MRCP revision

- Outbreak seen in previously fit individuals staying in hotels/institution where shower facilities/cooling systems are contaminated with t...

- occurs in people age more than 16 (male:female = 6:1) - type II cytotoxic reaction (antibodies against basement membrane of both kidney a...

- a.k.a cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA) / usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) - commonly seen in males age 50-60 years old - feature...

- Triad of aphthous (oral) ulcer + painless genital lesions + recurrent eye inflammation (iritis/uveitis) - associated with  HLA B5 (ocul...

Another favourite question in part 1.... - PICA (posterior inferior cerebellar artery) thrombosis Signs of wallenburg syndrome - Ipsi...

- medium-size vessel vasculitis - usually in middle aged men - associated with hepatitis B antigenaemia (10-20%) - pathology: fibrinoid...

- abnormal genes in chromosome 16 (PKD 1) - 85%  and chromosome 4 (PKD 2)     Note: there are 16 alphabates in polycystic kidney - prev...

- chronic consumption of large amounts of analgesics (NSAIDs) leads to chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis and papillary necrosis - diure...

- arise from enterochromaffin cells that are located predominantly in gastrointestinal mucosa - carcinoid syndrome occurs in 5% of carcinoi...

- X-linked recessive lysosomal storage disorder - deficiency of alpha-galactosidase A , causing accumulation of globotriaosylceramide - ...