Bacteria causing endocarditis in colorectal cancer
Strep bovis
What cancers are associated with HPV 16/18
oropharyngeal
Vulval
Penile
Anal
Cervical
What cancers are associated with Hep B/C
Hepatocellular carcinoma
What cancer is associated with herpes virus 8
Kaposi’s sarcome
Hormone changes in anorexia nervosa?
Low: LH, FSH, T3, oestrogen, testosterone, K+
High: Cortisol. growth hormone, glucose, cholesterol, carotinemia
What is capgras syndrome?
Psychiatric disorder
Believe friend/family has been replaced with someone else
What is De Clerambault syndrome?
AKA erotomania: rare delusion disorder where patients believe another individual is infatuated with them, often despite the individual being imaginary, deceased or someone the patient has never met.
How does homocystinuria differ from marfans?
Associated with LD and downward lens dislocation
Antibodies in anti-phospholipid syndrome?
anti-cardiolipin
anti-beta2GPI
lupus anticoagulant
What is rheumatoid factor?
IgM antibody against Fc of IgG
Is azathioprine safe in pregnancy
Yes and breastfeeding
(so are mesalazine and sulfasalazine (with folic acid))
Causes of hyperkalaemia
ARBS
Metabolic acidosis
Rhabdo
Acute renal failure
Renal tubular acidosis stage 4
ACEi
Massive blood transfusion
Addisons
Spiro
Ciclosporin
Causes of hypocalcaemia
Rhabdo
CKD
Pseudohypoparathyroid
Hypoparathyroid
Hypo Mg
Vit D deficiency
Causes of hypercalcaemia
Acromegaly
SCLC
Addisons
Sarcoid
Thyrotoxicosis
Bone mets
Primary hyperparathyroid
Dehydration
Thiazides
Milk alkali syndrome
Addisons features
Hyperkalaemia
Hyperpigmentation
Hyponatraemia
Hypoglycaemia
Hypotension
