October Flashcards
(51 cards)
– is commonly used to treat acute hypophosphataemia in adults
Intravenous infusion of phosphate polyfusor
– with a history of malignancy? Think liver metastasis
Hepatomegaly
Spironolactone may cause —
gynaecomastia
— need same day assessment by ENT
Auricular haematomas
The most common organism causing infective exacerbations of COPD is —
— is classically seen in alcoholics. Chest x-ray features may include abscess formation in the —/– lobes and empyema.
— is a cause of atypical pneumonia which often affects younger patients, frequently those living in crowded accommodation. It is associated with a number of characteristic complications such as erythema multiforme and cold — —- anemia.
Haemophilus influenzae
Klebsiella pneumoniae- middle/upper
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
— —is characterised by extremely high serum PTH with moderately raised serum calcium
Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
– with impaired GCS: give IV Glucose if there is access
Hypoglycaemia
Asymptomatic patients with an abnormal HbA1c or fasting glucose must be confirmed with —– before a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is confirmed
a second abnormal reading
— coma typically presents with confusion and hypothermia.
Myxoedema
Failure to comply with thyroxine replacement will result in an increase in — associated with a low —.
However, patients often compensate before having their blood tests done or before their review by clinic by taking extra tablets of thyroxine.
This results in elevated/normal— without suppression of – as levels of the latter requires days to weeks to change.
TSH
fT4
fT4
TSH
— work by increasing urinary excretion of glucose
Important as it is the cause of main side effects - increased —, – loss, UTI
SGLT-2 inhibitors
urine output
weight
Increase insulin release from pancreas - this is the mechanism of action of — e.g. gliclazide.
sulphonylureas
Drug MOA:
Decrease glucagon release from pancreas - — reduce the breakdown of incretins, which thereby decreases – secretion.
DPP4-inhibitors
glucagon
– is the most common cause of heel pain seen in adults. The pain is usually worse around the — calcaneal tuberosity.
Plantar fasciitis
medial
— thyroiditis (–’s) is the most common cause of hypothyroidism and is associated with other a– diseases
Autoimmune
Hashimoto
autoimmune
The first line treatment in amoebiasis is:
metronidazole
— is the initial imaging modality of choice for suspected Achilles tendon rupture
Ultrasound
– is used in the management of variceal haemorrhage
Terlipressin
– or p– are the SSRIs of choice in breastfeeding women
Sertraline
paroxetine
Risk malignancy index (RMI) prognosis in ovarian cancer is based on : x3
US findings, menopausal status and CA125 levels
The maximum rate of IV potassium infusion that can be conducted without monitoring is –mmol/hour
Potassium infusions are usually given in pre-prepared bags to ensure the appropriate amount of K+, e.g. normal saline –%/–mmol KCl IV, over -hrs.
10
0.9%/40mmol
4hrs
Both l– and u– can be used more than once in the same cycle
levonorgestrel
ulipristal
If angina is not controlled with a beta-blocker, a – should be added
calcium channel blocker
The — vein passes anterior to the medial malleolus and is commonly used for venous cutdown
long saphenous
