EXAM 7 Flashcards
(120 cards)
CNS
A middle-aged patient who sustained RTC 6 months ago presents with progressive visual lossand exophthalmos on the right. MRI demonstrated a dilated superior ophthalmic vein withflow voids in the cavernous sinus. What is the likely diagnosis?
A. Buphthalmos
B. Carotid-cavernous fistula
C. Orbital pseudotumour
D. Arteriovenous malformation
E. Dural fistula
B. Carotid-cavernous fistula
Carotid-cavernous fistula (also described as caroticocavernous fistula) is an abnormalcommunication between the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the veins of the cavernous sinus.
It is mostly due to trauma with laceration of the ICA within the cavernous sinus usually due to a skull base fracture or penetrating trauma. Ultrasound and MRI usually show arterial flow in the cavernous sinus and superior ophthalmic vein.
PED
A preterm neonate on the intensive care unit develops gross abdominal distension andbleeding per rectum. A supine abdominal radiograph is performed demonstrating multipleloops of dilated bowel loops.
Given the likely diagnosis, all of the following would be expected findings on the supine radiograph, except:
A. Mottled gas shadows within the bowel wall
B. Branching gas pattern overlying the liver shadow
C. Foci of calcification projected over the renal angles
D. Generalised lucency overlying the liver shadow
E. Rounded area of lucency within the central abdomen
MSK
Which of the following is a recognised cause of a ‘bone within bone’ appearance?
A. Renal osteodystrophy
B. Paget’s disease
C. Hyperparathyroidism
D. Melorheostosis
E. Osteopathia striata
GU
A 25-year-old woman with recurrent urinary tract infections and post-void dribbling attendsthe urology clinic. The urologist suspects a urethral diverticulum. What is the mostappropriate first-line test?
A. Micturating cystourethrogram
B. Urodynamics
C. Transvaginal ultrasound
D. Double balloon catheter positive pressure urethrography
F. Pre- and post void magnetic resonance imaging of urethra
GIT
A 40-year-old male and intravenous drug user, is on your barium list. The history on the cardsays ‘c/o dysphagia. Exclude pouch!’. During the barium swallow, you notice no oesophagealpouch but there are at least three giant 3- to 4 cm flat ulcers noted within the oesophagus near the gastro-oesophageal junction. The intervening oesophagus appears normal. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Cytomegalovirus oesophagitis
B. Caustic oesophagitis
C. Candida oesophagitis
D. Behcet’s disease
E. Crohn’s disease
CVS
A 16-year-old girl with a history of recurrent bronchitis undergoes chest X ray. The lungs are clear but there is tracheal deviation to the left, with a focal indentation of the right wall of the trachea. Underlying vascular anomaly is suspected, and the patient undergoes a magnetic resonance imaging scan for further evaluation. All of the following will explain the above Chest X-ray appearance, except:
A. Double aortic arch
B. Right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery and patent ductus arteriosus
C. Aberrant left pulmonary artery
D. heft aortic arch with aberrant right subclavian artery and patent ductus arteriosus
E. Common origin of innominate and left common carotid artery
CNS
A 50 year-old man was recently diagnosed with a thyroid cancer following an ultrasound guided FNA of a thyroid lesion. Regarding malignant thyroid nodules, which of die following statements is true?
A. Punctate calcification is a feature of papillary carcinoma.
B. Anaplastic carcinoma is associated with MEN syndrome.
C. Echogenic foci seen in medullary carcinoma are due to calcitonin deposits.
D. Characteristic lymphadenopathy in medullary carcinoma is hypoechoic to muscle.
E. Follicular carcinoma can he differentiated from follicular adenoma on US.
CNS
A 6-year-old boy presents with a 1-month history of progressive left-sided proptosis. An orbital MRI reveals a large, lobulated, retro-orbital mass without any intracranial or globe invasion. The mass is isointense to muscle on Tl and hyperintense on T2 with uniform enhancement post-contrast. The patient is afebrile, and inflammatory markers are not significantly raised. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Dermoid cyst
B. Orbital cellulitis with abscess formation
C. Lymphangioma
D. Capillary’ haemangioma
E. Rhabdomyosarcoma
MSK
A 30-year-old woman was involved in a severe road traffic accident and sustained direct high-energy trauma to her pelvis. Among other injuries, she was found to have a fracture on her left sacroiliac joint and left ischiopubic ramus. What type of fracture has she sustained?
A. Open book
B. Straddle
C. Bucket handle
D. Duverney
E. Malgaigne
GIT
A patient undergoes a routine abdominal ultrasound for generalised abdominal pain.
Unfortunately, the spleen cannot be detected. Which of the following is the least likely cause for this?
A. Myelofibrosis
B. Sickle cell anaemia
C. Polysplenia syndrome
D. Traumatic fragmentation of the spleen
E. Wandering spleen
CNS
A 6-year-old boy presents with adrenal insufficiency and developmental delay. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates diffuse T2 hyperintensity in the deep white matter, most predominant in the posterior parieto-occipital region and splenium of the corpus callosum. Which of the following is the most likely cause for this finding?
A. Metachromatic leukodystrophy
B. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
C. X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
D. Alexander disease
F. Canavan disease
GU
A 26-year-old woman who had an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) coil inserted 6 years ago presents to her general practitioner complaining of right iliac fossa pain, constipation, night sweats and fevers. The practitioner refers her for a transvaginal ultrasound, which shows a right-sided convoluted cobra-shaped structure containing fluid echogenicity and some polypoidal outgrowths from the wall. Adjacent to this is a cystic left adnexal mass containing internal echoes. Which of the following is the likely diagnosis?
A. Actinomycosis
B. Appendix abscess
C. Diverticulitis with pericolic abscess
D. Migrated IUCD causing hydroureter
E. Salpingitis secondary to tuberculosis
CHEST
A 75-year-old man had a history of dyspnoea associated with haemoptysis and weight loss. Computed tomography (CT) showed a 1.5 cm spiculated mass in the anterior segment of the right upper lobe, 5 cm deep to the pleural surface on a background of widespread emphysematous change. The case was referred for discussion at multidisciplinary team meeting to consider safety of undergoing a CT-guided lung biopsy. In this patient’s case, which of the following statements concerning CT-guided lung biopsy is correct?
A. The patient carries a 10%-15% risk of developing pneumothorax.
B. As the lesion is not contiguous with the pleural surface, there is a lower risk of pneumothorax.
C. The patient carries an increased risk of developing pulmonary haemorrhage post-procedure.
D. If a pneumothorax were to develop as a complication, he is less likely to require subsequent intercostal drain insertion.
E. The procedure is relatively contraindicated because pulmonary function tests revealed a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) of 45% predicted.
CVS
A 58-year-old man, who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting 8 years ago, presents to the cardiology clinic with symptoms of progressive shortness of breath on exertion, associated with increase in abdominal girth and peripheral oedema. Clinical examination elicits raised jugular venous pressure, with bibasal fine inspiratory crackles, shifting dullness and bilateral ankle pitting oedema. Elective ECG-gated spin-echo cardiac MRI demonstrates limited ability of the right ventricle to distend during filling (diastole), assuming a tubular shape, with limited change in cavity size during the end-systolic phase. Pericardial thickening of 6 mm and calcification is evident, with a moderate pericardial effusion and dilated superior vena cava and azygos vein. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Cardiac tamponade
B. Restrictive cardiomyopathy
C. Constrictive pericarditis
D. Dressier syndrome
E. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
GIT
An 8-month-old boy presents with a right upper quadrant mass. Blood results reveal a raised alpha fetoprotein (AFP). Ultrasound of the abdomen demonstrates a large 7-cm, hypervascular, heterogeneous hyperechoic mass in the liver with a few cystic regions.
There is no vascular invasion. No renal or suprarenal lesions are present. Which of the following differential diagnoses is most likely?
A. Hepatoblastoma
B. Infantile haemangioendothelioma
C. Hepatic haemangioma
D. Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver
E. Fibrolamcllar hepatocellular carcinoma
MSK
What is the purpose of the heel-toe manoeuvre in ultrasound examination of the shoulder?
A. To decrease the beam angle incidence
B. To minimise anisotropy
C. To increase the field of view
D. To minimise posterior reverberation artefact
E. To minimise beam width artefact
GU
A 23-year-old woman presents with left iliac fossa pain. The uterus and both ovaries are within normal limits. There is an anechoic left adnexal cyst adjacent to the uterus that appears separate from the ovary. You note that the patient has had a previous ultrasound for left adnexal pain, and that a left adnexal cyst with similar dimensions was noted then. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Theca lutein cyst
B. Paraovarian cyst
C. Endometrioma
D. Adenomyosis
E. Dermoid cyst
GIT
A patient undergoes pancreatic transplantation. Which of the following statements is least likely?
A. The transplanted pancreatic duct is normally dilated.
B. Indistinct pancreatic margins on ultrasound may indicate graft rejection.
C. Most patients have a simultaneous renal transplant
D. The donor pancreas is normally grafted onto the external iliac vessels.
E. Most patients achieve insulin independence.
GU
A 30-year-old woman presents with bilateral foot drop 2 days post-partum. What finding on MRI would explain this?
A. Posterior disc protrusion at L3/L4
B. Bilateral common peroneal nerve entrapment
C. Bilateral sciatic nerve compression
D. Paracentral disc protrusion at L3/L4
E. Spinal canal stenosis at L3/L4
PED
On an antenatal ultrasound, a foetus is found to have an intracranial anomaly. At birth, the cranial ultrasound reveals a large cystic mass in the posterior fossa communicating with the fourth ventricle with hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis.
What other associated abnormality would you not expect to be associated with the underlying condition?
A. Subependymal calcification
B. Corpus callosum agenesis
C. Grey matter heterotopia
D. Schizencephaly
E. Occipital encephalocoele
MSK
A 13-year-old boy presents with symptoms and radiographic evidence of a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). It is noted on his radiographs that the physes are generally wide with flaring of the metaphyses. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Rickets
B. Hypophosphatasia
C. Blounts disease
D. Achondroplasia
E. Renal osteodystrophy
GU
A 76 year-old woman is having a pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan to assess for a possible hernia. She is noted to have a 6 cm very low intensity lesion within the right ovary on both Tl and T2. Some fluid is also noted within the pelvis. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Ovarian mucinous cystadenoma
B. Krukenberg tumour
C. Ovarian fibroma
D. Dermoid cyst
E. Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary
CHEST
You are reviewing the X-rays of a 44-year-old male patient who has complained of mild breathlessness and a cough but otherwise well. Several chest radiographs performed over an 18 month period demonstrate diffuse ground glass shadowing with several scattered confluent areas of air-space consolidation. The lung changes do not appear to have any zonal predilection, and no mediastinal, hilar or cardiac abnormality is evident. HRCT also showed fairly extensive smooth interlobular septal thickening.
The intervening lung appears normal, and there is sharp demarcation between the abnormal and normal lung parenchyma. Which of the following is most likely given the radiological findings described?
A. Pulmonary vasculitis
B. Pulmonary oedema
C. Primary tuberculosis
D. Alveolar proteinosis
E. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
GIT
An otherwise healthy 44-year-old patient presents acutely unwell with new-onset epigastric pain and is found to have a significantly raised amylase level. Which of the following clinical scenarios is least likely?
A. Alcoholic patient, recent 48-h binge
B. Previous bouts of right upper quadrant abdominal pain
C. Recent flu like symptoms
D. Computed tomography report describing a 6 cm pseudocyst
E. Fulminant haemolytic-uraemic syndrome