= Registered users
= Paid-up subscribers1 in whiplash
A Injuries may be worsened if seatbelts
are worn True ■ False ■
B Front-end collisions are prognostically worse then rear-end collisions
True ■ False ■
C Symptoms invariably occur within
72 hours of the accident True ■ False ■
D Patients are best helped initially by the wearing of a soft collar True ■ False ■
E One in four patients take more than six months to return to full activity
True ■ False ■
2 bowen's disease
A Is premalignant True ■ False ■
B Presents as a slowly expanding red scaly plaque True ■ False ■
C Lesions have reniform projections
True ■ False ■
D Lesions respond to topical steroids
True ■ False ■
E May be treated with fluorouracil
True ■ False ■
3 recognised causes of non-h. pylori, non-nsaid related upper gi ulcers include
A Bisphosphonates True ■ False ■
B Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
True ■ False ■
C Stress True ■ False ■
D Ulcerative colitis
True ■ False ■
E Cancer of the stomach
True ■ False ■
4 in Bipolar disorder
A As many as two thirds of patients are misdiagnosed True ■ False ■
B The risk of attempted suicide is less than in unipolar disorder True ■ False ■
C Treatment with antidepressants can destabilise the illness True ■ False ■
D Manic features include mutism
True ■ False ■
E Olanzapine can be used for long-term treatment True ■ False ■
5 in colorectal carcinoma
A Rectal bleeding is the most common presenting symptom True ■ False ■
B A positive family history is a key criterion for referral True ■ False ■
C Change in bowel habit has to have been present for two weeks or more to be significant True ■ False ■
D Five-year survival rate is
60 to 65 per cent True ■ False ■
6 the following factors are associated with
an increased risk of colorectal carcinoma
A HRT True ■ False ■
B A high-fibre diet True ■ False ■
C Inflammatory bowel disease
True ■ False ■
D Smoking True ■ False ■
E Obesity True ■ False ■