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A 70-year-old man presents with a 6 week history of increased urinary frequency and

urgency and a feeling of incomplete emptying after passing urine. Digital rectal examination

reveals an enlarged prostate that feels hard and craggy. The general practitioner requests a

prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test.

The patient is referred for prostate biopsy.

What type of cancer is most likely?

A. Adenocarcinoma

B. Small cell prostate cancer

C. Soft tissue sarcoma

D. Squamous cell cancer

E. Transitional cell cancer

A- most Common prostate cancer

Which one of the following ethnic groups have an increased incidence of prostate cancer?

A. Afro-Caribbean

B. Ashkenazi Jews

C. Chinese

D. Indian subcontinent

E. White

A

A 72-year-old man is diagnosed with prostate cancer and goserelin (Zoladex) is prescribed.

Which one of the following is it most important to co-prescribe for the first three weeks of

treatment?

A. Tamoxifen

B. Lansoprazole

C. Allopurinol

D. Cyproterone acetate

E. Tamsulosin

D- given to reduce initial testosterone tumour flare when treated with GnRH antagonists

Serum PSA 12 ng/ml Normal range: <4 ng/ml

A 72-year-old man is brought to the Emergency Department after falling at his nursing

home. On arrival he complains of pain in the left hip. An x-ray is obtained:

What is the diagnosis?

A. Left subcapital fracture

B. Left intertrochanteric fracture

C. Left hip displacement

D. Normal left hip with minor degenerative changes

E. Severe osteoarthritis in the left hip

A

A 24-year-old nulliparous female with a history of recurrent deep vein thrombosis presents

with shortness of breath. The full blood count and clotting screen reveals the following

results:

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Hb 12 g/dl

Plt 137

WBC 7 * 10 9 /l

PT 14 secs

APTT 46 secs

Haemoglobin Men: 135-180 g/l

Women: 115-

g/l

White blood

cells

4.0-11 * 10 9 /l

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Week 5 questions - info

Module: Geographical Perspectives (ENV-4010Y)

22 Documents
Students shared 22 documents in this course
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A 70-year-old man presents with a 6 week history of increased urinary frequency and
urgency and a feeling of incomplete emptying after passing urine. Digital rectal examination
reveals an enlarged prostate that feels hard and craggy. The general practitioner requests a
prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test.
The patient is referred for prostate biopsy. !
What type of cancer is most likely?!
A. Adenocarcinoma!
B. Small cell prostate cancer!
C. Soft tissue sarcoma!
D. Squamous cell cancer!
E. Transitional cell cancer!
A- most Common prostate cancer !
Which one of the following ethnic groups have an increased incidence of prostate cancer?
A. Afro-Caribbean!
B. Ashkenazi Jews!
C. Chinese!
D. Indian subcontinent!
E. White!
A!
A 72-year-old man is diagnosed with prostate cancer and goserelin (Zoladex) is prescribed.
Which one of the following is it most important to co-prescribe for the first three weeks of
treatment?
A. Tamoxifen!
B. Lansoprazole!
C. Allopurinol!
D. Cyproterone acetate!
E. Tamsulosin!
D- given to reduce initial testosterone tumour flare when treated with GnRH antagonists !
!
Serum PSA
12.2 ng/ml
Normal range: <4.0 ng/ml