Revision Book Questions Flashcards
What is the cancer marker for ovarian cancer?
Ca 125
What does Ca 125 test for?
Ovarian cancer
What are the tumour markers for breast cancer?
Ca 15-5 and Ca 27-29
What are Ca 15-3 and Ca 27-29 tumour markers used to detect?
Breast cancer
What is PSA used to detect?
Prostate cancer
What tumour marker do we use to detect prostate cancer?
PSA
What is CEA mainly used to detect?
Colorectal cancer
What tumour marker do we use to detect colorectal cancer?
CEA
What is AFP tumour marker used to detect?
Liver cancer
What tumour marker do we use to detect liver cancer?
AFP
What is B2M used to mainly detect?
Multiple myeloma
What tumour marker do we use to detect multiple myeloma?
B2M
What tumour marker can we use to detect colorectal, stomach and pancreatic cancer?
Ca 19-9
What do we use Ca 19-9 to detect?
Colorectal, stomach and pancreatic cancer
If you are having a stroke in your anterior cerebral artery where would your sensory loss be greater? upper or lower extremeties?
Lower extremeties
What is contralateral hemiparesis?
Weakness on the opposite side to the infarct
When will you see contralateral hemiparesis?
When the stroke is effecting the anterior or middle cerebral artery
What are the symptoms of a posterior cerebral artery stroke?
Contralateral homonymous hemiopia with macular sparing, and visual agnosia
How can you differential between an anterior and a middle cerebral artery stroke?
Middle cerebral anatomy also presents with aphasia and contralateral homonymous hemiopia
If your patient presents with stroke symptoms and contralateral homonymous hemiopia, where would the stroke be?
Middle cerebral artery
Where is the infarct in Weber’s syndrome?
Posterior cerebral artery that supplies the midbrain
What are the symptoms of Weber’s syndrome?
CN3 palsy, contralateral weakness of both upper and lower extremities
Where would the infarcy be located if the patient presents with ipsilateral facial pain and temperature loss on the same side?
Posterior inferior cerebral artery
What artery is occluded if the patient experiences ataxia and nystagmus?
Posterior inferior cerebral artery
What is the definitive difference between a posterior and anterior inferior cerebral artery infarct?
Anterior ICA will be the same as a posterior ICA but with the addition of hearing loss and facial paralysis
What is Amaurosis fugax?
Transient darkening and temporary vision loss in just one eye
How does a Pontine haemorrhage usually present like?
Low GCS, paralysis and bilateral pinpoint pupils
