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FCPS Examinations Solved Questions
FCPS Examinations Solved Questions
FCPS Examinations Solved Questions
f.f Q.No.1. A..60 _years o,14..�an deveJ.op_ed pulmona,cy,. _embo,l�sm and was�.st_arteo, on
anticoagulants. Two weel<s after discharge from hospital h.e returned, ..:with. a h/o
haematemesis and malena.
a) Give S essential investigations.
b) Give three differential diagnoses.
c) How would you manage this patient?
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a) The_s_e_ j.nclude..
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tgduc� prolongation of PT, INR_and hence can cause.bleeding.
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3. .Rloo.� grouping �-4 ..c:rqs� .matching ..will ,. b e. ...q.rrj�d..oµt_.as .•he. [Jl.ight, need
�- uxgent.blood .transfusion.
4. f;:!e_c..fr:q_c_a,_r:_diqgi,-am; to rule out concqmitant_ myo cardial ischernia,. infarct or
,· arrh�ia.
f:.-· 5. {Jpper G.l Endoscopy wiUhelp}o look for de_finjte_r�tl-10!9.gy,.e,g "' esophag�al
varices, esopri_�geal OE _g<LStric erosi9.I.l$ lulcer.ation. or. duodenal_t,1,tc.�r.
b) These are:-
1. Anticoagul2r1t induced coagu_lopathy
2. Upp.ecgastr.ointestinaLbleed..due._to.Acid..P.eptic.4sease. .
3. Upper gastrqintestin<1,l, .ble�_ci __c!.':1��.!9. ;Portal hypertension ...(van�es 'J /
g_�tr.Q_pathy) . ____________ -· ------·- -- �--------· ·
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FCPS Examinations Solved
Q.No.2
.["1'J ,,",". *'T;5u'.,:*l'i*::X ]f ir r"T^o1i:*:i',p:,caysaJitr-ia a contused and
T:::g 11,S,I"r... JI: l"d iua"*i"J p,"i" for the rast 24
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r imm edia t*- i""".ti go ;; ;' ";;; .iJ t; J,i ff ",l'"iXiilil,"
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diagnosis ing
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c)Give three important steps iu
managenaeat.
b) ftre.se ,are:
1. Ha.emoglobin with perip.leral smqar.
This wiII show red.uced haemoglobin
p1il?* (Basophilic slippliing ofRBC) with o
2. :b3ophilia.
Serum. lead.levels .}
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IPC't porphobilinogen deaminase 11. porphy{nogen levels will
$one. ]hs .fgnne.r -ryiff be reduced, vr-hile":"".y
be
Iauer will increase in case of
rntermittent porphyri a. acure
4. .e-I-braiato rule out concomitant
organic iesion.
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wiil.nor be auowec to go
f:.X",*J".,i4fl:T-.:o^:1T.pi,d,*9
j*1*_,*:1*ati.1.r.,"r.aaiiii"ii"";,r,I#'.#hl back to the
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iHixf#H#yfi:[:*":',.i:*:Gil;t;;il;;,?iX"*i"."
chelation therapy tbr iead. poisoruo!. ror 5 days as a d:scglm
He.wi[.be rigirtcc
" hy_diated.
tUth moqitqring of intak"
l.v line wi_ltie taken
-- 4nd, normai. saline 0.9o% a)
uncl ort'p'.ri'.-
b)
lf ::,f" stiffness."No
no neck *1," ;
";;tu;;;#;il:1ffi
abnormaliry in the chest
:1"f.:' :is l02oC, Pulse 96/min, BP tiO/75,
3:,_",T,:::::1.-bb:.1
sugar 6rimg[r, u.tnJ-rr,,g* and ketone bodies
j:,1*i:{i1:"1s12/hPi;;;;;r;;.ffi ifi fi]
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CSF
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lVhat three diagnoses rrouid you E H.;"j ;,:I; m g/d, aft er r v
consider?^;;;;:,J
g, r rc o s e
S u gg.es t fry o inv a:; t! gation-q,,
._i..:i::;e iil lfr",. r:.f :i"n,r..-
t:."tt:n:gt ci the -:o-ct lii.^r!j, Ci:gnr..r!s
Dr Fariha Suttan
a) I would like to consider foltowing tlree diagnoses:
1' Cerebral malaria as she has 1 day history off"r.., alter€d consciousness,
no signs
_ of meningeal irritation and hypoglycemia.
-fever,
2- viral. encephalitiq, suggested by artered consciousness, fits, raised csF
proteins, elevated cell counts on CSF examiaatiou. i
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b) These are:
1 Giemsa stained thick and thin films will be mad.e. This may show
characteristic
.kophozoites of plasmodium falciparum, thus confirming
cerebral malaria.
2 Mzu brain may show cerebral oedema especially enhanced signals in
temporal lobes, characteristic of viral encephalitis
3J il1essare:
i ' Gill:ert s-vnc'rome; due io miict cleficiency oi giucoronyi riansferase ieacins rc
,incollj useterl hyFerbiiin:binemia.
2' D':biil-joh:rscn s;,ad5e6ae due tc farrlty excrerioo of bilirubin by
hepatoc-vtes
causing ccrrj ugateC hi,perbilimbinemia.
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b) &ese_efg 4
a) Diagnr:sis-is,hlpertrophic-obsrucri.re-cdfuycp@r-
This has been discussed in detail in Q59-
Q.t{o.6. A-64 years old fngf-r-gcmdaiuc{i' sfi- l*r<rc de -irt rreakness ot 6 months
,lgfptioq,.together, with--occasiolai hanba hdirctm s*ec &r saqrE ri*s pericd, Three
m-o.nrhi pri.qrlo his.adrrlission he had ilo€n. &"!rod @s 5e ftrirnrdc rql irad been ireateci as an
outpatiqnt=w-ilh..-ofal aird pareqte.al irou- I$-r;h. syry@mmrc :.oquorece=ot- du-ing this tirne
Lr.e has noticed 4rgclurnal -frgquer:c]. For ] daqq poeu' ;c B+m;tdon te Lad been oliguric-
There.,rvas ,a.past-his1o-riu-of peptic ulcqedorum"fl o fury eamoqr of n:graile rieaciaches.
On,e;<aminatio-afre l9q!9{-ua-1'reil aaa l*ss os&a SCctrC FEsgEE- !30/l?0nmHg. R/R 23
imin, a pericardial frictioa rib.rxas Frqs@
investigations:-
Fib 8.6grn /dl
:,iCHC 13ok
Chest X-ra;, shorved ed::g:d cru*m +hnrtrnu; sr'"'{ Emer iobe venous Cistension.
Urine Show'ed trace cf aIbreis. *'ffi [-I !{&sifud.
;; liscuss ii=/e ei::oid.- E i:€ sf=::l "=-;:+;:x
h) i'lan and .i:lstiry Ysui cir5ac-rs
-r f"l--.. -1^-- ;- -_i.' +:-'i-- i*'-r;<-*;.1---:-,4 *;ii
L) ,JF U tritr.) ,'r .-.! s-'-45+r-
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a) -Eiv-eJike.Iy'diagnoses"can..[s..
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I c-hrgqlc 5-egal. failur.e-due".tod.iabetic-nephrgpa.thy,",as.he
. -' -':--r--EJ,+4 Arr giyes.history-.of.nocruria
with w.eqk4esS,and.lassitude.
2. Chionic ren+l.fatiur9_d. _"p.l9..O.bsE_tsflvs*tuopathy._(stpng./-prostatiq.,enlargemed)
tfusrs sr+cce.ct-e.d.--bv*s.ciasionar-rurnuer-p"i"-f"x;;;ii;-oliguria.
3. Q&csic*retaJ._f-ail,up_a"",io.*"rtipi" ;G;:;;J]ts..an.-elderty..s+lp,
generalized y.gqhgqs;,,lassituae.and artaemia, wi.th
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Nocturil_ana pepri-".""i;;ililJ;.;L
4' ffi"t_.=6fr;E;A"i[i&
chronic renal failure.due,.to-a'algesjp,-s*e.pbrpp.-atby. as.lbEre.is..a.,lo5r.glristor"tt,,or
mieFaine-aad...IF."!Flghl.havs-takc.n-.v_a.io;,anat!"-ri".iEi
s' a"e to-qe&"is"-pxeio""p[aiir"-r".ir","ro"gperiod.
i,*]rririn-ry-,"1,1,,.rr,bgr
!r!1oarc--ren+aii,+e
p^ln..-...
b) rPlanniug.6s6j.ustifrcation.-of.diagnpsis:
. Jb.e"mest_iikely diagnosis is chr*onic_renal=fai1ure-..dgg,J-o-,ll-SAps
tub-glo-intersritiar nephritis-.He has dev"topia induced
u[controlled hypertension,_ uraemiq- pericarditis "orrrii:i#;;;f:;;;i;'il; G
and..prrlmo.rary.,"a"*u*ff" lr,
also a-naemi". T^t.r" ir ;;p;ilistoiy of aiabetes,-mlili*"*..f.rr"r,
-; haemaruria
pygri a and p as s i:e g.. s ro n"r il rd
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he-adactes for long perjod_for..which..h9, quCht,i.roiit"rr.NSAIDS-,NSAIDS
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;;; ."i;ft;"
induced tubqlo-iaterstitial nephritis. is the ihira f."ai"acause.of-intrjnsic
failiiie-'Proteinuria (T;;E;p1".""a"" of.1-2-rvhitJ, renal
ceustHpF.atso supporrs
Pg.-4i+sro.is. othJ fe;il;s-;;i'ir,"r.,a.."r,it i"rir."asrr,-re.4.q.ell cast / HpF.
Blood picture may show eosinophilia_.,
c) Managemert
{-oqg,yt_t!-r.,theirj-ustifications:
' Hq-yd! be admitted in the.lard
e .I.V line will be taken.
' $e4al replacement therapy in the form of diarysis ylr be arranged. Regardless
o{,89 .ievel of creatinine and serum potussiu*, *-".;;;*ty;;";;;";;
pericarditis and fluid overload.
' There.after intake output moriitoring wiil be clone..
" Echocardiogram witl be done to check. for cardiac
tamponade or ,pericardial
effirsion' Pericardiocentesis will be planned. i".^"
or.ii.,rical deterioration.
" Controi of brood.pressure is imporrant in adciirion t"
antihypertensive like calcium channel blockers
di.r;;r-;" *,iii.'r,r..
diuretics.
*a .rprr"-rrockers along
wirh
o i{e i'q anaemic too' Improvement in haer:roglobin levels will
rveakness' ivloreover it will red.uce the fluil orr..iood. -H"
help to imprcve his
rviil be started on s/c
erlthropoietin on weekly basis. intraveno*s iron wi[
be given if required.
I Protein-restricted diet will be given. Phosphate binders
("ca caruonate or acetate)
rvill be given in case of hyperphosphatemia.
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b)' It-rs-sq.tgy"stigationsinclude:
IgM
t. Vi.^i i"iof.gy;.aati I{CV antibodies-and HB-sAg along with.Anti HBc and
a-N.]
{sS.9lIjF"edie-s' respiq
Z- ffid;f iFi's wiil be done to iook for AST, alkaline Phosphatase and Reverse of pad
of alcohql liv-er disease along with'raised gamma-
+ff : AST ratio,lvtric.h-is,typical Onrr
GT. I
Fq,! ANA Sng Adi-LKM anti-bodies for autpimmune hepatitis' T
-4. g1i'*o""a abdomen to look at ihe hepatic echotexture, size and width of biliaLry
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Ciiunn.ts, portal vdin or any evidencq.qf splenomegaly orascites.
5. Liver biopsy, to look at ihe degree of inflammation, fibrosis and characteristic ThLI
histopathlogical changes of the underlying disorder'
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c) The patient rvill be advised to discontinue alcohol if he is taking it. Q.Nd
q If h6 is obese then he will be aclvised to reduce weight' cgg
. He.will bE asked to.avoid hepatotoxic drugs' lost!il
Use of disposable sterilized syring"s and screening of btood.betbre -transfusion
wiil Labfl
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be advised for the future-
. Screening of the other family members'*ill be done'
Q.No-8- A thirty six year old man presents with a long history of low grade
fever, sinus
5 years'
discharge on many occasions, haemoptvsis and difhculty in
breathing since about
He had received broad' spectnrr.n antibioiics and a full course of ATT' w'ithout benefit'
on examination' temperature 99.6oF, resp rate 24 per minule, B.P 110/70 mmHg and and
pulse 100/min. Nasai septal perforation with bridged nose' Coarse crepitations gelloviin$
breathing over mid.thora-x posteriorly. on presentation, patient 1t"6
bronchial
investigations. Urine D/R- alburnin r-r-, RBC- pienqv' pus ceiis - nii:
CBC mita anemia, ESR- 88mm t" hour'
-waiie.l caviiies..ip.each lung in inici zoilcs.
Chest x-ray reveaied trvo big thick
:r) Narne ihe 'i lab iave.stigafions and ius{iry ho';v these'+itl help you to reacti
aE a ppro pria-ie dagaosis air<i s u irscq ut;r t rr i :r tr ag+ ::i ei.i i-
Dr Fariha Sulten
a) Foliowing 4 lab investigations are required to reach
I a diagnosis.
Q'No'9' A 42 years old lady, diabetie for the last 8 months recentiy developed
respiratory tract infection and since last 2 days *os
re"ting-g."Jr.r weakness as the day
passed' she also comprained of doubre vision, nasar
speech ;"; r;;;;ffi;;;""a
are ";;J
on examination, all her craniar nerves are intact an. reflexes
brisk.
a) What is ihe diagnosis?
t b) lVhat test will you carry out to confirrn?
r c) 'V-tlat nrill be your rranagemeut?
l n She is suflering frorn myasthenia grasis.
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This has been discussed in detail iae51.
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a.I',io.}.0- $__2d_ 1.ears old
. aches house .vife r.vith-p4{q4ry-.infertility with.3-.ysars
ge-n-e-ralized F,ro
and pains,.backashe and poryur*,.uJsi;r'si. Li poor
r appetite anci had.
B-p was normar and there w.as no sweliing itloirrtr. srr.
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ffi.Tlt. rrua a.waddring gait.
B-l_o_-o.d_E-S_R 4-4:no
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-"!BC
6-0Cllcmm
Platelers 13-;000/cmm
Hb. 9.7 gdl
s3fl
q.-.,.ulrio*
!.84 nmolii. AI: 2.12-2.65)
Al--b-wutn + )!/L
Inorg- Phosphate f .i5 mmol/L fC.8-i.45 mmoVL)
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a):
Alkatinc-Fhpsphetessl3S-8-U&-GN;*6-5.-*06) !9im6
Urine analysis : Norrral. gXgSPLpr-+SgP!9!e9. l-
' ,Ger-i[Ld$-.Ieti"{4iefe-pplvis,. pdghrts.lp..rptit" a44.rarefactiqr-}vith a lvtic lesion
iq-Ug-irf-e.nsr-.Bu-bisr-aJnus a:
Fqne-s_"Sggp-*;M9j?hqtls-b--oesilsssle.
al 'W[i? melaUolic bone disease is she likety to have? 3-I
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b) f.sl-1-q...ying in1rgliealil5lp.wi!!*bq*equircd:- I
;--s-esug-83liJsy,-els'bv*ir-ersEsq4:sal;-9[l]],9'iacrea5qd'
olle,vsisrv.ill.he-dEteqmiqed-iihese will be low'
" -S-e$SIE;i- O,(2i.-OUsigqlficaqt.'uc-mineralized'osteoid' MATUi
" E qS-F&P-!-Y-,.-Ylil show
fSWiS.f."_"eE pririar-y-"r+felulrty, thre to uaderlying disorder
" iq in".F.qtigate
qrs*i" utl"s-t)"- ih-... ari --asgte€!{ negullicles'of GnRH
CeAfi-;g*oo",, .
c)
' BrieflY:maqageulent:
rthe *itf U* fiven calcium and vitarnin D replacement. Vit..D Ceficiency will be
rre*,.ecl y,.iif, orit ergoCalcifeiql,(D.z),,50,000 I.U os.ce''*:eekly for--6-- 12 ino-ntip,,{gllor'''ed b7
10.00I-U"daily.
q;lg|g11j.gpigcem"tt.*.with.-eilher.'-'ealpiqrp carb-onate"or-'citr-ate will be carried out'
C-oititGn- oi trypocatcemia & hypovitaminosis D will tend to correct secondary
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fryperpar_altryib
- iaism and hypelphosphatemia. ;entral r