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Prof. Dave Lewis
100

The cricothyroid muscle is innervated by what nerve

External Branch of the Superior laryngeal nerve

100

Proguanil is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor used in the treatment of...?

Malaria

(Week 7, Drug Treatment of Malaria)

100

What 4 Classical clinical findings / complications occur in Multiple Myeloma?

CRAB

HyperCalcemia, Renal Impairment, Anaemia, Bone Disease

100

What clinical finding is found on percussion of a patient with a pleural effusion?

Stony Dullness

200

Haematogenous Metastatic Spread from the prostate, bladder or breasts to the spine commonly occurs via what structure

Batsons Venous Plexus / Vertebral Venous Plexus

(Week 4, Clinical anatomy of the Spine)

200

Administration of Nitrates is contraindicated if patients have recently taken what medication?

A Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitor

(Sildenafil, Tadalafil)

(Week 4, Pharmacology of coronary ischemia)

200

What Cell is Characteristic of Hodgkin Lymphoma

Reed-Sternberg cell

200

Which Bacteria, found in contaminated Potting Mix, can cause severe pneumonia

Legionella (longbeachae)

300

The distal anterior spinal cord is at risk of ischemia if there is reduced blood flow through which artery

Such could be the case during AAA surgery

Artery of Adamkiewicz / Great anterior radiculomedullary artery /Arteria radicularos anterior Magna

(Week 4, Clinical Anatomy of the Spine)

(Week 13, Clinical Anatomy of the Brain 1)

300

What 3 medications are used in the ACUTE treatment of gout?

NSAID, Colchicine, Corticosteroid

(Week 5, Urates & Tumour Lysis Syndrome)

(Not allopurinol / Febuxostat, They reduce UA levels, which is too late if already have an acute gout attack)

300

Bitot spots occur in what condition

Vitamin A Deficiency

300

Give 1 x Cause of PTH mediated Hypercalcemmia and 2 x Causes of Non-PTH mediated Hypercalcemia

PTH - Primary Hyperparathyroidism, Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism, Medications (Lithium

Non PTH - Malignancy (MM), Vitamin D overdose, Calcium Supplemenation, Immobilisation, Thyrotoxicosis, Milk-Alkali Syndrome, Sqamous cell carcinoma of the lung = paraneoplastic production of PTHrP

600

The lesser Sac and Greater Sac communicate through what foramen?

Useful when clamping the hepatoduodenal ligament during liver surgery "Pringle Manouvre"

Epiploic Foramen / Foramen of Winslow

(Week 7 - Anatomy of the Hepatobiliary System)

600

Co-administration of Sacubatril (Neprilysin Inhibitor) and ACE Inhibitors are contrainidcated due to what side effect?

Angioedma 

(Week 3, Pharmacology of Congestive Heart Failure)

600

In what form is the plasmodium parasite when it is injected into the human host from a female anopheles mosquito

Sporozoite

600

Temporary, Painless loss of vision in one or both eyes from transient retinal ischemia is known as....?

Amarousis Fugax (Retinal TIA)

(Week 9 - Clinical Anatomy of the Eye and Orbit)