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38-year-old male fell whilst horse riding earlier in the day. He was unconscious briefly after his fall but was able to continue horse riding. He now complains of disorientation and a severe headache. His GCS is 13. He feels nauseous. Examination reveals a bruise on his temple. His blood pressure is 160/105, HR 55bpm, RR 20, temperature 37.1. What vessel may have been ruptured?
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Anterior cerebral artery
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Middle meningeal artery
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Sagital sinus
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Subdural vein
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Vertebral artery
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A 42 year old male, of no fixed abode, presents with increased forgetfulness over the past month. He complains of a mild headache which does not improve with paracetamol. Initial blood tests show ALT 392 (0-55), AST 228 (0-60), ALP 160 (40-150), bilirubin 45 (3-21). He has a 20 pack year smoking history and his alcohol intake is 80u/week.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
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Vascular dementia
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Extradural haemorrhage
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Subarachnoid haemorrhage
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Subdural haemorrhage
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Venous sinus thrombosis
Pregunta 3
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An elderly female presents to ED with subacute worsening of back pain which is 5/10 in severity. She has had longstanding lower back pain. She does not report any recent changes in urinary or bowel symptoms. Examination reveals local, central tenderness on lower palpation. There is normal lower limb sensation and power. Renal function and FBC are normal. Spinal XR is ordered.
What is the next step in management?
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An elderly male attends his GP complaining of left-sided hip pain. The pain has been worsening slowly over the past few weeks and has not responded to naproxen. On further questioning, he admits he has been feeling tired and has stopped gardening. Examination reveals full range of hip motion, non-tender to palpation and left hip feels slightly warm.
Hb 120 (130-180)
Plt 110 (150-400)
WCC total 12.5 (4-11)
CRP 27 (<10)
Ca 2.3 (2.1-2.6)
eGFR 59 (>90)
Cr 190 (70-150)
Urea 9.1 (2.5-6.7)
What is the diagnosis?
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Myeloma
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Osteopenia
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Osteoporosis
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Paget’s disease of bone
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pregunta 5
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Diagnosis of multiple myeloma has been made. What do you expect to see on urinary electrophoresis?
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Monoclonal kappa light chain IgG
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Monoclonal kappa light chain IgM
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Monoclonal lambda light chain IgG
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Multiclonal kappa light chain IgM
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Multiclonal lambda light chain IgM
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Ig[blank_start]A[blank_end] is present in breast milk.
Ig[blank_start]G[blank_end] is transplacental and is a specific antibody
Ig[blank_start]M[blank_end] is a general antibody
Ig[blank_start]E[blank_end] is allergy related
Ig[blank_start]D[blank_end] is a BCR
Pregunta 7
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75 year old male was found unconscious at home and initial assessment has revealed a neck of femur fracture. He was previously able to walk 4 miles without stopping and performed all activities of daily living.
What is the most appropriate definitive management plan?
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75 year old male was found unconscious at home and initial assessment has revealed a neck of femur fracture. He was previously able to walk 4 miles without stopping and performed all activities of daily living. In ED, he suddenly becomes tachypnoeic, and complains of pleuritic chest pain. His O2 sats drop to 88% (10L O2), HR is 120 and BP is 90/50.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
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55 year old male presents to his GP with a lump on DIP on his left hand. The lump is hard, non-mobile and adherent to overlying and underlying tissue. The lump does not give him any issues. He does not want surgical intervention.
He has a history of multiple episodes of acute finger joint pain. His regular medication is naproxen, ramipril and bendroflumathiazide.
What is the most appropriate management plan?
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Advise lumpectomy
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Allopurinol
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Biopsy lump
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Colchicine
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Increased NSAID dose
Pregunta 10
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You are a GP and are called out to see a known IVDU who complains of a painful right knee. She is walking with a limp. On examination, her right knee is erythematous, tender and warm on palpation and there is reduced knee flexion. She is tachypnoeic and sweating.
What is the next most appropriate step?
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You are a FY1 and you aspirate the swollen knee of a 55 year old female patient. She presented with a red, hot, swollen knee. She is otherwise well. The fluid is turbid and straw coloured.
What is the most likely diagnosis:
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Osteoarthritis
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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Septic arthritis
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Reactive arthritis
Pregunta 12
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On a normal healthy patient, bridging veins should be visible.
Pregunta 13
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Calcification of the choroid plexus is common in elderly patients and can be seen in CTs as surrounding the ventricles
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What's this pattern indicative of?
Trauma--> Lucid phase--> Headache
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Epidural hemorrhage
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Subdural hemorrhage
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Intercerebral hemorrhage
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Because the complications of epidural hemorrhages include [blank_start]herniation[blank_end], the management is a urgent [blank_start]non[blank_end]-[blank_start]contrast[blank_end] [blank_start]CT[blank_end] of the head and urgent [blank_start]neurosurgeon[blank_end] [blank_start]referral[blank_end].
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herniation
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contrast
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non
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CT
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neurosurgeon
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referral
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Because subdural hemorrhages are [blank_start]venous[blank_end] and slower, even [blank_start]acute[blank_end] subdural hemorrhages take place over many [blank_start]days[blank_end]/weeks. They're usually due to [blank_start]minor[blank_end] trauma and are more common in children, elderly, and [blank_start]alcoholics[blank_end]. Symptoms include [blank_start]pseudo[blank_end]-[blank_start]dementia[blank_end] and [blank_start]confusion[blank_end].
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venous
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acute
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minor
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days
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alcoholics
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pseudo
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dementia
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confusion
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Acute subdural hematoma requires urgent referral to the neurosurgeon.
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What are the different types of subdural hemorrhages?
Pregunta 19
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What is true regarding subarachnoid hemorrhages?
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Worst 10/10, sudden headache
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investigate: check for protein and urea
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most common in middle aged women
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blood between sulci and in sub-arachnoid space
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due to berry aneurysm bursting
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investigate: positive Kerniq's sign
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manage: urgent non-contrast CT scan and neurosurgeon referral
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investigate: spinal tap after 12 hours
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symptom: neck stiffness and backpain
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investigate: reduced GCS
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Which of these is not a Liver Function Test?
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ALT
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AST
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ALP
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GGT
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Bilirubin
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ERCP
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Raised ALP alone can be helpful in differential diagnosis.
Pregunta 22
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If ALP and AST are more raised than ALP and Bilirubin, this is indicative of
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Alcoholic liver disease
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Gilbert's syndrome
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Jaundice
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Cirrohosis
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Isolated raised bilirubin levels are indicative of [blank_start]Gilbert's[blank_end] [blank_start]Syndrome[blank_end].
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Types of Hip Fractures:
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intracapsular
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extracapsular
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trochanteric
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sub
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The joint capsule is made up of a femur [blank_start]head[blank_end] and [blank_start]neck[blank_end].
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Only intracapsular fractures can be either displaced or nondisplaced.
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Which of these can you manage via internal fixation with a dynamic hip screw (DHS)?
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The management for an intracapsular displaced fracture is hip arthroplasty within 24 hrs (total hip replacement or hemiarthroplasty)
Pregunta 29
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Paget's disease is very much visible in an x-ray of a spinal vertebrae.
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In Paget's disease, serum calcium and phosphate levels would be increased drastically.
Pregunta 31
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Osteopenia may present with a history of excessive steroid usage or fraility fractures.
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Osteoporosis will have normal calcium serum levels but a raised ALP
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Alendronic acid is a treatment for osteoporosis.
Pregunta 34
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some bone conditions and pathologies involve DEXA scans for diagnostic purposes.
Pregunta 35
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What is true regarding multiple myeloma?
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it is due to cloning of a plasma cell
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there is overproduction of an antibody IgG (light chain)
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investigation: urinalysis (with ++ protein)
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hypocalcemia
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renal failure
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anemia
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bone pain
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present: back pain
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investigation: skeletal survey and head and vertebrae x-ray
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pepper pot appearance
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For Multiple Myeloma:
Monoclonal band urine electrophoresis known as Bence [blank_start]Jones[blank_end] proteins aka monoclonal [blank_start]kappa[blank_end] [blank_start]light[blank_end] chains
Also:
[blank_start]low[blank_end] RBC,
Calcium [blank_start]high[blank_end]
ALP [blank_start]normal[blank_end],
PTH [blank_start]normal[blank_end]
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low
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high
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normal
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normal
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Jones
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kappa
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light
Pregunta 37
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If IgM is found in urine electrophoresis, the condition is Waldenstrom’s macroglobinaemia.
Pregunta 38
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What would you prescribe for a 40 year old with a painful red toe?
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aciclovir
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allopurinol
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NSAIDs
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paracetamol
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urgent referral
Pregunta 39
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Hemarthrosis is due to factor 11 deficiency.
Pregunta 40
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Septic arthritis is usually seen in one really red, hot, and tender joint (large.)
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In any really red and hot joint, always aspirate to investigate.
Pregunta 42
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What is true regarding septic arthritis?
Pregunta 43
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[blank_start]Gout[blank_end] in common in middle aged males. There is a history of poor diet, such as too much [blank_start]meat[blank_end], alcohol, and too high of a [blank_start]BMI[blank_end]. There is high serum levels of [blank_start]urate[blank_end], which may be due to renal failure.
Usually, there is [blank_start]monoarthropathy[blank_end] because the problem is in only one joint. It presents acutely, and the patient may suddenly wake in the middle of night from the pain.
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Gout
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meat
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BMI
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urate
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monoarthropathy
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Osteoarthritis/rheumatoid arthritis is better at night .
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Aspirate:
Septic arthritis: [blank_start]opaque[blank_end] (clarity) and [blank_start]red[blank_end] (color)
Rheumatoid arthritis: [blank_start]straw[blank_end] colored
Osteoarthritis: [blank_start]clear[blank_end] colored
Pregunta 46
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Acute Gout:
1st treatment: [blank_start]NSAIDS[blank_end] such as [blank_start]naproxen[blank_end], diclofenac
Contraindications to NSAIDS include: [blank_start]peptic[blank_end] [blank_start]ulcer[blank_end] disease, [blank_start]Asthma[blank_end], [blank_start]renal[blank_end] [blank_start]failure[blank_end]
2nd line medication is then: [blank_start]colchicine[blank_end]
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naproxen
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NSAIDS
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peptic
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ulcer
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Asthma
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renal
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failure
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colchicine
Pregunta 47
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[blank_start]Allopurinol[blank_end] (xanthene oxidase inhibitor) if there are [blank_start]two[blank_end] or more attacks per year
It will increase uric acid initially
so give [blank_start]NSAIDs[blank_end] short course.
Pregunta 48
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What is true regarding pseudogout?
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usually affects larger joints in women
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presents sub-acutely
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investigation: positive needle crystals (befringement)
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investigation: negative needle crystals (befringement)
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manage: NSAIDS (1st line)
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manage: intra-articular steroid injection (2nd line)
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manage: NSAIDS (2nd line)
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manage: intra-articular steroid injection (1st line)
Pregunta 49
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Reactive athritis can have diarrhea as well
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Drugs to stop before surgery:
Aspirin
[blank_start]7[blank_end] [blank_start]days[blank_end]
Clopidrogrel
[blank_start]7[blank_end] [blank_start]days[blank_end]
Metformin
[blank_start]morning[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end]
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adrenaline in anaphylaxis is 1 in 1000
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Adrenaline in advanced life support is less than the amount in an anaphylactic treatment.
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Metformin can cause hyperglycemia.
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Veraparil can be given as hypertension medication. (calcium channel blocker)
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Calcium channel blockers (should be given at [blank_start]night[blank_end]) and can cause [blank_start]pulmonary[blank_end] [blank_start]edema[blank_end].
EX: [blank_start]Valpromide[blank_end]
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pulmonary
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edema
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night
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Valpromide
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Hyperkalemia can cause heart arrhythmias.
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A potential side effect of ACE inhibitors: renal failure
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Break through morphine dosage calculation for acute pain:
([blank_start]total[blank_end] [blank_start]morphine[blank_end] dose for the day) divided by ([blank_start]6[blank_end])
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INFR deals with thrombopoietin
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if INFR is [blank_start]8[blank_end]< (major bleeding) then give [blank_start]Vitamin[blank_end] [blank_start]K[blank_end] or [blank_start]fresh[blank_end] [blank_start]plasma[blank_end] if needed.
if INFR is [blank_start]8[blank_end]> (minor to no bleeding) then just [blank_start]vitamin[blank_end] [blank_start]K[blank_end] if needed at all
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Vitamin
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K
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fresh
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plasma
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8
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8
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vitamin
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K