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Third Year Buzzwords Flashcards

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thunderclap headache

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subarachnoid haemorrhage

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xanthochromic lumbar puncture

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subarachnoid haemorrhage

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lucid period after head trauma then deterioration

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extradural haemorrhage

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lemon/convex shaped bleed on CT

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extradural haemorrhage

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low impact trauma in elderly person/alcoholic

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subdural haemorrhage

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banana/crescent shaped bleed on CT

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subdural haemorrhage

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cogwheel rigidity

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Parkinsons disease

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8
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positive Gowers manoevure

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muscular dystrophy

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9
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REM sleep disturbance

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Lewy body dementia

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10
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personality changes followed by dementia

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fronto-temporal dementia

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11
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4 main symptoms of Parkinson’s

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T - tremor
R - rigidity
A - ataxia (bradykinesia)
P - postural instability

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12
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dementia with stepwise deterioration

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vascular dementia

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13
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weakness + frontal balding + cataracts + ptosis

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myotonic dystrophy

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14
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positive Babinski’s sign

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UMN lesion

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15
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pronator drift

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UMN lesion

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16
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antipsychotic causing agranulocytosis

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clozapine

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17
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syndrome due to thiamine deficiency

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Wernickes Korsakoff syndrome

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18
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painless maternal blood with no foetal distress

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placenta praevia

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19
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foetal blood + sudden foetal distress

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vasa praevia

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20
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PPH followed by pituitary failure

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Sheenan’s syndrome

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21
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pleural effusion + ascites + ovarian thecoma

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Meig’s syndrome

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22
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foetal distress + loss of engagement

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uterine rupture

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23
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chocolate cysts in ovary

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endometrioma

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24
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strawberry cervix

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trichomonas vaginalis

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clue cells, vaginal pH >4.5

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bacterial vaginosis

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26
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large, tense uterus with woody abdomen

bleeding and pain

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placental abruption

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27
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ADHD triad of symptoms

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hyperactivity
impulsivity
inattention

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28
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autism triad of symptoms

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impaired communication
language
repetitive behaviour

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29
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pepper pot skull/lytic bone lesions

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myeloma

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30
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congo red staining

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amyloid deposits in myeloma or AA amyloidosis

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31
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Reed-Sternberg cells

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Hodgkin Lymphoma

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32
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alcohol causes pain in this haem cancer

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Hodgkin Lymphoma

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33
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snowstorm appearance on USS

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molar pregnancy

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34
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overly high HCG and SFH large for gestational age

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molar pregnancy

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35
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first line anti-emetic for hyperemesis

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cyclising or prochloperamide

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36
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Philadelphia chromosome translocation

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chronic myeloid leukaemia

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37
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Auer rods

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acute myeloid leukaemia

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38
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bence jones protein

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multiple myeloma

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39
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itchy after bath

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polycythaemia vera

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40
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deficiency in factor XIII

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haemophilia A

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41
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deficiency in factor IX

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haemophilia B

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42
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smudge cells (immature leukocytes)

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chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

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43
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schistocytes

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intravascular haemolysis

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44
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Howel Jolly bodies

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hyposplenism

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45
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Bell’s palsy - UMN or LMN

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LMN

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46
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features of Bell’s palsy

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facial droop 
sagging of mouth on smiling
loss of forehead wrinkling 
reduced taste 
hypersensitivity to sound
47
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dementia presenting with short term memory loss

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Alzheimer’s

48
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gait disturbance + urinary incontinence in stepwise progression

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vascular dementia

49
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REM sleep disorders + visual hallucinations + fluctuating cognitive ability

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Lewy body dementia

50
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changes in pre-morbid personality initially

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fronto-temporal dementia

51
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management of dementia initially

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cholinesterase inhibitors - donepezil, rivastigmine

52
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example of NMDA receptor antagonist

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memantine

53
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fluency of speech is maintained but is non-sensical

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receptive aphasia/Wernicke’s aphasia

54
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comprehension is intact/speech makes sense but is staggered and effortful

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expressive aphasia/Broca’s aphasia

55
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pinpoint pupils, appears snoring/sleeping

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opioid overdose

56
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acute management of opioid overdose

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naloxone

57
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dilated pupils, n&v, tachycardia, lacrimation, piloerection

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opioid withdrawal

58
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drug to reduce long term cravings of alcohol, commenced once out of withdrawal

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naltrexone

59
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inhibitor of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase for alcohol dependency

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Antabuse

60
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differentiating features of MG and LEMS

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LEMS - fatigue improves as day goes on, also has autonomic features and hyporeflexia

61
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autoantibodies against the post-synaptic ACh terminal

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myasthenia gravis

62
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pes cavus, champagne legs, weakness and peripheral sensory loss

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Charcot-Marie tooth disease

63
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triggers for GBS

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campylobacter
CMV
EBV

64
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fluent speech, comprehension intact, repetition poor

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conductive dysphasia

65
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tear drop RBCs

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myelofibrosis

66
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spherocytes

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hereditary spherocytosis

67
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schistocytes

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haemolytic anaemia

68
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Heinz bodies

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denatured haemoglobin eg G6PD def

69
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most common pathogens causing viral meningitis

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ECHO virus
enterovirus (coxsackie)
herpes simplex

70
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most common pathogens causing bacterial meningitis

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strep pneumoniae

neisseria meningitis

71
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most common pathogens causing bacterial meningitis in neonates

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listeria
group B strep
E. coli

72
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most common pathogens causing bacterial meningitis in children under 10

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haemophilus influenza

73
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most common pathogens causing bacterial meningitis in elderly people

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listeria monocytogenes

74
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who is most likely to get fungal meningitis

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HIV/immunocompromised people

typically cryptococcal

75
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contraindications for lumbar puncture

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papilloedema
focal neurology
vomiting
altered consciousness 
GCS <9
76
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LP for viral meningitis shows

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mainly lymphocytes

77
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LP for bacterial meningitis shows

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mainly neutrophils

78
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first line treatment for bacterial meningitis

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IV ceftriaxone

79
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what is added to Abs for an elderly patient with meningitis

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amoxicillin for cover against listeria

80
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what are the components of triple assessment

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clinical history/exam
imaging
biopsy

81
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firm, mobile, simple breast lump

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fibroadenoma

82
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management of VTE in pregnancy

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low molecular weight heparin

83
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causes of SGA baby

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constitutionally small
IUGR
prematurity

84
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causes of LGA baby

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polyhydramnios
multiple pregnancy
macrosomia
wrong dates

85
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4 Ts of PPH

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tone
tissue
trauma
thrombin

86
Q

example of tocolytic

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terabutaline

87
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management of shoulder dystocia

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H - help 
E - evaluate for episiotomy 
L - legs McRoberts manoeuvre 
P - pressure suprapubically
E - enter the pelvic
R - get mother to roll
88
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SSRI that is safe in pregnancy and one that is not safe

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sertraline - safe

paroxetine - unsafe

89
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lithium causes which foetal anomaly

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cardiac defects - Epstein’s anomaly

90
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Benzes cause what foetal anomaly

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cleft lip

neonatal withdrawal

91
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triad of congenital rubella syndrome

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eye problems - cataract, glaucoma etc
sensorineural hearing loss
cardiac defects

92
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are NSAIDs safe in pregnancy

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no - cause closure of ductus arteriosus and prevent the cervix from ripening in labour as prostaglandins are blocked

93
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components of combined test for Down’s

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USS to assess nuchal thickness >6mm

bloods - bHCG and PAPP-A

94
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raised or lowered bHCG and PAPP-A are suggestive of Down’s

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bHCG - raised

PAPP-A - lowered

95
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when is the triple test to assess for Down’s carried out

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14-20 weeks

96
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components of triple test

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bHCG + AFP and serum oestradiol

97
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components of quadruple test

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bHCG + AFP + serum oestradiol + inhibin-A

98
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two options for antenatal diagnostic testing for Down’s

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CVS - 11-14 weeks

amniocentesis - from 15 weeks

99
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which antihypertensives are safe to use in pregnancy

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labetolol
methyldopa
nifedipine

100
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TAILS pneumonic for microcytic anaemia

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thalassaemia
anaemia of chronic disease
iron deficiency
lead poisoning
sideroblastic anaemia
101
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painful lymph nodes after drinking

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

102
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B symptoms in lymphoma

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fever
night sweats
weight loss

103
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diagnostic test for blood cancers

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immunophenotyping

104
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what type of drug is Rituximab and what is it used to treat

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anti-CD20 monoclonal Ab - used to treat Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

105
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blood film with Roulex formation

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paraprotein disease

106
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4 main types of myeloproliferative disorders

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polycythaemia rubra vera
essential thrombocythaemia
chronic myeloid leukaemia
myelofibrosis

107
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JAK 2 mutation causes

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polycythaemia rubra vera

108
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itchy after a hot bath

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polycythemia rubra vera

109
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VWF disease will have prolonged aPTT or PTT

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aPTT

110
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management of VWD disease

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desmopressin, promotes the release of VWF

111
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factor 8 deficiency

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haemophilia A

112
Q

where is B12 absorbed

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terminal ileum

113
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where is folate absorbed

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duodenum

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