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A five year old girl is brought to the ED by her parents She is pyrexial and has coryzal symptoms. Which diagnosis would require notification to a UK Public Health department?

• A.  Kawasaki's disease
• B.  Influenza type A
• C.  Respiratory syncytial virus
• D.  Whooping cough
• E.  Pneumococcal pneumonia

A therapeutic trial demonstrates that everyone who received the drug has improved while no one improved with placebo What best describes the expected number needed to treat?

• A.  10
• B.  1
• C.  50
• D.  100
• E.  2

A clinical trial suggests that a new dressing for burns works better on men than women, but there is in fact no difference Which term best describes this situation?

• A.  False positive
• B.  False negative
• C.  Alternative hypothesis
• D.  Type 2 error
• E.  Type 1 error

A 35 year old man is hypotensive following a fracture of the right femoral shaft.
Which receptors are initially involved in increasing his BP?

• A.  Cardiac receptors
• B.  Baroreceptors
• C.  Beta 2 vascular receptors
• D.  Carotid body receptors
• E.  Atrial stretch receptors

An 18 year old man presents with persistent vomiting You diagnose type I diabetes mellitus He asks you the implications of his diagnosis for driving a car What is the most accurate advice according to the DVLA?

• A.  Inform the DVLA if insulin treatment for >3 months
• B.  You do not need to contact DVLA
• C.  Inform the DVLA if any episodes of hypoglycaemia
• D.  Only inform the DVLA if disabling hypoglycaemia
• E.  Inform the DVLA if insulin dependent