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  1. Kathryn

    Medicine Which of the following is a contraindication to the use of a bisphosphonate?

    #april2020mccqe1 Which of the following is a contraindication to the use of a bisphosphonate? A. Age 21 B. eGFR <30 C. Corrected Calcium of 2.5 D. BMI 19 E. Patients with previous gastric surgery
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    Medicine A patient is diagnosed as suffering from hypoparathyroidism

    #april2020mccqe1 A patient is diagnosed as suffering from hypoparathyroidism. Which one of the following statements is most likely? A. Decrease serum phosphate levels may occur B. Hypercalcaemia may result C. Increased urinary excretion of...
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    Medicine A 21-year-old woman presents to the colorectal clinic with a change of bowel habit and mucus diarrhoea.

    #april2020mccqe1 A 21-year-old woman presents to the colorectal clinic with a change of bowel habit and mucus diarrhoea. At sigmoidoscopy you note mucosal inflammation. A biopsy is taken which identifies scanty epithelioid cells, abscess formation, copious mucus and blood. Which of the above...
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    Medicine An 18-year-old woman is evaluated in the emergency department for a 3-day history of fever and rash accompanied by joint pain and swelling

    #april2020mccqe1 An 18-year-old woman is evaluated in the emergency department for a 3-day history of fever and rash accompanied by joint pain and swelling that initially involved only the left elbow before progressing to the left wrist. Medical history is unremarkable. She takes a depot...
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    Paediatrics A 5-year-old boy complains of acutely painful defacation with spotting of blood on the toilet paper

    #april2020mccqe1 A 5-year-old boy complains of acutely painful defacation with spotting of blood on the toilet paper. Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis? (A) Intussusception (B) Anal fissure (C) Meckel diverticulum (D) Juvenile polyp (E) Henoch-Schönlein purpura