UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test (MSRA-style single best answer) · Neurology, Mental Health, Ophthalmology and ENT
Ear, nose and throat
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- A 30-year-old has a spontaneous nosebleed from the anterior nose. What first-aid advice is correct?
- A 40-year-old develops sudden hearing loss in one ear over a day, with a sensorineural pattern on tuning fork testing. What should be done?
- A patient has brief episodes of spinning vertigo on turning in bed, lasting under a minute, with no hearing loss. A Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre reproduces the symptoms. What is the treatment?
- A patient has recurrent attacks of vertigo lasting several hours with tinnitus, aural fullness and fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss. Which diagnosis is most likely?
- A young adult has a severe sore throat, trismus, a muffled voice and a swollen soft palate with uvular deviation. What is the likely diagnosis and treatment?
- A tuning fork test in a patient shows a negative Rinne in the left ear and a Weber that lateralises to the left. What is the interpretation?
- A toddler has swallowed a coin-sized disc battery lodged in the oesophagus. What is the appropriate action?
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