neurology and special senses (y4)

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Decks in this class (52)

Ears, Nose, Throat past paper questions
A 65 year old secretary presents ...,
A 4 year old boy presents to the ...,
A 55 year old man has voice hoars...
14  cards
1- Ears (Anatomy and physiology)
The ear is subdivided into 3 main...,
External,
The pinna x
26  cards
1- Ears (Sensinoural hearing loss)
Sensorineural hearing loss,
Sensorineural hearing loss,
Medications which causes sensorin...
24  cards
1- Ears (Conductive hearing loss)
Conductive hearing loss causes,
Examination findings of conductiv...,
Ear waxbackground
28  cards
1- Ears (Balance disorders + Tinnitus)
Balance disorders,
Vertigo background,
The sensory inputs that are respo...
69  cards
1-Ears (Infection and tumours)
Types of ear infections,
Types of ear tumours,
Otitis externa background
46  cards
1- Ears (Ear abnormalities)
Pinna auricle abnormalities causes,
Congenital causes of pinna abnorm...,
Infective causes of pinna abnorma...
11  cards
1- Ears (Investigations and examination findings)
How to use an otoscope,
Normal auditory canal,
Normal tympanic membrane
32  cards
2- Nose (Antomy and physiology)
Nose functions,
Anatomy of the nasal cavity,
External nose
19  cards
2- Nose (common conditions)
Nasal polypsbackground,
Causes of nasal polyps,
Presentation of nasal polyps
49  cards
3- Throat (Anatomy and physiology)
The oral cavity,
How may teeth do we have,
How may teeth do we have
23  cards
3- Throat (common conditions)
Tonsilitis background,
Presentation of tonsilitis,
Criteria to determine if viral or...
59  cards
3- Throat (Neck lumps)
Causes of neck lumps in adults,
Causes of neck lumps in children,
Basic anatomy of the neck
46  cards
4- Ophthalmology (Anatomy and physiology)
Skeletal anatomy,
Walls and anatomical relationship...,
Nasal cavity relation with orbit
49  cards
4- Ophthalmology (Red eye: painless)
Summary of common causes of red eye,
How to think about differentiatin...,
Painful vs painless causes of red...
28  cards
4- Ophthalmology (Red eye: painful: Antierior uveitis, scleritis, endopthalmitis, keratitis, abrasions and chemical injury))
List differentials for a painful ...,
Anterior uveitis,
3 main layers of the eye
53  cards
4- Ophthalmology (Red eye: painful: glaucoma, penetrating eye injury, subtarsal foreign body, cellulitis and hyphaema))
Glaucome background,
Key types of glaucoma to know about,
Anatomy related to glaucoma
58  cards
4- Ophthalmology (Gradual deterioration of vision)
Causes of gradual loss of vision,
Types of glaucoma summary,
Open angle summary
36  cards
4- Ophthalmology (Gradual deterioration of vision) 2/2
Diabetic retinopathybackground,
Pathophysiology of diabetic retin...,
Classification of diabetic retino...
29  cards
4- Ophthalmology (Sudden or subacute deterioration of vision)
Sudden or subacute loss of vision,
Central retinal artery occlusionb...,
Causes of crao
57  cards
4- Ophthalmology (Chilhood orthoptic conditions)
Childhood orthoptic conditions,
Orthoptic assessment in children,
Visual development
46  cards
4- Ophthalmology (Transient visual symptoms)
Transient visual symptoms last ho...,
Migraine background,
Types of migraine
28  cards
4- Ophthalmology (others)
Herpes zoster ophthalmicusbackgro...,
Pathophysiology of ophthalmic shi...,
Risk factor of ophthalmic shings
35  cards
4- Ophthalmology (Adulthood orthoptic conditions)
Adult orthoptic conditions,
Visual testing in adults,
Snellen chart
62  cards
4- Ophthalmology (visual fields defects)
Anatomy of the central visual pat...,
Visual fields,
Defects are names based on the ar...
24  cards
4- Ophthalmology (Refractive error)
Refractive errorbackground,
Refractive power,
Investigations
15  cards
5- Neurology (Emergencies: Meningitis, Encephalitis, Spinal cord compression))
Meningitis background,
Cause of meningitis,
Typical presentation of meningitis
47  cards
5- Neurology (Emergencies: Acute bulbar palsy, temporal arteritis, head trauma, status epilepticus)
Acute bulbar palsybackground,
Which cranial nerves are affected...,
How is acute bulbar palsy related...
30  cards
5- Neurology (Emergencies: Raised intracranial pressure, haemorrhage, brain tumour)
Normal intracranial pressure,
Ways of measure pressure in the c...,
Monroe kellie doctrine
79  cards
5- Neurology (Less acute: Brain tumours and stroke)
Brain tumoursbackground,
Causes of braintumours,
Presentation of brain tumours
50  cards
5- Neurology (Less acute: Epilepsy, Myasthenia Gravis, GBS, MND))
Epilepsy background,
E,
Secondary causes of seizures
58  cards
5- Neurology (Less acute- Parkinsons, Essential tremor and Multiple Sclerosis)
Parkinsosn background,
Parkinsons pathophysiology,
Parkinsons pathophysiology
59  cards
5- Neurology (Less acute: Headaches, Migraines, Facial droop)
Differentials of headaches,
Types of headache,
Primary headache
66  cards
6- Dermatology (Skin infections: bacterial and fungal)
Folliculitis background,
Causes of folliculitis,
Risk factors folliculitis
37  cards
6- Dermatology (Skin infections: Viral and infestations)
Chicken pox background,
Shingles,
Causes of chicken pox
51  cards
6- Dermatology (Inflammatory conditions)
Atopic eczemabackground,
Pathophysiology of eczema,
Causes risk factors for eczema
51  cards
6- Dermatology (skin cancer)
Main skin cancers,
Basal cell carcinoma background,
Bcc rf
39  cards
6- Dermatology (Emergency:Anaphylaxis, Erythema nodosum, Erythema multiforme, Necrotising fascitis, Steven Johnson Syndrome))
Urticaria background,
Pathophysiology of urticaria,
Acute causes of urticaria
52  cards
6- Dermatology (Blistering and Pigment disorders)
Blistering disorderssplit into,
Immunobullous disease,
Blistering skin infections
21  cards
6- Dermatology (Emergency: Erythroderma, Eczema herpeticum, Burns, Stings and Bites )
Erythroderma background,
Risk factor for erythroderma,
Causes of erythroderma
27  cards
Lisa Quinn revision
Causes of red eye,
Types of conjunctivitis,
Blephritis
45  cards
Neuro revision: Sensory pathways (VERY USEFUL)
Types of sensation,
Two main sensory modalities,
Spinothalamic examples
48  cards
Spinal cord lesions
Ascending tracts,
Descending tracts,
Where does the spinal cord end an...
37  cards
Types of seizure
Classification of seizures types,
Generalised seizures pathophysiology,
Focal seizures pathophysiology
21  cards
Summary eye conditions: Retinal
Common retinal problems,
Diabetic retinopathy background,
Classification of diabetic retino...
51  cards
Summary eye conditions: Front of eye
Front of eye conditions,
Glaucoma background,
Anatomy related to glaucoma
55  cards
Ophthalmology: Past paper questions
A 23 year old man presents to his...,
A 70 year old man complains of re...,
A 50 year old man presents with r...
39  cards
Neurology: Past Paper Questions
A 50 year old woman presents to t...,
Is the gold standard for detectin...,
A 26 year old male is struck on t...
30  cards
ENT: Past Paper Questions
A 30 year old man presents to his...,
A 10 year old boy comes in to see...,
A 19 year old man presents with a...
10  cards
High yield ENT
A 22 year old presents to the gp ...,
Causes of epistaxis,
Blood supply to the nose
68  cards
Dermatology: Past Paper Questions
You are the gp reviewing an 81 ye...,
A 49 year old woman presented to ...,
A 17 year old male presents with ...
13  cards
Dermatology past paper questions
A 32 year old man presents to his...,
A 17 year old boy attends the gp ...,
A 72 year old male presents to th...
40  cards

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