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What bugs cause otitis media in neonates? Thus what is the Mx? |
Grm -ve So Cefotaxime is the Mx |
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What is agoraphobia? |
Fear of crowds, open places with lots of people etc. Can cause symptoms of anxiety, palpitations etc |
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What can be used to treat hyperprolactinaemia? |
Bromocriptine as this is a dopamine agonist |
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You see a baby with a thickened skull. There is a frontal bossing and has been a delay in the closure of the fontanelle. What could the diagnosis be? |
Rickets |
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What can cause a bulging anterior fontanelle or posterior fontanelle? |
Anterior fontenelle bulging - baby crying, viral meningitis Posterior fontanelle bulging - Congenital Hypothyroidism |
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How do bisphosphonates work? |
They encourage osteoclasts (cells that break down bone) to undergo apoptosis (so die) |
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Do you get peeling of hands and feet in kawasaki's disease? |
Yes (it is called desquemation and usually occurs 2 weeks after the fever starts) |
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What is a significant p value? |
<0.05 |
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What treatment is commonly used for treatment of itch in obstetrics? |
Ursodeoxycholic acid |
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73 year old lady comes in who has not passed bowels for 3 days. She is hypothermic and bradycardic as well. What is the likely diagnosis? |
Pseud-obstruction off the background of hypoithyroidism |
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Who is thallassaemia more common in? |
People of meditaranean descent and from Indian subcontinent |
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What is the disability score used for MS? |
Kurtzke scale |
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39 year old woman comes in with sudden onset weakness of right arm. She's never had this problem before and complains it gets worse after taking a bath so much so she needs to be helped to get out of the bath. What is the likely diagnosis? What ix? |
Multiple Sclerosis Do an MRI scan of brain |
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What is trisomy 21? |
Down's Syndrome |
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What is used to treat autonomic neuropathy that causes gastroperesis in people with type 2 diabetes? |
Metoclopramide |
