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  1. A 68-year-old man presents with new-onset confusion, fever, and a productive cough. His CURB-65 score is 3. What is the most appropriate management setting?

    Answer: Hospital admission, consider ICU

    A CURB-65 score of 3 indicates severe pneumonia warranting hospital admission and ICU consideration.

  2. A 45-year-old woman presents with episodic palpitations, headache, and sweating with paroxysmal hypertension. Which diagnosis should be considered?

    Answer: Phaeochromocytoma

    The triad of headache, palpitations, and sweating with paroxysmal hypertension suggests phaeochromocytoma.

  3. A 5-year-old presents with periorbital oedema, frothy urine, and heavy proteinuria with hypoalbuminaemia. What is the most likely diagnosis?

    Answer: Minimal change nephrotic syndrome

    Minimal change disease is the commonest cause of nephrotic syndrome in young children.

  4. A 60-year-old man presents with progressive difficulty initiating movement, a resting tremor, and cogwheel rigidity. What is the most likely diagnosis?

    Answer: Parkinson's disease

    Bradykinesia, resting tremor, and rigidity form the classic triad of Parkinson's disease.

  5. A 27-year-old woman presents with a productive cough, night sweats, weight loss, and haemoptysis over six weeks. What is the most appropriate initial investigation?

    Answer: Chest X-ray and sputum for acid-fast bacilli

    Chest X-ray and sputum testing for acid-fast bacilli are first-line for suspected tuberculosis.

  6. A 38-year-old man presents after a seizure. He has been drinking alcohol heavily for years and stopped two days ago. What is the most likely cause of the seizure?

    Answer: Alcohol withdrawal

    Seizures occurring within 6-48 hours of alcohol cessation are typically due to alcohol withdrawal.

  7. A 52-year-old woman presents with symmetrical pain and morning stiffness of the small joints of the hands lasting over an hour. Which antibody is most specific for the likely diagnosis?

    Answer: Anti-CCP antibody

    Anti-CCP antibodies are highly specific for rheumatoid arthritis.