Best of five mcqs for the acute medicine sce

455 Pages·2016·10.62 MB·English

by  Nigel Lane

Best of Five MCQs for the Acute Medicine SCE

Best of Five MCQs
for the Acute Medicine SCE
Edited by
Nigel Lane
Consultant in Acute Medicine, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
Louise Powter
Consultant in Acute Medicine, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
Sam Patel
Consultant in Acute Medicine and Rheumatology,
Clinical Director, Medicine, North Bristol NHS Trust
Training Programme Director, General (Internal) Medicine, Severn Deanery, UK
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CONTENTS
Abbreviations viii
Contributors xv
Introduction xvii
1 Cardiorespiratory arrest and shock
Questions 1
Answers 15
2 Gastroenterology
Questions 27
Answers 42
3 Respiratory
Questions 59
Answers 78
4 Cardiology
Questions 93
Answers 111
5 Diabetes and endocrinology
Questions 127
Answers 143
6 Elderly care and stroke
Questions 157
Answers 170
vi CONTENTS
7 Renal medicine and urological problems
Questions 183
Answers 198
8 Neurology and ophthalmology
Questions 207
Answers 226
9 Musculoskeletal medicine
Questions 249
Answers 269
10 Oncology and palliative care
Questions 283
Answers 292
11 Haematology
Questions 301
Answers 306
12 Infectious diseases and HIV
Questions 313
Answers 330
13 Poisoning and pharmacology
Questions 351
Answers 363
14 Immunology and allergy
Questions 383
Answers 389
15 Dermatology
Questions 395
Answers 400
CONTENTS vii
16 Psychiatry
Questions 403
Answers 410
Subject index 421
ABBREVIATIONS
a-NVH asymptomatic non-visible haematuria
AAFB acid and alcohol fast bacilli
ABPA allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
AchR acetylcholine receptors
ACR American College of Rheumatology
ACS acute coronary syndrome
ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADA adenosine deaminase
AEDs anti-epileptic drugs
AESs anti-embolism stockings
AF atrial fibrillation
ALF acute liver failure
ALT alanine transaminase
ANA antinuclear antibody
ANCA antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
anti-TNF anti-tumour necrosis factor
ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome
AST aspartate transaminase
AVN avascular necrosis
BASDEC brief assessment schedule depression cards
BASHH British Society for Sexual Health and HIV
BAUS British Association of Urological Surgeons
bd two times daily
BHIVA British HIV Association
BMI body mass index
bpm beats per minute
BPPV benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
BTS British Thoracic Society
BSR British Society for Rheumatology
CAD coronary artery disease
CBDS common bile duct stones
CDI clostridium difficile infection
ABBREVIATIONS ix
CF cystic fibrosis
CHM Commission on Human Medicines
CI-AKI contrast-induced acute kidney injury
CINV chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
CIS clinically isolated syndrome
CJD Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
CMAP compound muscle action potential
CMT core medical training (in the UK)
CMV cytomegalovirus
CNS central nervous system
COMT catecol-O-methyl transferase
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPC cerebral performance category
CRP C-reactive protein
CSII continuous subcutaneous insulin infusions
CTPA computed tomography pulmonary angiogram
CVID common variable immunodeficiency
CVP central venous pressure
CYP450 cytochrome P450
DESMOND Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed
DEXA dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation
DIOS distal intestinal obstruction syndrome
DKA diabetic ketoacidosis
DSs dissociative seizures
DTs delirium tremens
DVLA Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
DVT deep vein thrombosis
EBV Epstein–Barr virus
ECG electrocardiogram
EGDT early goal-directed therapy
EGPA eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly known as Churg Strauss
Syndrome)
EMG electromyogram
EMR endomucosal resection
ENT ear, nose and throat
EPA Enduring Power of Attorney
ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
ESC European Society of Cardiology
ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate
EULAR European League Against Rheumatism