1. Medicine: SBA/BOF Questions
In these questions candidates must select one answer only.
1) A 50-year-old man complains of hardness of hearing and dyspnoea. He is noted to have a nasal septal perforation and a blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg. His urinalysis shows red cells, protein and casts. The chest radiograph reveals opacities. The most likely diagnosis is:
a. Tuberculosis
b. Amyloidosis
c. Goodpasture’s syndrome
d. Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
e. Wegener’s granulomatosis
2) Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) in a cardiac arrest may be associated with all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Cardiac tamponade
b. Thromboembolism
c. Malignant hyperpyrexia
d. Hypokalaemia
e. Ruptured aortic aneurysm
3) A 75-year-old man with type 1 diabetes mellitus presents with a unilateral facial nerve palsy and severe earache. On auroscopic examination, he has granulation tissue deep in the external auditory meatus. The most likely diagnosis is:
a. Bell’s palsy
b. Sarcoidosis
c. Facial nerve schwannoma
d. Otitis externa complicated by local osteomyelitis (malignant otitis externa)
e. Suppurative otitis media
4) A 70-year-old woman presents with recent onset of urinary incontinence. The most appropriate initial investigation is:
a. Mid-stream urine (MSU) sample for dipstick
b. Urodynamics
c. FBC
d. Serum urea and electrolytes
e. MSU for culture and sensitivities
5) A 50-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus presents with fever and a well-defined dusky-red erythematous eruption over the left side of her face. The most likely organism would be:
a. Staphylococcus aureus
b. Group B streptococcus
c. Group A streptococcus
d. Herpes zoster virus
e. Herpes simplex virus
6) The following diseases are associated with the Epstein – Barr virus EXCEPT:
a. Craniopharyngioma
b. Burkitt’s lymphoma
c. Sinonasal tumours
d. Glandular fever
e. Hodgkin’s lymphoma
7) A 44-year-old woman complains of headaches and nosebleeds. Blood pressure is 160/100 mmHg in the right arm and 130/80 mmHg in the left arm. She complains of cold legs and has delayed radiofemoral pulses. The most likely diagnosis would be:
a. Acromegaly
b. Marfan’s syndrome
c. Coarctation of the aorta
d. Kawasaki’s disease
e. Takayasu’s arteritis
8) A 55-year-old farmer complains of dry cough, exertional dyspnoea, joint pains and weight loss. He is noted to have finger clubbing. On a chest radiograph there is bilateral diffuse reticulonodular shadowing at the bases. The most likely diagnosis is:
a. Bronchial carcinoma
b. Bronchiectasis
c. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
d. Mesothelioma
e. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
9) A 45-year-old woman presents with pruritus and jaundice. She complains of dry eyes and mouth. The most discriminating investigation would be:
a. Anti-mitochondrial antibodies
b. Antinuclear antibody
c. Serum bilirubin and liver function tests
d. Hepatitis B surface antigen
e. Smooth muscle antibody
10) An 80-year-old woman complains of sudden painless loss of vision in her right eye. She has facial pain on chewing. The most likely diagnosis is:
a. Acute glaucoma
b. Retinal detachment
c. Cranial arteritis
d. Basilar migraine
e. Optic neuritis
11) A 13-year-old girl presents with a painful and swollen knee. There is no history of trauma. A tender lump is palpated over the tibial tuberosity. The most likely diagnosis would be:
a. Osteomyelitis
b. Chondromalacia patella
c. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
d. Osteosarcoma
e. Osgood – Schlatter disease
12) The following pairs of neurovascular structures and injuries are correctly paired EXCEPT:
a. Tibial nerve – proximal fibula fracture
b. Sciatic nerve – posterior dislocation of the hip
c. Median nerve – Smith’s wrist fracture
d. Axillary nerve – fracture to humeral neck
e. Brachial artery – supracondylar fracture of the humerus
13) An 18 year old known to have asthma presents with severe wheezing, a respiratory rate of 30 and a pulse of 120. She is using her accessory muscles and appears distressed. She is apyrexial. The most appropriate initial management would be:
a. Intramuscular adrenaline
b. Oxygen and nebulized salbutamol
c. Intravenous hydrocortisone
d. Endotracheal intubation
e. Intravenous penicillin
14) A 25-year-old woman is brought to the a...