TAS

Question 1

Which interleukin is associated with OSA?

Answer 1

IL10

Question 2

eradiation of H.pylori?

Answer 2

amox, clarithromycin and omeprazole for 1 week

Question 3

10 y/o boy with HTN, cafe au lait spots. Why is BP high?

a. coarctation
b. neuroblastoma
c. phaeochromocytoma
d. renal artery stenosis
e. renal parenchymal disease

Answer 3

renal artery stenosis

Question 4

6 month old with vomiting and bloody diarrhoea. immunised. cause?

a. campylobacter
b. rotavirus
c. e coli
d. adenovis

Answer 4

a campylobacter as immunised and bloody stool

Question 5

when do fetal lungs start to produce surfactant?

Answer 5

24 weeks

Question 6

how does glucagon work?

Answer 6

gluconeogenesis

Question 7

how long do you have to decide to do a serious case review, then how long do you have to actually complete the review?

Answer 7

1 month and 6 months

Question 8

what is the inheritance of PKU?

Answer 8

AR

Question 9

which scale is used in ADHD?

Answer 9

conners

Question 10

what predicts outcome in pancreatitis?

a. underlying cause
b. size of pseudocyst
c. severity

Answer 10

c, severity

Question 11

what will you find in csf in mitochondrial disorders?

Answer 11

high lactate due to anaerobic respiration

Question 12

what part of ventilation relates to oxygenation and which to CO2 clearance?

Answer 12

MAP and then minute rate

Question 13

which arthritis is dactylitis associated with?

Answer 13

psoriatic

Question 14

how does amiodarone work for SVT?

Answer 14

potassium channel blocker

Question 15

which autoantibody is most likely raised in polyarticular JIA?

a. ANA
b. DSDNA
c. RhF
d. ANCA
e. anti CCP

Answer 15

RhF

Question 16

how does methylphenidate work for ADHD?

Answer 16

inhibits dopamine reuptake in basal ganglia

Question 17

how does sodium bicarbonate work in aspirin overdose?

Answer 17

alkalinises urine so increases aspirin excretion

Question 17

how does sodium bicarbonate work in aspirin overdose?

Answer 17

alkalinises urine so increases aspirin excretion

Question 18

8 year old on SABA and ICS needs to step up treatment. what is next

Answer 18

laba

Question 19

what part of the ear does gentamicin damage?

Answer 19

vestibular duct

Question 20

how should you give imms to baby with haemophilia A?

Answer 20

deep subcut

Question 21

inheritance of marfans?

Answer 21

AD

Question 22

what is a mutation in MECP2 associated wiht?

Answer 22

Rett syndrome

Question 23

what is mutation in SNRPN gene associated with?

Answer 23

prader willi

Question 24

most common arrythmia in WPW?

Answer 24

SVT

Question 25

side effect of ciclosporin long term?

Answer 25

interstitial nephritis

Question 26

HLA associated with coeliac?

Answer 26

DQ2

Question 27

treatment of haemorrhagic disease of the newborn?

Answer 27

IV vit K and FFP to correct coag abnormalities faster

Question 28

mechanism of infliximab in crohn's?

Answer 28

inactivates TNF alpha

Question 29

difference in barrter and gitelman?

Answer 29

gitelman has low magnesium

Question 30

inheritance of haemophilia B?

Answer 30

x linked recessive

Question 31

how long to treat tb meningitis for?

Answer 31

12 months wow

Question 32

adrenaline dose for anaphylaxis in 5yo?

Answer 32

150

Question 33

deranged LFTs after starting TB treatment. which drug most likely responsible?

Answer 33

isoniazid

Question 34

peripheral parasthesia after starting TB treatment. which drug most likely responsible?

Answer 34

isoniazid

Question 35

``` type of bacterium in diphtheria? G+ coccus G+ bacillus G- coccus G- bacillus mycobacterium ```

Answer 35

G+ bacillus

Question 36

when do blood vessels in eyes develop?

Answer 36

28 weeks to 2-4 weeks after birth

Question 37

when does skin finish developing in utero?

Answer 37

34 weeks

Question 38

when does skin finish developing in utero?

Answer 38

34 weeks

Question 39

where do benzos work in status?

Answer 39

GABA receptor modulator

Question 40

features of tumour lysis syndrome?

Answer 40

high potassium and phosphate, low calcium, high urea

Question 41

which is not a symptom of aspirin OD 1. tinnitus 2. diplopia 3. coma 4. tachypnoea

Answer 41

3 coma

Question 42

which immunoglobulin activates complement via the alternative pathway?

Answer 42

iga

Question 43

which HPVs are linked with cervical cancer?

Answer 43

16 and 18

Question 44

which part of the brain sorts out melatonin?

Answer 44

pineal gland

Question 45

which cranial nerve is affected by angioma in sturge weber?

Answer 45

trigeminal