Wed Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
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unsafe swallow post stroke
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nil by mouth with IV fluids and refer to SALT
2
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first line investigation for stroke
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CT
3
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which lobe is broca’s area in
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frontal
4
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which lobe is wernicke’s area in
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temporal
5
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which artery is most common for thromboembolic infarcts
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middle cerebral
6
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post alteplase next step in acute stroke management
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300mg aspirin for 2 weeks after alteplase
7
Q
gram -ve are
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diplococci and bacilli
8
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diplococci
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neisseia meningitidis and gonorrhoreae
9
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baccili
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bordatella
H influenzae
coliforms
pseudomonas
campylobactor
10
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treatment for coliforms
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gentamicin
11
Q
gentamicin what type of antibiotic
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aminoglyxosides
12
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anaerobes
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clostridium
bacteriocides
13
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treatment for anaerobes
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metronidazole
14
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alpha hameolysis
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strep pneumonia and viridans
partial
15
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beta haemolysis
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group A strep pyogens
group b
complete
16
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gamma haemolysis
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none
enterococcus
17
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norovirus
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1-2 days incubation
shellfish
crowds
18
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E. coli
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1-3 days incubation
feacal oral route
19
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rotavirus , adenovirus
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10h - 3 days incubation
fecal oral route
gastroenteritis in kids
20
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listeria monocytogenes
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1 day incubation
processed meats, soft cheese, pate
pregnancy
21
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inflammatory diarrhea
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fever, mucus stool , bloody stool
22
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salmonella
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1-3 days incubation
poultry
eggs
meat
fish
milk
petting zoos
inflammatory diarrhea
23
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campylobactor
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1-3 days incubation
poultry
meat
milk
animal contact
inflammatory diarrhea
24
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shigella
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1-3 days incubation
men who have sex with men
crowds
inflammatory diarrhea
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CURB 65
for pneumonia
confusion
urea>7
RR>or equal 30
BP <90/60
age> or equal to 65
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia pathogens
strep pneumonia and H. influenzae
27
klebsiella CAP
alcoholics or lung disease
28
candida
cottage cheese thick discharge
fungus
vaginal- thrush
29
Vulvovaginal Candidiasis complications
spread to groin, satelite regions
30
Vulvovaginal Candidiasis treatment
clotrimazole cream
31
bacterial vaginosis signs
thin grey discharge
clue cells
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bacterial vaginosis treatment
metronidazole
33
medications risk factor for c diff
ppi - omeprazole
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treatment for tb
isoniazid
rifampicin
ethambutol
pyrazinamide
2 months
isoniazid and rifampicin for extra 4 months
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side effects of tb treatment for all meds
liver toxic
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side effect of Isoniazid
Peripheral neuropathy
Vit B6 for this
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side effect of Rifampicin
turns pee orange
38
Ethambutol side effect
visual
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side effect of Pyrazinamide
Hyperuricaemia
40
Trigeminal neuralgia treatment
Carbamazepine
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Cervical Spondylosis/myelopathy
age-related degenerative condition of the cervical spine
cervical osteoarthritis
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myelopathy
injury to spinal cord by trauma degenerative disease or disc herniation
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Cervical Spondylosis/myelopathy symptoms
upper limb paresis
neck pain
hand paresis
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Cervical Spondylosis/myelopathy treatment
NSAIDS
surgery if this doesn't work
45
screening for trisomy 21 types
Combined Test
Triple Test
Quadruple Test
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Combined Test
Nuchal translucency using ultrasound scan
PAPP-A hormone - reduced
Beta-hCG hormone- raised
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when is combined test done
11 and 13 weeks of pregnancy in the first trimester
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triple test
Beta-hCG
AFP - reduced
uE3 - reduced
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Quadruple Test
Beta-hCG
AFP - reduced
uE3 - reduced
Inhibin-A levels -raised
50
when to do triple test in pregnancy
16-18 weeks
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first trimester
12 weeks
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second trimester
13-26
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what to give at pre term labour
corticosteroids- lung maturation
tocolytics- prevent contractions
penicillin- if infection
54
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
shingles affecting the nerve supplying the outer ear
immunosuppression like methotrexate
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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome symtoms
facial nerve palsy
painful ear with blisters
inflamed ear drum
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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome treatment
Antiviral agents
57
Breast cyst
tender
moves
gets bigger and tender before period
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phyllodes tumour
stretches skin
cancer of connective tissue
40+
stromal and epithelial fragments
'leaf like'
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fat necrosis of breast
after trauma
irregular lump
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mastitis organism and treatment
staph aures
flucloaxcillin
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Intraductal papilloma
growth in milk ducts
bloody discharge
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Active second stage of labour
full cervical dilatation 10cm
active maternal pushing
can see baby
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Passive second stage of labour
full dilatation
not active pushing
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Latent first stage of labour
regular painful contractions
cervical changes- effacement
dilatation up to 4cm.
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screening test for gestational diabetes
75g 2-hour Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)
24-28 weeks
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treatment for gestational
if fasting glucose <7 then lifestyle modifications for 1-2 weeks
then metformin
> or equal to 7 then insulin
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goal fasting glucose for gestational diabetes
5.3
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folate
b9
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Cervical ectropion
young people
pregnancy
COCP
high levels of oestrogen trigger an enlargement of the cervix, causing eversion of the endocervical canal, which appears as a red ring
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parkinsons tremor
at rest
3-5Hz
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Schizophrenia
positive and negative symptoms
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postive symptoms
hallucinations- speaking to someone not there
delusions
thought disorders
control issues
broadcasting of thoughts
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negative symptoms
alogia- speaking less
anhedonia- lack of interest and pleasure in things used to
avolition- lack of motivation
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types of Schizophrenia
paranoid
catatonic
Hebephrenic
residual
simple
75
Catatonic Schizophrenia
motor
waxy flexibility- resistance to being moved
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Hebephrenic Schizophrenia
disorganized thinking, emotions, and behavior.
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Residual Schizophrenia
Residual symptoms persist after a major episode.
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Simple Schizophrenia
gradual decline in functioning without prominent positive symptoms.
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Schizophrenia acute management
sedatives
lorazepam, promethazine, or haloperidol
80
Schizophrenia medication when resistant to 2 antipsycotics
clozapine
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treatment of oestrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer in premenopausal women.
Tamoxifen
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treatment of HER2 breast cancer
Trastuzumab
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vaccine for tb
BCG
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most common cause of food poisoning
gram stain
Campylobacter jejuni
gram -ve rods
85
second most common cause of food poisoning
gram stain
Salmonella enteritidis
-ve
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TNM staging
Small tumours under 2cm in size score T1
N1 if less than 4 close nodes affected
more than 9= N3
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tertiary Syphilis or neurosyphilis
Argyll Robertson pupil
pupil is constricted and does not react to light but does react to the accommodation reflex
only happens when left untreated
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meningitis treatment
2g of IV ceftriaxone twice daily
IV amoxicillin/chloramphenicol age extremes for listeria coverage
viral encephalitis= IV aciclovir
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Ductal carcinoma pathology
irregular
large nuclei
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Lobular carcinoma pathology
small
round
uniform
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Mammary-duct ectasia
dilation and thickening of the lactiferous ducts
blockage of the ducts
accumulation of fluid.
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Mammary-duct ectasia symptoms
thick, sticky green or yellow nipple discharge with nipple inversion
93
most common type of vulval cancer
SSC
94
Intracranial haemorrhages
extradural haemorrhage
subdural haemorrhage
subarachnoid haemorrhage
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extradural haemorrhage
trauma to pterion
CT- biconvex haematoma
acute severe headache and contralateral hemiplegia
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trauma to the pterion causes
tearing of the middle meningeal artery.
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SUBDURAL HAEMORRHAGE
gradually increasing headache and confusion
CT- crescent-shaped haematoma
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RF for subdural haemorrhage
age
alcoholism
anticoagulation
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SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE
acute severe headache - back of head
CT- white centre of brain
causes traumatic or spontaneous
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cause of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage
damage to circle of willis
101
uterine fibroids
benign tumour of endometrium
uterine leiomyomas,
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uterine fibroids symptoms
menorrhagia- heavy periods
dysmenorrhoea- painful periods
mass
infertility if v big
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management of small uterine fibroids
NSAIDs
anti-fibrinolytics- transamenic acid
Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Mirena).
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management of big uterine fibroids
myomectomy
105
viral meningitis on lumbar puncture and pathogen
Lymphocytes and slightly raised protein- CSF
enterovirus
106
bacterial meningitis pathogens and lumbar puncture
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria meningitidis
Haemophilus influenzae
raised protien, low glucose , clear
107
bacterial meningitis treatment
IV ceftriaxone
108
risk factors for haemorraghic stroke
age
male
haemophilia
anti-coagulation
sympathomimetic drugs - cocaine and amphetamines for ADHD
109
mumps
parotid swelling
110
measles
conjunctivitis and grey (Koplik spots) mouth
111
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
nulliparous women
vomiting, and jaundice
management- delivery
112
Methaemoglobinaemia
accumulation of methaemoglobin
haemoglobin unable to bind oxygen
113
Methaemoglobinaemia symptoms
cyanosis
SoB
headache
dizziness
fatigue
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Methaemoglobinaemia treatment
o2
methylene blue
ascorbic acid supplementation
