Cardiology
Oslers nodes
What are painful lesions seen in IE?
Effusion protein/serum protein >0.5; Effusion LDH/serum LDH >0.6; Effusion LDH > ⅔
What are Light's criteria?
Causes symptoms of dyspepsia in the elderly (less common)
What are gastric ulcers?
ECG changes include tall tented T waves, prolonged QRS
What are the ECG changes of hyperkalaemia?
The type of pulse you get in aortic regurgitation
What is a collapsing pulse?
Asthma
What are symptoms with diurnal variation/reversibility consistent with?
Condition identified by dupytren's, gynaecomastia, ascites and splenomegaly?
What is cirrhosis?
This test for SLE has a specificity of 75 - 100%
With each successive p wave, P-R interval increase until non-conducted
What is a Mobitz type I (Wencebach) AV block?
Daily low- dose ICS- LABA maintenance plus as- needed SABA
What is step 3 Asthma management?
GI syndrome which improves with smoking
Characterised by microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia, low platelets, AKI, neurological symptoms and fever.
What is TTP?
Amiodarone (or sotalol)
What is a class III anti-arythmic used in tachycardia?
Acquired respiratory infection from animals which fly
What is chlamydia psittaci? Or Avian flu
A DNA virus that causes hepatitis
What is hepatitis B?
Small vessel vasculitis with IgA deposition in skin/joints/gut and kidney
What is Henoch Schonlein Purpura?
Pulsus paradoxus, Kussmaul's sign, muffled heart sounds
What is cardiac tamponade?
Lung disease affecting the pleura and rarely the peritoneum
What is a malignant mesothelioma?
Triad of diarrhoea, dementia and dermatitis
What is pellagra (lack of nicotinic acid)?
85% of APKD have a mutation in this gene in which chromosome?
What is mutation in PKD1 (Chromosome 16)?