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Practice Slide Test
17 images 42 marks 30 seconds per mark Based on last years slide test
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This woman presents with persistent hypertension despite treatment. a. Whats the most likely diagnosis?
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81 year old presents to A+E resus with hypotension.
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73 year old man presents with swallowing difficulties and weight loss over the last 2 months.
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This 24 year old woman presents with drowsiness & confusion. a. What is the diagnosis? b. Give 3 priorities after ABCDE and cannulation?
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A 78 year old woman presents with lower back pain. a. What is the diagnosis? b. What two treatments would you prescribe?
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a. What is the diagnosis?
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A elderly woman comes in with confusion following a fall. She is currently taking warfarin, INR 6.3. a. What is the diagnosis? b. What two drugs could you give her?
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64 year old presents with muscle pain and tenderness. PMH includes IHD and HTN. a. What is shown? b. What is the cause of the muscle pain? c. What is the underlying diagnosis?
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48 year old man presents with chest pain. a. Whats does the ECG show? b. Whats the diagnosis? c. What one investigation would you do?
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58 year old women presents with acute SOB and a K+ of 7.2. She admits to 3 days of D&V prior to admission. a. Give the diagnosis? b. Whats the cause? c. Give two treatment options for her chest.
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A woman presents with HR, temp 39.3oC and confusion. On arrival in resus she begins to seize. a. Whats the diagnosis?
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35 year old presents with a painful rash that appeared 4 days ago.
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Patient presents with severe abdominal pain and haematuria. a. Whats the diagnosis in the picture? b. Whats the likely cause of the abdo pain?
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Patient presents with this intensely itchy rash. a. b. Whats the diagnosis? Whats condition is it associated with?
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Patient presents with SOB and a productive cough. On examination he is wheezy with course crackles at the left base. a. Whats the diagnosis on the ABG? b. Give a differential diagnosis. c. Give 3 initial treatments.
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Answers
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This woman presents with persistent hypertension despite treatment. a. Whats the most likely diagnosis? Cushing's syndrome
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81 year old presents to A+E resus with hypotension.
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73 year old man presents with swallowing difficulties and weight loss over the last 2 months.
a. What investigation is shown? Barium swallow b. What is the diagnosis? Oesophageal carcinoma
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This 24 year old woman presents with drowsiness & confusion. a. What is the diagnosis? Meningococcal septicaemia b. Give 3 priorities after ABCDE and cannulation? Fluid resuscitation, blood cultures & IV abx
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A 78 year old woman presents with lower back pain. a. What is the diagnosis? Vertebral compression fracture a. Give two treatments? Calcium/vitamin B supplements and bisphosphonates
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a. What is the diagnosis? Basal cell carcinoma
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A elderly woman comes in with confusion following a fall. She is currently taking warfarin, INR 6.3. a. What is the diagnosis? Extradural haematoma b. What two drugs could you give if her? Vitamin K or Octaplex (clotting factor concentrate)
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64 year old presents with muscle pain and tenderness. PMH includes IHD and HTN. a. What is shown? Tendon xanthoma b. What is the cause of the muscle pain? Statins
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48 year old man presents with chest pain. a. Whats does the ECG show? b. Whats the diagnosis? c. What one investigation would you do?
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Give the diagnosis? Acute pulmonary oedema Whats the cause? AKI 2o to pre-renal failure Give two treatment options for her chest. Oxygen, IV furosemide, morphine, GTN infusion
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35 year old presents with a painful rash that appeared 4 days ago.
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What is the diagnosis? Diverticular disease What symptoms would you expect in a flare? LIF pain and diarrhoea
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Patient presents with this intensely itchy rash. a. Whats the diagnosis? Dermatitis herpetiformis Whats condition is it associated with? Coeliac disease
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a. Whats the diagnosis on the ABG? Type 2 respiratory failure b. Give a differential diagnosis. IECOPD c. Give 3 initial treatments. Oxygen, nebs, steroids, abx
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Any questions?