You are teaching a medical student and are discussing how fluid compartment ratios can change in relation to age and gender You note that some population groups have proportionally higher total body water which increases the extracellular to intracellular fluid ratio What population group best demonstrates this?
A 76 year old patient is found on examination to have an absent jaw jerk What cranial nerve nucleus is the1 most likely site of pathology?
A 56 year old man presents with a spiral fracture of the humerus and wrist drop Which structure is most likely to be damaged?
A 67 year old woman is being treated for haematemesis Within a few minutes of starting transfusion of packed red cells she reports dizziness, breathlessness, tingling of her lips and develops a maculopapular rash What type of hypersensitivity reaction is most likely to be occurring?
A 32 year old man presents with suspected acute appendicitis A medical student asks you what the commonest anatomical position of the appendix is What is the most likely position?
