Apatient with bowlegs due to abnormal
bone formations and defommities has
calcium level of 7.5 mg/100ml
Which of the following foods would the
nurse most likely instruct the patient to add
to a diet?
A-Organ meats
B-Whole grains
C-Egg yolks
D-Chicken meat
The plasma concentration of a drug on measurement is 20 mg/L. After 15 hours its levels is 2.5 mg/L. What is the half life of this drug?
5 hours
4 hours
6 hours
10 hours
3 hours
BEST MEDICINE GIVEN IN UTI IN PREGNANCY?
AMPICILIN
NITRUFUTON
AMOXIL
AUGMENTIN
A patient with Alport syndrome has a daughter with extremely mild symptoms compared to himself. What is the mode of inheritance?
X linked dominant
Autosomal dominant
Autosomal recessive
Mitochondrial
X linked recessive
A 25 year old female presents with diarrhoea for approximately one month. She describes this as watery with no evidence of blood or mucous. She does not complain of abdominal pain, vomiting or any other symptoms. She has not had anything unusual to eat and no one else is suffering from these symptoms. On examination she has decreased skin turgor, has a heart rate of 100 and looks dehydrated. Her bloods reveal hypokalaemia. What is the most likely diagnosis?
VIPoma
Ulcerative Colitis
Gastroenteritis
Phaeochromocytoma
Zollinger Ellison syndrome
***(Remember WDHA watery diarr …Hypokal…Acidosis)
A 58 year old female who has a history of recurrent UTIs, for which she is on long term nitrofurantoin is found to have deranged LFTs. She is complaining of some RUQ pain and on examination there is evidence of hepatomegaly. Autoantibodies reveal a positive LKM1 and her immunoglobulins are increased. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Drug induced hepatitis er
Autoimmune hepatitis
NASH
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
ALD
A 68 year old male presents with severe central chest pain. He is found to have ST elevation in the anterolateral leads. A primary PCI is performed and a stent inserted. He is then found to be hypotensive at 70/40 with a few bibasal crepitations. Heart sounds are pure. A central line is inserted and his pulmonary artery wedge pressure is 12 mmHg. Which of the following is the most appropriate management?
IV fluids
IV furosemide
Repeat PCI
Fluid Restriction
Inotropes
Which of the following suggests a poor prognosis at the first episode of schizophrenia?
Low intelligence
A family history of depression
A recent bereavement
Sudden onset
ADHD diagnosis