MRCP UK Revision

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, previously known as Wegener's disease) is an autoimmune multisystem disorder of unknown aetiolog...

The diagnosis is SLE: •Raynaud’s phenomenon, myalgia and arthralgia •Painless mouth ulcers •The scalp lesion described is discoid lupus •Leu...

The commonest cause of death in amyloidosis is secondary to cardiac involvement. It may present with the insidious onset of vague symptoms,...

Klinefelter’s syndrome, which not uncommonly presents in adult life rather than at adolescence. This syndrome is characterised by dysgenes...

Initially identified as viral gene Proto-oncogenes Genes within normal DNA of every cell Mutated, activated ￫ Product ￫ Tumour In...

Metformin is a useful first-line treatment for diabetes and would be particularly appropriate in this overweight patient as it was the only ...

Sulphonylureas promote weight gain as demonstrated in the UKPDS study