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100

what level should lumbar puncture be performed

L3-L4 // L4-L5

100

what cells are found in the neck region of the gastric gland and what is their function

parietal -> secrete HCl

100

Name one common pathogen causing acute otitis media in children (bonus if you can name the 3 most common)

Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Moraxella catarrhalis

100

what are 3 steps of hemostasis

  1. vascular spasm/ vasoconstriction
  2. platelet plug formed 
  3. coagulation 
100

which muscle did cecot hook w a probe in MSS dissection

palmaris longus

200

describe/ trace the route of CSF flow



200

What are the two terminal branches of the sciatic nerve? (bonus if you can provide location +10)

The sciatic nerve divides into two terminal nerves in the popliteal fossa: the common fibular nerve and the tibial nerve.

200

Isovolumetric relaxation is associated with what heart sound

s2

200

what type of cell is inhibited by IL-10 and IL-4

Th1

200

what is the instagram bio of CUHK get's instagram (slight variations is ok)

just a bunch of first hon students drowning in medicine 

300

what is the enzyme that classifies whether you are a responder/ non responder to codeine

CYP2D6

300

name 1 virulence factor that provides H.pylori with pathogenicity

  • Urease (colonisation)
  • Flagella (motility)
  • Adherence to mucus gel layer (inaccessibility to immune attack)
  • vacA and cagA genes (tissue injury and carcinogenesis)
300

Ethambutol kills what type of TB

intra and extracellular

300

give a name of a calcineurin inhibitor and what is the basic principle of how it works?

cyclosporine/ tacrolimus

inhibits T lymphocyte proliferation by blocking IL-2 and other cytokines

300

What medical school did Mandy attend (nathan u are not allowed to answer)

Bengbu University

400

 what are the types of prion infection (1 example is fine)

  • crutzfeldt jakob disease
  • kuru (endemic to papa new guinea)
  • bovine spongiform encephalopathy
400

what is spina bifida (bonus if you can name the 2 types: 1 common and 1 rare +50)

Failure of fusion of the two halves of the vertebral arch in the embryonic period

400

Before the process of positioning the heart tube, the heart tube is positioned where

anterior to the oropharyngeal membrane and the neural plate

400

what is CRAB

hypercalcemia

renal insufficiency

anaemia

bone lesion

400

what colour is the labubu that that one doctor in gleneagle had (endoscopy suite visit) - bonus if you can name the generation

dark grey (1st gen tasty macaron secret)

500

what is the parasympathetic innervation of the lacrimal gland

facial n

greater petrosal 

nerve to pterygoid canal

pterygopalatine ganglion (synapses)

hitchhike w zygomatic + zygomatic termporal (max div of trigeminal)

lacrimal nerve


500

What are the classic hallmarks for OA under radiology examination: name at least 2 

articular cartilage damage
marginal osteophyte formation
subchondral sclerosis
subchondral cysts

500

State the 5As of smoking cessation.

  • Ask
  • Advice
  • Assess
  • Assist
  • Arrange
500

Hemoglobin Bart's - what is the genotype and phenotype? (bonus if you can describe how it is compensated)

all 4 alpha alleles are lost

incompatible w life till recently

embryonic zeta-globin gene

500

how many times is push mentioned in the M30 groupchat

17