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Woman has aching arms and legs and which improve throughout the day. What is the first line treatment for polymyalgia rheumatica?
Prednisolone 15mg/d PO. You expect a dramatic response within 1 week so if this doesn’t happen an alternative diagnosis should be considered.
Patient is found 2cm mass found above the testes,you can get above the mass and it transilluminates - most likely diagnosis?
?Hydrocoele
Patient with long standing varicose veins is found to have a hard strip in their leg - it is phlebitis, how do you treat?
?Abx - not the answer
Patient has been in a fire. Obs are quite normal other than an increased resp rate. What would you like to find out? Look over fire and burns.
?Carboxyhaemoglobin
Patient has 4 days of nausea, vomitting and flank pain. They are found to have severe hydronephrosis secondary to a ureteris stone. What is the treatment?
?Nephrostomy
?Ureteric stent
Patient is undergoing a treatment. They have signs of fluid overload (breathlessness) secondary to IHD. You need to prescribe their maintenance fluid - what would you prescribe? They are 70kg heavy
Not 70x70ml
Patient with recurrent candidiasis for 4 months. Labia swollen. What should be in your line of investigations?
?Diabetes
Patient had bowel cancer and underwent a right colectomy 6 months ago as treatment. They are now presenting to you with nausea and vomiting and not passing stool for 3 days. What is the most likely cause?
Bowel obstruction
Man has severe pain following eating a large meal. ?Diagnosis? Obs quite stable
?Oesophageal rupture?
common fib nerve
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phlebitis
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cardiac arrest managment
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adh high
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fire
carboxyhem
cocaine effects on heart st elevation
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warfarin reversal
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PROLACTIN HIGH TREATMEN
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BREAST CYST
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headache following epidural
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cerebellar stroke
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seisures manamgement including partial
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treamtnet of pneumothorax
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fluids treatment in heart failure patietn
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calculation of gcs
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