A patient is brought into the ED unconscious Calculation from the venous blood gas confirms a low anion gap acidosis What is the most likely cause of this abnormality?
Diabetic ketoacidosis
B.
HypoalbummaemiaC.
MethanolD.
RhabdomyolysisE.
SalicylatesAn 88 year old woman presents with haematemesis CT scan identifies a posterior ulcer of the superior part of the duodenum At what vertebral level would this be evident on the CT scan?
A 55 year old woman is found to have clinical and biochemical features of cholestatic jaundice. You think her jaundice might be caused by one of her medications.
Which medication is the most likely cause of her jaundice?
An 85 year old man complains of double vision on looking down. You note his right eye does not move when he looks down and medially.
Impaired (unction of which nerve is most likely responsible?
A ten day old baby is brought in with purulent conjunctivitis. The gram stain of the purulent exudate did not show any organisms. Which bacteria is the most likely cause?
A 24 year old man sustains an injury to his right eye The x-rays confirm an orbital floor fracture He complains of double vision on upward gaze
Entrapment of which muscle is most likely responsible for his symptom?
A 75 year old man is concerned about having frequent chest infections He is a heavy smoker and you explain to him that this can affect the normal mechanism of mucociliary clearance of microorganisms and pollutants
What type of cell is primarily responsible for this method of pathogen clearance?
You are caring for a 68 year old patient with known heart failure and significant tachypnoea Stimulation of which receptor type is most likely to cause this increase in respiratory rate?
A patient is brought in unconscious following a collapse and a subsequent CT shows a pontine haemorrhage Which clinical tindmg best describes what you expect on examination of the eyes?
A 60 year old woman presents lo the ED feeling generally unwell She is found to be uraemic She has missed several of her renal dialysis sessions.
Urea will most likely move through the dialysis membranes by which mechanism?
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