1 ERYSIPELAS

A Mainly occurs in intertriginous areas True n False n

B Has a well-demarcated edge

True n False n

C Late complications include lymphoedema True n False n

D Infection recurs in about 30 per cent of patients True n False n

E Treatment of choice is topical clotrimazole True n False n

2 REGARDING GROWTH DISORDERS

It is correct to say

A Most children who fall below the second centile are normal True n False n

B Measuring height velocity is the most useful way to monitor growth

True n False n

C Those growing poorly at infancy are most likely to have a hormonal cause

True n False n

D Children with endocrine abnormalities are characteristically short and thin

True n False n

E Taking a child's height on their second birthday and doubling it to predict their final height is relatively accurate

True n False n

3 IN PRACTICE HYPERCALCAEMIA

A Is most commonly caused by osteomalacia True n False n

B Presenting symptoms include polyuria and polydipsia True n False n

C Causing abdominal pain is a medical emergency True n False n

D In a patient with raised parathyroid hormone levels requires surgery even if they are asymptomatic True n False n

E Would be defined as an adjusted or corrected calcium above 2.60mmol/L True n False n

4 ADVICE for ADULTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES COULD be

A You are not eligible to hold a group 2 driving licence True n False n

B Before and during pregnancy blood sugar targets are between 4-7 mmol/L True n False n

C If you have gastroenteritis that stops

you eating, stop your insulin until you

are eating again True n False n

D Try and exercise for 30 minutes on most days of the week True n False n

E If you have microalbuminuria you should take the full dose of an ACE inhibitor

True n False n

5 IN CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT

A All measurements are best carried out on fasting samples True n False n

B A ratio of total to HDL cholesterol of 6 or greater is considered a single risk factor that requires treatment True n False n

C With statins, the BNF recommends that LFTs should be measured annually

True n False n

D The first choice statin is pravastatin

True n False n

E In cardiac patients, statin dosage may be limited by co-prescribing of amiodarone or verapamil True n False n

6 PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT UNCOMPLICATED UTIS MAY BE HELPED BY

A Low dose prophylactic antibodies

True n False n

B A single antibiotic tablet taken post intercourse True n False n

C Topical oestrogen application (in the elderly) True n False n

D Oral natural yoghurt True n False n

E Drinking lots of cranberry juice at the first sign of infection True n False n