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Risk Factors SCC

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  • elederly males
  • oudoor
  • smoking
  • fair skin, blue eyes - aryan
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Clinical features of SCC

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Can appear suddenly, grow rapidly OR grow slowly over weeks to months

tender and painful

on sun exposed sites

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Management of SCC + review?

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excision 3-5mm
review 6 montly for 2 years

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When to cease diabetic medication pre-op?

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Patients on oral glucose-lowering medication EXCEPT **SGLT2 INHIBITORS** and patients on **injectable GLP-1 RAs**:

  • continue medications until day prior to surgery
  • withhold medication on the morning of the surgery → DOES NOT matter if on the morning of afternoon list
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When to cease beta-blockers pre-op?

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Beta-Blockers: Continue up to and including the day of surgery

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ACEi management pre-op?

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ACE Inhibitors: Continue therapy up to day of surgery and withhold morning dose unless heart failure or poorly controlled HTN

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Diuretics management pre-op?

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Diuretics: Continue therapy up to day of surgery but withhold the morning dose (unless fluid balance is difficult to manage)

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Factors that impact on apixaban management pre-op?

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bleeding risk and renal function

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if apixaban, low risk + normal crc

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cease 24hours prior

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if apixaban, low risk + low CRC

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cease 48 horus prior

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if apixaban, high risk + normal Crc

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cease 48-72 hours prior

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if apixavan, high risk nad low crc

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cease 72 hours prior

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Causes of Psychosis

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  • Functional Psychosis → schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, bipolar mood disorder
  • Drug Induced Psychosis → amphetamines, hallucinogens, cannabis
  • Organic → temporal lobe epilepsy, CNS infections (HIV), Brain Tumours, Thyrotoxicosis, CVD, Wilsons Disease, SLE, head injury
  • Other - delusional disorder
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Investigations for first episode psychosis

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  • FBE, UEC
  • CMP
  • LFTs
  • BGL
  • TFT
  • Urine Toxicology
  • Inflammatory Markers
  • ECG
  • CT Brain
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Investigations or examinations to monitor once started anti-psychotic therapy?

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  • BP + HR
  • BMI + waist circumference
  • BGL + HbA1c
  • Lipid + TGs
  • FBC
  • PROLACTIN → many antipsychotics can cause dose-dependent hyperprolactinaemia
  • can cause infertility, sexual difficulties, gynaecomastia, galactorrhoea, menstrual disturbance, erectile dysfunction and pubertal delay
  • ECG
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History questions to establish psychosis and cause of psychosis

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Anxiety, Elevated or Down Mood, Hallucinations, Delusions - guilt, grandeur, control, reference, Thought - insertion, withdrawal, broadcasting, echo

Self-Harm/Suicide

Illicit Substances

FHx of psychotic disorders or schizophrenia

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Examination of Female Urinary Incontinence

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BMI + Waist Circumference

Abdominal Examination

Pelvic Examination - prolapse, pelvic floor, atrophic vaginitis

Rectal Examination

Neurological Examination - LL weakness, decreased reflexes or decreased tone

Urine Dipstick - leukocytes, nitrates, blood

Fingerprick BSL

Leakage of Urine on Coughing or Straining

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Non-Pharmacological Management of Female Urinary Incontinence.***

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  1. Water → 6-8 cups of fluid a day, reduce fluids after the evening meals
  2. Caffiene and Alcohol → eliminate caffeiene, fizzy drinks + alcohol can worsen symptoms
  3. Fibre → avoid constipation, maintait soft bowel motions
  4. Physical Activity → 30mins of exercise most day of the week. Avoid fitness activities that cause bladder leakage
  5. Maintain BMI between 18.5-24.9
  6. Pelvic Floor Exercises
  7. Avoid lifting - can weaken pelvic floor
  8. Toilet Habits → empty bladder with urge, do not strain to empty bladder
  9. Bladder Training → referral to continence nurse or pelvic floor physiotherapist
  10. Continence pads or accessories - increase QoL
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Causes of Urinary Incontienence

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Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Weak Pelvic Floor Muscles, Intrinsic Sphincteric Deficiency, Urethral Hyper-mobility
Overactive Bladder Syndrome
Bladder Outlet Obstruction - fibroids, advanced Ca
UTI
Cancer
Constipation
Diabetes
Vaginal Atrophy

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Management of bartholin’s abscess

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marsupialisation with gynae

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Clinical Features of Pityriasis Rosea?

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  • can follow a viral URTI
  • herald patch → oval pick or red plaque 2-5cm in diameter with scale trailing just inside the edge of the lsion
  • secondary lesions → more scaly patches (flat lesions) or plaques (thickened lesions) appear on the chest or back.
  • CHRISTMAS TREE → follow relaxed skin tension lines or cleavage lines
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DDx of pityriasis rosea

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guttate psoriasis
secodnary syphillis

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Management of pityriasis rosea

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manage the itch
betamethasone valerate 0.02% cream topically once or twice daily

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Management of Perthe’s Disease

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Urgent Referral to Orthopaedic Surgeon
Analgesia
NWB with crutches

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Age group for pErthes Disease
3-12yo
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How to deal with complaints?
Discuss with MDO Discuss with other GPs involved in case F2F appointment patient to discuss concerns Apologise Document all correspondance Advise on complaints policies and procedures
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Cholestasis Causes
- Common Causes: - Biliary Pathology - Cholelithiasis - Choledocolithiasis - Cholangiocarcinoma/Carcinoma of the Pancreas - Primary Bilary Cirrhosis/Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - Ascending Cholangitis - Pregnancy - Drugs → erythromycin, oestrogen - Infiltration → Malignancy
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Treatment of a digital myxoid pseudocyst
- press firmly - drain cyst - cryotherapy - steroid injection - sclerosant injection - surgical removal
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Antenatal Bloods in ATSI, \<25yo
FBE Fasting BGL beta-HCG Group and Hold Rubella Syphillis Urine MCS Chlamydia Urine PCR Vit D Hepatitis B and C HIV Fe Studies
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Important points in pregnancy counselling?
Non-Directive Counselling → many patients can resolve their own problems without being provided with a solution by the counsellor - pregnancy, child-birth, motherhood, parenting Family member or support person involved in counsult Follow-up appointment in 5-7 days Confidentiality Safety at home Decision is patients to make and cannot be forced to make a decision
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Examinations for Strabismus in a child.
1. Corneal Light Reflex - central light reflex 2. Cover Test - look at normal eye 3. Cover/Uncover Test - look at fixation of rapidly uncovered eye
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When to refer turning in of the eye
1. intermittent after 3 months 2. constant large before or after 3 months 3. constant after 9 years 4. true acute onset - URGENT REFERRAL
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Abdominal Pain IN Children or Adolescents
1. Dyspepsia etc 2. Coeliac 3. functional abdo pain 4. abdominal migraine 5. IBS 6. IBD 7. Anxiety/Depression Constipation lactose intolerance t1dm - DKA food allergy UTI
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Constipation management in paeds
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Screening for normal risk risk patients for breast ca?
every 2 years from 50-74
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Who qualifies as moderately increased risk of breast Ca?
1 FDR ,50 2 FDR same side of family 2 second degree relatives same side with at least 1 \<50yo
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for moderately increased risk of breast Ca - what testing?
at least every 2 years from 50-74yo. consider annually from 40yo if FDR \<50 diagnosed with breast Ca
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Crystal type in gout vs pseudogout?
Negative in Gout Positive in Pseudogout
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Acute Gout Management
Local Corticosteroid Injection NSAID orally until symptoms abate (up to 3-5 days) - Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories (NSAIDs) - diclofenac 50mg BD Prednisolone 15-30mg PO, daily until symptoms abate (3-5 days) Colchicine 1mg orally initially then 500microg 1 hour later as a single (one-day course)
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Diagnosis of Gout + Other investigations for gout?
Definitive Diagnosis → identification of monosodium urate crystals under microscopy in synovial fluid or tophi ONCE DIAGNOSIS IS MADE - NO NEED FOR RECURRENT ASPIRATION OF CRYSTALS FROM THE JOINT Serum uric acid should be measures BUT hyperuricaemia is not enough to diagnose gout and in patient with acute gout, uric acid may be normal. Xray - joint damage due to gout Renal Function → risk factor and consequence of gout
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Dosing of Urate Lowering Therapy.
Allopurinol 50mg PO daily for 4/52, then increase by 50mg every 2-4 weeks to achieve target serum uric acid concentration, up to maintenance maximum of 900mg daily
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Flare Prophylaxis when altering urate lowering therapy?
colchicine 500 micrograms PO, once or twice daily
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Non-Pharmacological Management of Gout
Limit Alcohol Intake Reduction of High Purine Foods Reduction of Fructose containing beverages Regular exercise of at least 150min/week Avoid Dehydration Maintain ideal BMI \<25
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Bridging therapy for medication overuse headache?
naproxen 750mg MR daily for 5/7 in first week and then drop to 3-4 times per week for 2 weeks then stop or pred 50mg for 3/7 then wean over 10 days then stop.
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Prophylaxis of Tension Type Headaches
amytriptilline 10mg nocte → increased dose by 10mg up ot max 75mg PO nocte for 8/52 then review
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Acute treatment of tension type headaches.
Aspirin 600-900mg PO Diclofenac Potassium 50mg PO Ibuprofen 400mg PO Naproxen 500-750mg PO Paracetamol Soluble 1g PO
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Treatment of pityriasis versicolour?
econazole 1% solution topically to wet skin, for 3 nights, leave overnight oral therapy - fluconazole 400mg po orally stat consider prophylaxis -\> itraconazole 200mg PO BD on one day per month for 6 months, then review
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