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Dysphagia

How to manage dysphagia for doctors, medical student exams, finals, OSCEs and MRCP

Acute asthma – Questions

Common acute asthma exam questions for medical finals, OSCEs and MRCP PACES   Question 1. Presentation of asthma Cough Dyspnoea Wheeze Ch...

Asthma (acute)

Acute Asthma   Definition of acute asthma Chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterised by localised type 1 hypersensitive reaction and v...

Splenomegaly – Questions

Common splenomegaly exam questions for medical finals, OSCEs and MRCP PACES   Question 1. Spleen identification Spleen has a medial notch, kidney ...

Splenomegaly

 Splenomegaly   Causes of splenomegaly Portal hypertension (33%) Chronic liver disease Portal/splenic venous obstruction; Budd-Chiari; heart...

Hepatosplenomegaly – Questions

 Common hepatosplenomegaly exam questions for medical finals, OSCEs and MRCP PACES   Question 1.  Leukaemias (AML, CML, ALL, CLL) Lymphomas ...

Hepatosplenomegaly

­­ Hepatosplenomegaly   Aetiology of hepatosplenomegaly Chronic liver disease and portal hypertension (see chronic liver disease section for f...

Hepatomegaly – Questions

Common hepatomegaly exam questions for medical finals, OSCEs and MRCP PACES   Questions on the aetiology of hepatomegaly Alcoholic liver disease ...

Hepatomegaly

Hepatomegaly­­   Causes of hepatomegaly Hepatitis Infections Viral hepatitis (acute and chronic) EBV and CMV Malaria Abscesses – ...