Medicine Flashcard Collection 🏥
A collection of over 2400 medical flashcards covering key UKMLA AKT topics.
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What initial investigations are recommended in suspected melanoma?
- Dermatoscopy: aids differentiation between early stages of melanoma from benign melanocytic lesions; allows clinicians to determine the need for biopsy
- Biopsy: full-thickness excision of the entire lesion if melanoma is suspected, will show abnormal melanocytic proliferation if melanoma
Link: Melanoma
Describe the management of blepharitis
- Warm compression of the eyelids with cotton wool dipped in hot water to loosen debris
- Eyelid massage to empty glands of debris
- Cleaning eyelids with cotton wool to remove debris
- Consider antibiotics (e.g. chloramphenicol) if symptoms do not improve despite lid hygiene
Link: Eyelid disorders
Describe the prognosis of motor neurone disease
- Usually a rapidly progressive and fatal disease (median survival is two to four years)
- Respiratory failure is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality
- 5-10% of patients survive for a decade or more
Link: Motor neurone disease
Medicine Flashcard Collection 🏥
A collection of over 2400 medical flashcards covering key UKMLA AKT topics.