glucagon IM 1mg (if not malnourished or alcoholic)

104
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Hypothyroid symptoms?

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weakness, tiredness, cold sensitivity, constipation, weight gain, depression, menstrual irregularity, dry coarse skin, goitre.

105
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Intermittent claudication symptoms?

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Pain and burning on walking usually in calves and behind knees, thighs buttocks subsides on rest

History of vascular problems diabetes etc big smokers and drinkers

Ulcers and mottled skin

106
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ABPI measurements?

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Ankle (tibialis and dorsalis)/brachial to get ratio

1-1.2 normal

> 0.8 is mild claudication

<0.5 critical

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