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Acne appearance

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Comedones, pustules, papules on face chest and upper back

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Skin conditions

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Eczema: red itchy inflammation
Seborrheic dermatitis: yellow greasy scales on scalp in children, red rash greasy scales in adults
Psoriasis: silvery scales red plaques

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Acne treatment

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Benzoyl peroxide (concs 2.5-10%)
Antibiotics
Isotretinoin
Hormonal treatments

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Treatment of athletes foot

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Imidazoles and allylamines as topical preps first line

Also tolnaftate and undecenoates

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Where does ring work not effect?

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Face 
hands 
feet 
groin or 
scalp
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What type of cream treats ring worm?

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Imidazole cream

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What is jock itch?

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Fungal infection of the groin

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Treatment of jock itch

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Imidazole or terbinafine cream

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Referal for fungal nails

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Predisposed to fungal infection
Pregnant or breast feeding woman
Under 18
If it's not DLSO
More than 2 infected nails 
Destroyed nail 
Failed treatment 3 months

Treat with amorolfine 5% nail laquer

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HPV

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Human papilloma virus

Causes warts and verrucas

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Aciclovir and penciclovir cause….

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Cold sores

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Red flag for bowel cancer

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Blood in stools

Abdominal mass

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Referrals red flag for nausea and vomiting

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Weight loss red flag
Blood in vomit red flag
Severe tummy pain
Projectile vom under 3 month baby
Vomit under 1 month baby 
24 hours vom in 1 year old
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Red flags for diahorrea

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Blood in stools
Weight loss

Refer when symptoms last over 2-3 days in children and elderly, 24 hours in diabetes

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Some examples of anti motility drugs for diahorrea

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Loperamide
Bismuth
Kaolin

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Alarm signs dyspepsia

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GI bleeding
Difficult swallowing
Unintentional weight loss
Swollen tummy
Persistant vomiting
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Egs of antacids

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Rennies remegel

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Alginates

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Gaviscon
Gaviscon advance
Peptic

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Pro kinetic example

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Motilium

Domperidone

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H2 antagonist

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Zantac

Pepcid AC

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Referal symptoms

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Blood in stool tarry mucus
Over 14 days
Patient over 40 sudden change in bowel habit
Suspect depression
Weight loss
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Referal symptoms

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Abdominal pain
Blood in stool red flag 
Fever 
Manually reduce hemorrhoids
Middle age persistent change in bowel habit
Unexplained rectal bleeding red flad
Severe pain
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Referal IBS

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Blood in stools
Under 16
Over 45
No history of IBS
Fever
Nausea and vomiting
Severe tummy pain
Steatorrhoera
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What laxative should be discouraged in IBS

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Lactualose

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Referral cough

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Wheezing
Dry night time cough
Coloured sputum
Blood sputum
Cough over three weeks red flag
Pain on inspiration 
Chest pain red flag
Generally unwell 
Drug induced cough
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Referral sore throat

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ADR- a skin rash
Duration over 2 weeks
Dysphagia (hard to swallow)
Bacterial infection

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How does influenza present?

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Sudden onset of symptoms
Shivers
Chills 
Malaise
Aching of Limbs 
Insomnia 
Loss of appetite
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Red flag of cold?

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Chest pain

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Why give antihistamines to person with a cold?

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Lesson symptoms of sneezing and runny nose

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Referral with hay fever

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Wheezing
Treatment failure
Unilateral discharge especially in children

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When so the symptoms of hay fever peak

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Morning and evening

When hot and humid

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Combination of treatments hay fever

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Antihistamines
Corticosteroids
Mast cell stabilisers
Decongestants

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Sedating and non sedating antihistamines

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Sedating: chlorphemaine

Non sedating: loratidine, cetirizine, acrivastine (over 12’s) , Benadryl plus

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Mast cell stabiliser for hay fever

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Sodium cromoglicate

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