SBAs, EMQs & SAQs in Practice Papers

Hanks, Matthew

• Publisher: tfm Publishing Ltd
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781913755058
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

SBAs, EMQs & SAQs in PRACTICE PAPERS provides a broad range and style of questions, not only for medical students preparing for their final exams, but also for clinicians preparing for their postgraduate exams. This book includes over 40 single best answer questions (SBAs), 140 extended matching questions (EMQs) and 25 short answer questions (SAQs), giving the reader a wide variety of topics to test their exam knowledge and technique. The book also includes a variety of radiological images (abdominal and chest X-rays), ABGs and ECGs for interpretation. It is an invaluable educational resource for exam preparation and to help you succeed. Key features: • Over 200 questions on the core medical subjects. • Compiled by a team of junior doctors with recent final exam and postgraduate specialty exam experience. • Overseen by experienced doctors to ensure relevance and accuracy. • The broad medical curriculum is covered in a succinct and consistent style. • Pharmacology and pathology are integrated throughout the text. • Clear and concise answers are provided. • Easy accessible information to facilitate revision on the move. • Enables the reader to assess their knowledge and help identify gaps in their knowledge to target revision. • The following main specialties are covered: Breast surgery; Cardiology; Dermatology; Endocrinology; ENT surgery; Fluids & electrolytes; Gastroenterology; Haematology; Infectious diseases; Lower gastrointestinal surgery; Neurology; Neurosurgery; Obstetrics & gynaecology; Oncology; Ophthalmology; Paediatrics; Psychiatry; Renal medicine; Respiratory medicine; Rheumatology; Statistics; Trauma & orthopaedics; Upper gastrointestinal surgery; Urology; Vascular surgery. • Watch out for our other titles in the MedQ4exams series: Medicine. Surgery. The Specialties

Section 1

Questions

Chapter 1

Practice paper 1

QUESTIONS

Single best answer questions

1)A 38-year-old male presents to the emergency department with an 8-hour history of retrosternal chest pain which radiates to the right arm. The pain is worst on inspiration and is eased by leaning forward. On examination, a pericardial friction rub is heard which is heard best on expiration and is loudest at the left sternal edge. What is the most appropriate diagnosis?

a.Myocardial infarction.

b.Pericarditis.

c.Angina.

d.Costochondritis.

2)A 54-year-old female with known COPD develops a pneumothorax. On chest X-ray, the pneumothorax is measured as 1cm. She is not breathless. What is the most appropriate initial management?

a.Aspiration.

b.Chest drain.

c.No treatment.

d.High-flow oxygen.

3)A 34-year-old male presents to his primary care doctor with a 2-month history of dyspepsia and intermittent epigastric pain that occurs after food. He has noticed recently that he has a dry cough in the morning. He denies any weight loss, dysphagia or vomiting. He undergoes an oesophageal gastroduodenoscopy (OGD) which shows a 4cm segment of oesophagus which appears abnormal; biopsies show metaplasia from stratified squamous cells to simple columnar cells. What is the most likely diagnosis?

a.Peptic ulcer disease.

b.Hiatus hernia.

c.Barrett’s oesophagus.

d.Tropical sprue.

4)A patient presents to the emergency department hypotensive, feverish and with a difficulty in breathing. They give a history of a productive cough of green sputum for 3 days. Blood results show a CRP of 154mg/L and a new acute kidney injury. A chest X-ray shows evidence of a right basal pneumonia. What is the mechanism behind their kidney injury?

a.Pre-renal: hypoperfusion of the kidneys secondary to hypovolaemia and systemic vasodilation.

b.Intrinsic: acute tubular necrosis secondary to nephrotoxins.

c.Post-renal: urinary outflow obstruction.

d.Glomerulonephritis: immune complex deposition in mesangial cells.

5)Which of the following anti-diabetic medications would not cause hypoglycaemia?

a.Gliclazide.

b.Metformin.

c.Humalog Mix 50.

d.NovoRapid®.

6)A 29-year-old male with generalised tonic clonic seizures develops a fever and flu-like symptoms. A few days later, his skin began to turn red before blistering and peeling. He also has painful crusts and erosions in his mouth. Two weeks prior, his antiepileptic medication had been changed. Which antiepileptic drug is the most likely cause of his symptoms?

a.Ethosuximide.

b.Levetiracetam.

c.Lam...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• About the Editor
• Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Normal reference values
• Abbreviations
• SECTION 1: QUESTIONS
• SECTION 2: ANSWERS