2017 medsoc pub quiz

Question 1

medical treatment of hyperthyroidism

Answer 1

Carbimazole

Question 2

which 3 leads would you expect ST elevation in, in an inferior STEMI

Answer 2

II
III
aVF

Question 3

ECG findings of pericarditis

Answer 3

• Saddle shaped ST elevation
• PR depression

Question 4

Pansystolic murmur radiating to axilla correlates with which valvular heart disease

Answer 4

Mitral regurgitation

Question 5

6 Ps of critical limb ischaemia

Answer 5

Pale
Paralysed
Perishingly cold
Painful
Paraesthesia
Pulseless

Question 6

What hormone may be secreted by squamous cell carcinoma (lung)

Answer 6

Parathyroid hormone related protein

Question 7

Triad of horner’s syndrome

Answer 7

Miosis
Partial ptosis
Anhydrosis (lack of sweat)

Question 8

First line Tx of TB and how long should they be given for

Answer 8

Rifampicin - 6m
Isoniazid - 6m
Pyrazinamide - 2m
Ethambutol - 2m

Question 9

Medium used to grow Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 9

Löwenstein–Jensen medium

Question 10

Pain, numbness and tingling in thumb, index finger and middle finger which worsens at night. Which nerve is being compressed

Answer 10

Median nerve i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 11

Tx of carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 11

Wrist splint
Corticosteroid injections

Question 12

Presents with jaw pain which comes on gradually whilst chewing and constant scalp tenderness. What Investigations should be ordered for diagnosis

Answer 12

Presentation of giant cell arteritis
GS - temporal artery biopsy - granulomatous inflammation
Raised ESR

Question 13

First line pharmacological Tx for absence seizures

Answer 13

Sodium valproate or ethosuximide

Question 14

Which vessel is most commonly affected in an extradural haemorrhage

Answer 14

Middle meningeal artery

Question 15

First line treatment for prevention of migraine in adults

Answer 15

Beta blocker - propanolol
Amitriptyline

Question 16

4 cardinal signs of parkinsons disease

Answer 16

Bradykinesia , tremor at rest, rigidity, postural instability

Question 17

2 receptors most commonly affected in myasthenia gravis

Answer 17

Ach
Muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK)