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What are the Ottawa rules?

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Bony tenderness at the posterior tip of the mallelous
Unable to weight bear at time of injury AND when seen

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What is osteomalacia?

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Chronic low vit D in adults. Causes bony pain/ tenderness/ muscle weakness.

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First line treatment of acute gout?

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NSAIDS (or Colchicine)

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What is the inheritance of Elhers Danos syndrome and what are the features?

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Autosomal dominant
Hyperelastic skin and atrophic scars

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Anti centromere is a/w?

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Sclerosis

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Drug induced lupus is caused by which drugs?

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Chlorpromazine, Minocycline, Methyldopa, Hydralazine, Isoniazid, D-penicillamine.

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What are some complications of Paget’s?

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High output cardiac failure, deafness, bone sarcoma, skull thickening.

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Calcium/ ALP/ Phosphate. What happens in Pagets/ Oestemalacia/ Osteoporosis?

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Osteoporosis- normal bloods
Pagets- Raised ALP - (isolated)
Osteomalacia- Raised ALP. Low calcium/ low phosphate

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What drug is used after initial therapy for Lupus?

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Hydroxychloroquinine

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What monitoring is required for hydroxychloroqunine?

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Yearly eye check

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What is the normal range for calcium (corrected)

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2.2-2.7

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What are the blood results for Osteomalacia and how does it present?
Treatment

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Raised ALP
LOW calcium

Presents with bony pain/ potential for fractures (femoral)
Tx: high dose vitamin D

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Median nerve supplies?

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Thumb and first 2 fingers

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Simmonds test - tests for?

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Achilles tendon rupture.

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What is Feltys syndrome?

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RA/ Neutropenia/ Splenomegaly

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What is Caplands syndrome?

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RA and pulmonary fibrosis in coal miners

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P-ANCA is positive in x2

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Both small vessel vasculitis
1. Churg Strauss (EGPA)
2. Microscopic Polyangitis (MPA)

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C- ANCA is positive in?

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Wegners
Granulomatosis with polyangitis

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How does eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis present? Classic triad
‘Churg Strauss’

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Asthma
Vasculitis
Eosinophilia

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What are the features of Polyarteritis Nodosa?

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Aneurysm formation
Associated with Hep B
Constitutional symptoms/ Rash/ Renal failure

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What is Galeazzis Test

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Used to test for DDH when >3-4 months old.
Knees are a different height.

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What is the most common bone tumour?

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Osteosarcoma

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How does Ewings Sarcoma present and what are the Xray findings?

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Lots of pain
Long bones and pelvis
Children and adolescents
Xray- onion skin appearance.
(Small round blue tumour)

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Wrist drop = palsy of which nerve?

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Radial nerve palsy.
Associated with sensory loss over back of hand

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High stepping gait indicates?
Foot drop Foot drop= common peroneal nerve injury
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What does McMurrays test for?
Test for meniscal tears/ injuries
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Classical Perthes presentation?
PAIN Boys aged 4-8 Progressivley painful limp over a couple of weeks
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What are the examination findings in SUFE?
Loss of internal rotation
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Colles vs Smiths fracture?
Colles= classic= FOOSH. Distal radius displaced dorsally Smiths= falling on back of hand. Distal radius goes anterior.
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What is Potts disease?
TB of the spine and causes angular kyphosis. Treatment with TB medications.
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What is the presentation with a rotator cuff injury? AKA SUPRASPINATUS TENDONITIS
Painful arc of abduction.
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What is the examination findings for adhesive capsulitis?
Loss of external rotation.
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Shoulder dislocation - What type is the most common and what is the presentation? - Complications?
Anterior shoulder dislocation is the most common Presents with the arm externally rotated Complications include damage to axillary nerve. Regimental patch- sensory loss. AND weakness of deltoid muscle.
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What is the T value to diagnose osteoporosis?
Less than -2.5
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What do these antibodies indicate? AMA ANA Anticentromere Anti Ro, Anti LA
AMA = PBC ANA= SLE Anticentromere= CREST Anti Ro/ Anti La= Sjogrens
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Boxers fracture is the most common type of fracture of which bone?
Most common metacarpal fracture
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Bartons fracture is a fracture where?
Distal radius but intra-articular (as opposed to Smiths or Colles)
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What investigations form part of the secondary survey in Trauma ?
CXR Pelvic XR Lateral Spine
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What are the associations with adhesive capsulitis? what people at risk?
Middle age females Diabetics!! Passive and active range of movement
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How does a Gastronemius muscle tear present?
Pop after sudden push off
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How may a patellar fracture present?
Compressive blow In displaced transverse fractures= inability to straight leg raise. Swelling
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Tibial plateau fracture presents how?
Bumper fracture Car into lateral side of knee Swollen and deformed
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CREST syndrome is a/w which condition and which antibody?
Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis ANTI-CENTROMERE!
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How do stress fractures present?
Repetitive injury
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How would a supracondylar fracture present?
FOSH in children Check for neurovascualar compromise!
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What are the Ottawa KNEE rules ?
Age > 55, Tenderness over patella, Tenderness at head of fibula, Inability to flex to 90 degrees
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What is the acute management of Gout?
NSAIDS! Naproxen! Colchicine (main side effect is diarrhoea)
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Anticentromere antibody is a/w which disease?
Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis
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What blood test is the most SPECIFIC to RA?
Anti CCP
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Regimental patch is supplied by which nerve and how could it be damaged?
Axillary nerve- damaged by dislocation of shoulder OR humeral fracture.
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Shoulder dislocation- what are some facts?
Fall on outstretched hand Most common is ANTERIOR Assess for axillary nerve damage- regimental patch Presentation- elbow is flexed, arm in abduction
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Traumatic rotator cuff tear- presentation and management?
Trauma- eg traction injury/ shoulder is forcibly stretched DROP ARM TEST! Pt cannot hold their arm up. Management- needs referral to ortho.
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Patella dislocation- presents how?
Dislocation laterally Twisting injury Patella is displaced laterally Knee is held in flexion
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McMurreys Test is used for?
To test for mensical TEARS
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What are the 2 risk scores for osteporosis fracture risk and when can they be used?
QFracture aged 30-84 FRAX - aged 40-90
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Drug induced lupus- what are the 2 common drugs?
procainamide hydralazine
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What sign is pathognomonic of sarcoidosis?
lupus pernio- blue rash on tip of nose is characteristic of sarcoidosis
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How to grade muscle power MRC rating 0-5
5= Normal power 4= Resistance 3= Gravity 2= Some active movement 1= Flicker of contraction 0= Nothing

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