DrYES Lore
The three core values of DrYES?
Fun, Frank, Fresh
A - Antibiotics are not effective for viral infections, such as Herpes.
B - Antibiotics are rare and expensive, thus you should save them for when you need them
C - Taking antibiotics is OK, as long as you take plenty of vitamin C supplements
D - You should not take Antibiotics unless I tell you
E - The infection should clear on it's own, so just take Panadol and sleep it off
A
This coord crashed their car on the way to a session
Leo
What does ABG stand for?
Arterial blood gas (machine)
Do not accept other answers.
This past coordinator was once a president of a med student society
Sanjeev
A patient (19M) presents to the your clinic with a 2 day history of mild fever, runny nose and cough. He has no further relevant history or any other symptoms, and respiratory exam is normal. What is your next step?
A - Put on a mask
B - Prescribe antibiotics
C - Refer for chest X-ray to rule out pneumonia
D - Suggest symptomatic management with Panadol
E - Write the patient a medical certificate and ask him to leave
D
These coords have the exact same GATE* and UCAT score
*to the nearest integer
Leo + Esther
Location one can look for an ABG
Hospital, clinic etc.
Accept answers within reason
This pair of siblings were both coordinators
Sean and Shannon
50M patient with a history of diabetes presents to ED with sudden onset left-sided chest pain which radiates to his back and jaw. On examination, you find that he is profusely sweating and complains of a feeling of "impending doom." Which of the following is the most likely pathology?
A - Poor management of diabetes leading to hypoglycaemia
B - Low stomach acid pH causing heartburn
C - Atrial fibrillation leading to an occlusion of the aortic valve
D - Clot formation in the leg causing a pulmonary embolism
E - Ischaemic occlusion of coronary arteries causing a heart attack
E
This coordinator "works" part time as a DJ
Zara
"does esther have dwarfism?"
Sean
Measurements taken by an ABG
PaO2, PaCO2, HCO3- etc..
Accept answers within eason
You are going to work on your first day as an intern when you see someone suddenly collapse on the ground. You run over and establish that the individual before you is unconscious. A nurse then arrives at the scene and offers their help. What is the most next most appropriate action?
A - Ask the nurse to call for an ambulance, before proceeding to check the patient's airway.
B - Ask a bystander to call for an ambulance, and ask the nurse who is more experienced to conduct first aid while you reach for a nearby defibrillator.
C - Tell the nurse that you graduated medical school for a reason and do first aid yourself
D - Ask the nurse to conduct first aid, then call your consultant to ask for help
E - Ask the nurse to call for an ambulance and look for a defibrillator, then check the patient's pulse.
A
This coord has 3 speeding fines this year alone
Isabeau
This former coordinator is now the current boss of the coordinators.
Ella Stephenson
A patient presents to the ED with a history of cold and flu symptoms before suddenly progressing to severe vomiting, diarrhoea and rash. You discover that the patient is severely anaemic and is also bleeding out of various orifices, and rapid deteriorates into multi-organ failure. Family accounts confirm the patient recently went on vacation to central Africa. At autopsy, which of the following diseases would be most likely to show up on PCR?
A - SARS virus
B - Smallpox
C - Nipah virus
D - Ebola virus
E - Avian flu
D
This coord had Kawasaki's disease as a child, a rare acute illness that causes vasculiitis and is "very bad"
Joel
Profession of the individual whom invented the ABG
Anaesthesiologist