Question 1
A 58-year-old man presents with central crushing chest pain for 40 minutes. His ECG shows 2 mm ST elevation in leads II, III and aVF. Which additional ECG leads should be recorded to assess for right ventricular involvement?
Correct Answer:
Right-sided chest leads (V3R-V4R)
Question 2
A 24-year-old woman with known asthma presents with breathlessness. She is too breathless to complete sentences, her respiratory rate is 28/min, heart rate 120/min and peak flow is 40% of predicted. According to BTS/SIGN classification, how is this acute asthma attack best categorised?
Correct Answer:
Acute severe
Question 3
A 70-year-old man with a known abdominal aortic aneurysm presents with sudden severe back pain and is hypotensive. He is haemodynamically borderline. What blood pressure target best describes the principle of permissive hypotension while awaiting surgery?
Correct Answer:
Aim for a systolic of around 90 mmHg / palpable radial pulse
Question 4
A 30-year-old woman presents with a unilateral painful red eye, photophobia and blurred vision. Examination shows ciliary flush and an irregular, small pupil. Slit-lamp examination reveals cells and flare in the anterior chamber. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Correct Answer:
Anterior uveitis (iritis)
Question 5
A 65-year-old man presents with a swollen, hot, tender left first metatarsophalangeal joint. Joint aspiration shows negatively birefringent needle-shaped crystals under polarised light microscopy. Which is the most appropriate first-line treatment if he has stable chronic kidney disease (eGFR 35)?
Correct Answer:
Oral colchicine
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