Year 4 Final stuff Flashcards

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Bishop’s score categories?

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Cervical position - posterior; middle; anterior
Cervical consistency - firm; medium; soft
Cervical effacement - 0-30%; 40-50%; 60-70%; 80%+
Cervical dilatation - closed; 1-2cm; 3-4 cm; 5cm
Fetal station - -3; -2; -1/0; +1/+2

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Bishop’s score relevance?

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Score > 8 vaginal delivery likely

Score < 8 vaginal delivery unlikely without cervical ripening, eg vaginal prostaglandins.

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Antibodies in mother to fetus or mother to baby?

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IgG mother to fetus, only Ig to cross placenta

IgA mother to baby in breastmilk

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4
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Well’ score categories?

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Active cancer (in last 6 months)
Bed ridden >3 days (or major surgery 4 weeks)
Calf swelling >3cm comparatively
Collateral superficial veins
Entire leg swelling
Localised tenderness over deep veins
Unilateral pitting oedema
Paralysis, or immobilisation of lower leg
Previous DVT
ALL ABOVE ARE +1
Alternative diagnosis more likely MINUS 2

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What to do with Well’s score?

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Score of 0-2: do D-dimer, if positive, USS leg
If negative, DVT very unlikely
Score >2: USS leg without D-dimer

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What point to extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge in coagulation cascade?

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Factor Xa

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What are protein c and s in coagulation cascade?

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Protein C (and thrombomodulin) is activated by protein S
Activated protein C inhibits activation of Factors V and VIII i.e. it is a natural anticoagulant
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What is Factor V Leiden?

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Mutation in gene for Factor V
Activated protein C cannot degrade Factor V as normal, thus leading to a hypercoagulable state
Most commonly inherited hypercoagulability

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Treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia?

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200mcg ferrous sulfate PO BD/TDS

Should continue for 3 months after deficiency is corrected to replenish stores

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10
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Who to refer in iron-deficiency anaemia?

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USC:
if > 60 years
if < 50 years with rectal bleeding (consider USC)
Refer to gastro:
All men and postmenopausal women
All those > 50
Premenopausal <50 with colonic symptoms; FHx of GI cancer, or not responding to treatment

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When to offer platelet transfusion?

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Clinically significant bleeding and PLT < 30
If severe bleeding, or CNS bleed, consider transfusion if PLT < 100
Offer prophylactic transfusions if PLT < 10

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What is acute haemolytic transfusion reaction?

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Transfusion of incompatible ABO red cells
Immediate destruction by anti-A or anti-B antibodies
Shock, renal failure, DIC

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13
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Main differences between TRALI and TACO (and similarities)?

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TRALI:
Hypotension and fever
TACO
Hypertension without fever
Peripheral oedema
Leukopenia
Raised JVP

Both will have acute dyspnoea and bilateral diffuse infiltrates on CXR

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14
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How to treat non-haemolytic transfusion reaction

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Stop transfusion and rule out other causes, eg haemolytic transfusion reaction
Treat pyrexia with anti-pyretic
Recommence transfusion at slow rate

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Treatment of bipolar disorder - acute episodes?

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Mania, one of:
Olanzapine
Haloperidol
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Mixed episodes also treated with above
Depressive episode, one of:
Quetiapine
Fluoxetine with olanzapine
Olanzapine
Lamotrigine
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16
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Long term management of bipolar disorder?

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4 weeks after episode has resolved
Consider continuing treatment as for acute episode
OR
Lithium
Or Lithium + valproate
Or valproate alone (if lithium poorly tolerated)
or olanzapine (if lithium poorly tolerated)

17
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Acne treatment?

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Mild-moderate
Topical retinoid alone or with benzoyl peroxide
Topical antibiotic (clindamycin 1%) always with top. benzoyl peroxide

Mod-severe
Oral antibiotic (lymecycline or doxycycline) WITH top retionoid or benzoyl peroxide
18
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Treatment of acne in pregnancy?

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Topical retinoids are contraindicated

Topical benzoyl peroxide and topical erythromycin are safe

19
Q

Efficacy vs effectiveness?

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Performance of an intervention
Efficacy - performance in ideal circumstances, highly selected, homogenous population, strict exclusion criteria
Effectiveness - “real life” performance, heterogenous population, few exclusion criteria

20
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Four principles in medical ethics?

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Autonomy - acknowledge one’s right to make their own decisions
Justice - treat others equally, distribute benefits/burdens fairly
Beneficence (do good) - provide benefits to persons and contribute to their welfare
Non-maleficence (do no harm) - obligation to not inflict harm intentionally

21
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Antipsychotics main MOA?

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Reduce dopaminergic transmission specifically D2 receptors
Second generation also have:
5-HT2a ANTagonism
5-HT1a AGonism