Question 26
A 53 year old man on anticoagulation presents with pain over his anterior abdomen following an episode of coughing A CT scan identifies an isolated haematoma within the rectus sheath above the arcuate line Which artery is most likely to have been injured?
Question 27
An 80 year old man presents with abdominal pain and diarrhoea He is diagnosed with Clostridium difficile colitis. What is the most likely cause of the toxic effects of this bacteria?
Question 28
A 33 year old man presents with epigastric pain
What best describes the function of the gastric chief cell'?
What best describes the function of the gastric chief cell'?
Question 29
A patient presents with acute cardiac failure and is prescribed a loop diuretic In which part of the nephron will the diuretic inhibit the sodium-potassium-chloride cotransporter?
Question 30
A 70 year old woman presents with reduced I6vel of consciousness following a recent chest infection She has signs of meningeal irritation Gram staining of CSF demonstrates gram positive diplococci.
Which organism is most likely in this case1?
Which organism is most likely in this case1?