DERMATOLOGY- QUESTIONSCase 4 This67-year-oldmanwithhypertensionandepilepsy developedthis rash whileonholidayin southern Spain.. DERMATOLOGY - QUESTIONS Case 7This42-year-oldwomanpresente
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Dedicated to your Success
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Introduction
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ConsultantDermatologist,TheWhittington Hospital,London
Endocrinologyand Metabolism
NeilHarrisonMRCPMRCPsych
Clinical Research Fellow,InstituteofCognitiveNeuroscienceandHonorarySpecialistRegistrar,Neuropsychiatry,NationalHospital,QueenSquare.
RenalMedicine
RaviRajakariaBSc(Hons)MBChBMRCP
Experimental MedicineandNephrology,William HarveyResearch
Institute, London
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Trang 4Iwould liketoexpressmygratitudetotheteam alPasTestparticularlyAmy Smith andCathyDickensfor theirunswervingsupportand tolerance
duringthe preparation of thisbook andseries.Manypatientshave beengracious enoughtocontributeto ourongoingeducation byallowingtheirimagestobeusedinthesevolumes Theseries would have been
impossible withoutthehelpofthefollowing:DrEdSeward, The
MiddlesexHospital,London for hiscomments onthegastroenterologychapter;Drs.SWhitely,N PowerandOChan,Radiology;Dr RFeakins,
Pathology;Dr RMarley,Hepatology,BartsandTheLondonNHSTrust; Dr
RMakins,HomertonUniversityHospitalNHSTrustandDrJ Mawdsley,Bartsand TheLondon,QueenMary School ofMedicine andDentistry;MedicalPhotography, RadiologyandMedicine, King George Hospital,llford;MedicalIllustrationat Bartsand TheLondon School of Medicineand Dentistry and The Department ofDiabetes andMetabolismatThe
RoyalLondonHospital SpecialthanksareduetoDrAlexandra Nanzerforher consideredandhelpfulcriticismsand delightfulencouragement.PhilipKelly
Trang 5The MRCP(UK) Part2writtenexamination consistsoftwo3-hour papers,
eachwithupto 100multiplechoicequestions;theyareeitheronefromfive(bestof5) or'n' frommany, wheretwoanswersarechosen fromten.
Each questionwillhaveaclinicalscenarioandmightcontain
investigationstointerpret;manymightalsocontain animage Thereisapass-markagreedby theexaminersbutacandidate'sperformanceisalsoassessed inrelationtoother candidates
Thisthree-bookseriesprovidespractice questionswithextensive
explanationstoaidcandidatespreparingforthe examination.The authors
areallclinicians writingsectionsintheirchosen fieldsandassuchhavebeen chosenfortheir clearunderstandingoftherequiredknowledgebaseforthis importantexam Thebreadth ofknowledgeforthis exam is vast
andtheyhaveattemptedtocoverthe'syllabus'ascompletelyaspossible.Greatcarehas been takentoexplainareasthatcausedifficultyas
thoroughlyaspossible.Noapologyismade where the format ofthequestionsdiffersslightlyfromtheexam.These booksare notmerelypractice papersbut educationalaids andwhereatopiccanbe bestexplained bydiversion fromthe strictformatof the exam, forthe sake ofunderstanding,this has beendone
Thisbookcoversdermatology,endocrinologyand metabolism,
gastroenterology, psychiatry,and renalmedicine andisbest taken -in
concertwithits partnerswithintheseries-as asupplementto athoroughclinicalgrounding, the general medicaltextsand thecoreclinicaljournals
Anycomments orsuggestionsonthisbookorthe serieswillbegratefullyreceived
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-442-year-oldwomanpresented witha6-monthhistoryofthis
appearance:
1 Which of thefollowingwould notbe associatedwiththis appearance?
ÿ A Radiolucentbonecysts on aplainX-ray of thehands
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Case2
This32-year-oldwomanpresentedwithhair lossfor8months
1 Whichofthefollowing would typicallycausethis patternofhair loss?
ÿ A Discoidlupus erythematosus
ÿ B Dissectingcellulitisofthescalp
C3 C Tineacapitis
O D Hypothyroidism
ÿ E Alopeciaareata
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A34-year-oldmanpresented witha3-monthhistoryofdepigmentedpatchesoverhis hands.Hesays theproblemisspreading
1 Which of thefollowingconditions hasanincreased incidence in
associationwiththispicture?
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Case 4
This67-year-oldmanwithhypertensionandepilepsy developedthis rash
whileonholidayin southern Spain
1 Which of hisdrugsis themostlikelyculpritinthis pattern ofdrugrash?
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Case 6
A 31-year-oldmanreturnedfromaholidayinFloridawiththisrashonhis
rightshin Therashspreadat a rateofapproximately1 cmperday.He was
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This42-year-oldwomanpresentedwithexcessfacialhair
1 Which of thefollowingisnot arecognisedcauseofthis appearance?
ÿ A Spironolactone
ÿ B Congenitaladrenal hyperplasia(CAH)
ÿ C Polycysticovarysyndrome(PCOS)
ÿ D Cushing'sdisease
ÿ E Hyperprolactinaemia
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Case 8
A38-year-oldwomanpresentedwitha6-monthhistoryofthis appearance
in bothaxillae.Her BMI was 35.
1 Whatisthemostappropriate first investigation?
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A 78-year-oldwomanpresentsshortofbreath, with haemoptysis
1 What is thediagnosis?
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Case 10
A 31-year-oldmanwithulcerative colitis hadalaparotomy.Three weeks
later thescarbrokedown,leavingthispicture.Microbiologyswabswerenegative
1 What is themostappropriatetreatmentforthis?
ÿ A Broad-spectrumintravascular antibiotics
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A 31-year-oldengineerreturnedfromatriptoSaudiArabia2monthspreviously.Hepresentedwitharednodule whichsubsequentlyulcerated
togivethis appearance:
1 What is themostlikelydiagnosis?
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Case 12
A38-year-oldintravenousdruguserpresentedwith a 6-monthhistoryof
anitchyrashoverhis wrists andankles.He washepatitis C-positive
1 What is this rash?
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Case 13
A29-year-oldmanfromNigeriawasadmittedtohospitalwhilevisitingrelativesintheUK,withaweakrighthand.He wasalsonotedtohave thisrash
1 What is theunifyingdiagnosis?
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Case 1 4
A34-year-oldwoman wasreferred from thePsychiatricUnitwitha3-weekhistoryofarash.This hadstartedaswidespread erythematous
macules, but evolvedtothepicturebelow Shehadcommenced
carbamazepine1 monthpreviously.Shealsohadaurinarytractinfection
and hadbeenstartedonco-trimoxazole earlier intheweek
D Insertionof acentralvenousline
E Coolthebody
What is themostimportant therapeutic intervention?
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A54-year-oldwomanpresentedwithweightloss Theseareherhands
ShewasANA-negative
1 What is thediagnosis?
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Case 1
-4ladyisfollowedupinthe clinicwith hypothyroidism.Herthyroid
replacementisbeingtitrated andsheiscurrently taking50microgramsthyroxineoncedialy
On examinationsheis85kg,1.65 mand theskiniscool anddry Thepulseisregular,low-volume and52bpm, JVP4 cm,thereisnooedema
Thepraecordiumandlungsarenormal.Inthe abdomen thereis2-cmhepatomegaly
Thefollowing fastinginvestigationswereperformedbeforeclinic:
HDL cholesterol 0.8mmol/L
LDL cholesterol 1 9mmol/L
Triglycerides 7.3mmol/L
Onherpalmsthefollowingappearance is observed:
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1 Whichisthemostlikely diagnosis?
CD A Hyperlipidaemiaofdiabetes
CD B Familialhypercholesterolemia(type llahyperlipidaemia)
ÿ C Familial combinedhyperlipidaemia(type libhyperlipidaemia)
LJ D Familialhypertriglyceridaemia(type Vhyperlipidaemia)
ÿ E Familialdysbetalipoproteinaemia(typeIIIhyperlipidaemia)
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Case 2
Youarereferredaladywith thyrotoxicosisandexophthalmos.Shehasa
moderate sized nodulargoitre TheCI'hasalreadystarted heron
carbimazole andthisisherthyroidfunctionwhiletaking5mgoncedaily
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1 What is thenextstep?
Lj A Continuecarbimazole,titrating the dosetosuppresstheTSHtobelow
the normalrange
ÿ B Prednisolone0.5-1mgper kg initiallyfor 2-6weeks
ÿ C Referralto anophthalmicsurgeon
ÿ D Referralto aradiotherapisttoconsider low-doselens-sparingorbital
radiotherapy
ÿ E Continuethecurrentmedicationand consider radioiodine if the goitre
becomestroublesome
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Case 3
A27-year-oldmanisreferred withpolyuriaand thirst.He is on no
medications;thereis nofamily history Weight83kg, height1.92m.I lis24-hoururinevolumeis 3litres
Plasmaosmolality 294mosmol/kg
Urineosmolality 303mosmol/kg
in previous osmolality osmolality
hour(mL) (mosmol/kg) (mosmol/kg)
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t Whal is thediagnosis?
ÿ B Polyuricrenalfailure
LJ C Cranialdiabetesinsipidus
I D Primarypolydipsia
ÿ E Noneofthe above
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Case 4
A60-year-old ladyis seen intheclinicforhypercalcaemia.Shortlyafterthe deathofherhusband2yearsago,whilebeingtreated fordepression,hypertensionwasnoted; duringthe investigation of thisacorrected
calcium of2.9mmol/Lwasfound,which haspersisted.Shehas beenwell,
apart fromaColics'fracture9years ago sustainedwhen sheslipped whileice-skatingwithher husband inManhattan;she doesnotsmokeordrink,
eats agooddietand lives alonewithhertwogreyhounds,oneofwhich
recentlyhadalitter ofpuppies Shewasadopted,didnot knowherparentsand hasnochildren
Onexaminationsheis 1 67-cmtall,weighs60kg,hasablood pressure of190/90mmHg,withnoposturaldrop,andnocorneal calcification
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1 What is thediagnosis?
ÿ A Raisedaniongap metabolicacidosis
ÿ B Secondaryhyperparathyroidism
D C Multipleendocrineneoplasia(MEN)type2A
ÿ D Familialhypercalcaemic hypocalciuria
( ) E Primaryhyperparathyroidism
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Case5
You arecalledto see a68-year-old retirednursewhocollapsedwhilehavingalipomaremovedfrom his back underageneralanaesthetic.Inthepast he hadOsgoodSchlatter'sdisease.He is on nomedication.Hismother hastypeIdiabetes, histwo sisters arewell
Onexamination heis 1 88 m,weighs80kg,thepulseis70bpm,|VP 4 cm
and bloodpressure1 10/70mmHgwithnopostural drop.Hiscapillaryglucosewas 1 8mmol/Lduringthecollapsebuthecameroundwithin
1 0 minutesafterhaving25gintravenousglucose
Thepatientisshown inthefollowing figure:
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1 What is thenextbest step?
ÿ A Fastforupto72hours andmeasureinsulin,C-peptideand
P-hydroxybutyrate-ifhypoglycaemiaoccurs
D B Performbasalanteriorpituitary functiontests
CD C Urineorplasma sulphonylureascreen
ÿ D Short tetracosactrintest (250 ugSynacthen®intramuscularly,serum
Cortisolat 0, 30, 60 minutes)
I E MeasureplasmaACTH
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On examinationthe musclesare nottender andapartfrombeing
proximallyweak -shecannot risefromasquat- the neurological
examination,includingthedeeptendon reflexes,isnormal;examination
ofthe respiratoryandabdominalsystemsarenormal TheJVPis4cmand
showscoupletsofcannonwavesand the BPis 140/94mmHg
Protein trace
Bloodtrace
Specific gravity 1 010
TheECGshowsU waves,butisotherwiseentirelynormal
Herinvestigations areshown:
The wardhouse officerwasconcerned aboutsomeabdominalpain and
requestedthe abdominal film shown opposite:
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1 Whatis thediagnosis?
ÿ A Cushing'ssyndrome
ÿ B Distal renaltubular acidosis(type 1 )
ÿ C Proximal renaltubular acidosis(type2)
ÿ D Distal renaltubular acidosis(type4)
ÿ E Primary aldosteronism(Conn'ssyndrome)
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Case 7
A29-year-oldladyIsadmittedwithathunderclapfrontalheadachewith
severepainbehindthe eyes.Ondirect questioningshehadhadsomemild
headachesfortheprecedingfewdaysbut hadputthatdowntobecoming
increasinglyexhaustedoverthepreviousmonthsbecauseofherwork She
haddoublevisiononlookingtothe leftwhentheheadache firstcameon.Recentlyshe has lost4kginweight.Shetakesnomedicationsexcept the
combinedcontraceptive pill
On examinationthetemperatureis37.9°C,pulse1 1 0bpm,BP90/60 mmlIg.ShebecametoounsteadytogetastandingBP.Onexaminationofthe external ocularmovementsshe hasaleftVlthnervepalsy,but thereare
nootherlocalisingsignsintheneurologicalexamination.The discs arenormal.Examinationshows the breasts are normal andthereisnothingtosuggestagynaecological malignancy
Shehasa CT scanwhich doesnotshow anybloodandafter12 hours hasalumbarpuncture:
13 cmH.OClearand colourless
4mmol/L
80pmol/L
253mosmol/kg
360mosmol/kg
1 Whichinvestigationwillbemosthelpful?
0 A CTbrainwithcontrast
0 B CortisolandACTII
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/\ 14-year-old boyisbeing investigatedforthepossibilityofdiabetes.He is
fairlywell and hasnotlost anyweight.Hehadbeen treated for
seborrhoeiceczemain thepastwithout muchsuccess-therashisstill
present As achild,while inanothercountry,he hadbeeninvestigatedfor
asoft-tissuemass onhishead;themassisstillpresent Hismother haskept
hisX-rays from when hewas ayounger childand the skull X-rayisshown
Urinalysis
His morningchemistryisshown:
Ketones+Specificgravity 1 002
80umol/L
Plasma glucoseAlbumin
ALPALTBilirubin
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Case 9
A39-year-old ladyattendedforremovalofabreastlump.Surgerywaspostponedbecauseher BPwas 200/1 10mmHg,withnopostural drop.Sheis on nomedication andeats anormal diet.The/VPwas 4 cm.
Renal ultrasound Normal
TheadrenalCT isshown opposite
1 What is thediagnosis?
ÿ A Primary aldosteronism - bilateraladrenalhyperplasia
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Case 10
A49-year-oldmanwithtype Idiabetes whoisawaitingpanretinal
photocoagulationforproliferativeretinopathyhascentral crushing chestpain with associatednauseaandbreathlessness.Hehas diabetic
nephropathy,isontwice-daily Novomix-30®, witha recentHbAuof
11.6%and hadrecentlybeenadvisedtodiscontinuedriving because of
loss ofhypoglycaemiaawareness.His other medicationisaspirin75mg
oncedaily and20mg ofsimvastatin atnight
On examinationhehasa regularpulseof88bpm,thevenouspressureis
4 cm,BP95/68mmHg,athird heartsoundis present attheapex and the
chestisclear HisECGshowsanteriorSTelevation, suggestive of
myocardialinfarction.Primaryangioplastyisunavailable
The capillary glucoseis 1 2.0mmol/L
1 Which of thefollowingstatements is incorrect?
ÿ A Thrombolysis should beadministered
ÿ B p-Blockade should be givenpost-infarct
ÿ C ACEinhibitionshould be givenpost-infarct
ÿ D Intravenousp-blockadeshouldnotbe given alongside thrombolysis
ÿ E Thestatinshouldbediscontinued
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Case 11
A39-year-oldresearcherattheEuropeanParliament has abdominaland
back pain which hascomeandgoneforthe last18monthsand is
worsening.Hesmokes20cigarettesaclay.Hehadalwaysenjoyedwine
while studying politicsatuniversity However, because of therecurrent
abdominalpain, he hasnotdrunk for the lastyear.Hehas lostalittle
weight.He is notmarried
Onexamination heweighs68kgandis1.88 mtall Thereisnospinal
tenderness Thecapillary glucose is 7.9mmol/L
97fL
150 x 107L
42 pmol/L36g/L
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1 What is thediagnosis?
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Case 12
You see a22-year-oldmanforasecondopinionregardinghis
endocrinologyinvestigations forlassitude,weakness andcrampsafterexercise Ilis serumCortisolhadbeen measuredat 170nmol/L
Hewasalwaystiredas achildandperformedpoorlyat sports
inpart,hisparentsusedtosaytohis annoyance, because hewas
alwaysafrail,sicklychild.Hesuffers withsuchseverecramp when
climbingeven afewstairsthat henowalwaystakes thelift.Hedoesnot
Specificgravity 1.021
Glucosenegative
Bilirubinnegativefasting 9-aminvestigationsafterexertionshow:
24 mmol/L2.2 mmol/L
50pmol/L
320U/L
NormalNormal
2.4mmol/L
Noredcellsor casts seen
Sparsegranularandhyalinecasts
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1 What is thediagnosis?
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ÿ B Impaired fastingglucose
0 C Impaired glucosetolerance