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Increased body/facial hair

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Ciclosporin

PCOS

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Telangiectasia

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Osler-Weber-Rendu

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Perioral freckling

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Peutz Jeghers

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Cafe au lait spots

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NF1

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Finger clubbing

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CF
Liver disease
IBD
Coeliac diseae

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Koilonychia

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Iron deficiency anaemia

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Leuconychia

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Cirrhosis

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Palmar erythema

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Chronic liver disease

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Hepatic flap

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Liver failure
Renal failure
CO2 retention

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Tendon xanthomas

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Hypercholesterolaemia

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Facial plethora

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Chronic liver disease

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Aphthous ulcers

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Crohn’s/UC
Coeliac
Behcet’s disease

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Gum hypertrophy

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Myeloid leukaemia
Ciclosporin
Phenytoin

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Macroglossia

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Down syndrome
Hypothyroidism
Beckwith-Wiedemann
Mucopolysaccharidoses
Glycogen storage disease
Amyloid
Haemangioma
Lymphangioma
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Glossitis

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Iron, folate or B12 deficiency

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5Fs of an abdominal mass

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Faeces
Flatus
Fat 
Fluid
Foetus
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Scar below right subcostal margin

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Kocher’s incision
Cholecystectomy
Any liver procedure

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Rooftop scar

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Liver transplant

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Transverse upper abdominal incision

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CDH repair

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Upper abdominal midline incision

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Nissen’s fundoplication

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Small right upper transverse incision

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Ramstedt’s pyloromyotomy

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Bloodflow in caput medusae

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Flows away from umbilicus

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Main examination features of portal hypertension

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Splenomegaly
Ascites
Portosystemic shunts: caput medusae, haemorrhoids, oesophageal varices

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Causes of portal hypertension

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Prehepatic: portal vein thrombosis, postnatal umbilical vessel catheterisation, sepsis
Hepatic: cirrhosis, congenital hepatic fibrosis
Posthepatic: Budd-Chiari, heart failure

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Causes of hepatomegaly
Structural: biliary atresia, choledochal cyst, fibrosis Storage/metabolic diseases Haematological: haemoglobinopathies, leukaemia Heart/vascular: congestive heart failure, constrictive pericarditis, obstructive IVC, Budd-Chiari Infection
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Causes of splenomegaly
``` Haematological: leukaemia, haemoglobinopathy Infection: Endocarditis, TB, parasites Inflammation: SLE, rheumatoid, ITP, sarcoid Portal hypertension Amyloidosis Gaucher Niemann Pick Tropical splenomegaly ```
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Causes of ascites
``` Cirrhosis Congestive heart failure HYpoalbuminaemic states TB Malignancy Hepatic vein thrombosis Meigs syndrome Pancreatitiss ```
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Main dysmorphic syndromes to look for in cardio exam
``` Down Williams DiGeorge Turner's Noonan's ```
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Absent radii
VACTERL
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Absent thumb
Holt-Oram
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Thrill at suprasternal notch
Aortic stenosis
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Raised JVP
Right heart failure, fluid overload
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Harrison sulcus
Increased pulmonary bloodflow | Asthma
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Right thoracotomy scar
Cardiac: BT shunt, PA banding | Non cardiac: lung, oesophageal or CDH surgery
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Midline sternotomy scar
Complex cardiac surgery Any bypass surgery PA banding
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Left thoracotomy scar
Cardiac: BT shunt, PA banding, PDA ligation, coarctation repair Non cardiac: lung surgery
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Apex displaced to the left
Cardiomegaly Pectus excavatum Scoliosis
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Apex displaced to right
Dextrocardia e.g. Kartagener's Left diaphragmatic hernia Collapsed lung on right L pleural effusion or pneumothorax
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Thrill at lower left sternal edge
VSD
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Thrill at upper left sternal edge
Pulmonary stenosis
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ESM at ULSE
Pulmonary stenosis ASD Innocent murmur
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ESM at RUSE
Aortic stenosis
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Continuous at RUSE
Right BT shunt
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Pansystolic murmur at apex
Mitral regurgitation | VSD
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Late systolic murmur at apex
Mitral valve prolapse
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Ejection systolic murmur at apex
Aortic stenosis
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Mid diastolic murmur at apex
Mitral stenosis
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Pansystolic murmur at LLSE
Tricuspid regurgitation | VSD
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Diastolic murmur at LLSE
Tricuspid stenosis | Aortic regurgitation
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Systolic murmur at back:
Coarctation, peripheral pulmonary stenosis
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Continuous murmur at back
PDA
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Where does Still's murmur occur?
LLSE
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Murmur radiating to the back and axilla
Pulmonary stenosis
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Murmur radiating to left axilla only
Mitral regurgitation
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How to differentiate between aortic stenosis and pulmonary stenosis?
Louder in expiration - left heart disease = aortic stenosis Louder in inspiration - right heart disease = pulmonary stenosis
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Champagne bottle leg and high foot arch
HSMN type 1/charcot marie tooth
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Pronator drift
Weakness | Cerebellar lesion if upward

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