SBAs, EMQs & SAQs in MEDICINE
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SBAs, EMQs & SAQs in MEDICINE

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SBAs, EMQs & SAQs in MEDICINE

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SBAs, EMQs & SAQs in MEDICINE 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 200 single best answer questions (SBAs), 400 extended matching questions (EMQs) and 100 short answer questions (SAQs), giving the reader a wide variety of topics to test their exam knowledge and technique. It is an invaluable educational resource for exam preparation and to help you succeed.Key features• Over 700 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.• 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: - Cardiology; - Respiratory medicine; - Gastroenterology; - Renal medicine;- Endocrinology; - Neurology; - Haematology; - Rheumatology; - Infectious diseases.Watch out for our other titles in the MedQ4exams series: - Surgery- The Specialties- Practice papers

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Section 1
Questions
Chapter 1
Cardiology
QUESTIONS
Single best answer questions
1) A 30-year-old female presents with palpitations and is found to have regular, narrow complex tachycardia. Vagal manoeuvres and adenosine 6mg IV fail to resolve the tachyarrhythmia. What is the next most appropriate step?
a. Adenosine 6mg IV.
b. Adenosine 12mg IV.
c. Verapamil 5mg IV.
d. Amiodarone 600mg IV loading dose.
2) A 65-year-old male is receiving treatment for infective endocarditis when he suddenly develops pruritis and an erythematous rash over his face, neck and torso during a vancomycin infusion. What is the most appropriate step?
a. Stop the infusion.
b. Pause the infusion and reset at a slower rate.
c. Give chlorphenamine.
d. Give hydrocortisone.
3) A 70-year-old female develops severe community-acquired pneumonia for which she is prescribed co-amoxiclav and clarithromycin. Which of the following medications should be withheld?
a. Atorvastatin.
b. Ramipril.
c. Bisoprolol.
d. Isosorbide mononitrate.
4) A 65-year-old male with known angina presents to the emergency department in AF with bothersome palpitations. He develops complete heart block following the administration of which medication?
a. Adenosine.
b. Amiodarone.
c. Bisoprolol.
d. Ivabradine.
5) A 43-year-old presents to the clinic for a routine follow-up for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. What character of pulse is most likely to be felt?
a) Bisferens.
b) Collapsing.
c) Jerky.
d) Slow rising.
6) A patient is diagnosed with congestive cardiac failure. Which of the following medications provides a prognostic benefit?
a. Bumetanide.
b. Digoxin.
c. Furosemide.
d. Ramipril.
7) A patient of Afro-Caribbean origin is referred to the hypertension clinic with an ambulatory blood pressure recording of 165/100mmHg. What is the most appropriate management?
a. Amlodipine.
b. Hydralazine.
c. Lifestyle advice.
d. Ramipril.
8) Which of the following carries the worst prognosis in symptomatic aortic stenosis?
a. Angina.
b. Exertional syncope.
c. Slow rising pulse.
d. Shortness of breath.
9) A 42-year-old male presents to his primary care doctor with a 5-day history of shortness of breath, fatigue and ankle swelling. On examination, a pansystolic murmur is detected loudest at the left fifth intercostal space in the mid-clavicular line radiating to the axilla. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Aortic stenosis.
b. Tricuspid regurgitation.
c. Mitral regurgitation.
d. Mitral stenosis.
10) A 56-year-old male develops crushing chest pain with ST changes consistent with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. To where is radiation of pain most specific for acute myocardial infarction?
a. Left shoulder.
b. Back.
c. Right shoulder.
d. Right thorax.
11) A previously fit and well 53-year-old female is diagnosed with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Which two medications must be prescribed before proceeding to primary percutaneous intervention?
a. Aspirin and glyceryl trinitrate spray.
b. Aspirin and ticagrelor.
c. Bisoprolol and glyceryl trinitrate spray.
d. Ramipril and bisoprolol.
12) Following an ST-elevation myocardial infarction, a patient develops shortness of breath and an echocardiograph demonstrates severe left ventricular impairment. The patient is currently taking aspirin, ticagr...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. About the Editor
  6. Contributors
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Normal reference values
  9. Abbreviations
  10. SECTION 1: QUESTIONS
  11. Chapter 1: Cardiology questions
  12. Chapter 2: Respiratory questions
  13. Chapter 3: Gastroenterology questions
  14. Chapter 4: Renal questions
  15. Chapter 5: Endocrinology questions
  16. Chapter 6: Neurology questions
  17. Chapter 7: Haematology questions
  18. Chapter 8: Rheumatology questions
  19. Chapter 9: Infectious disease questions
  20. SECTION 2: ANSWERS
  21. Chapter 10: Cardiology answers
  22. Chapter 11: Respiratory answers
  23. Chapter 12: Gastroenterology answers
  24. Chapter 13: Renal answers
  25. Chapter 14: Endocrinology answers
  26. Chapter 15: Neurology answers
  27. Chapter 16: Haematology answers
  28. Chapter 17: Rheumatology answers
  29. Chapter 18: Infectious disease answers
  30. Backcover