Q1.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------A 34-year-old woman developed chest pain after an argument with her 17year-old daughter. She was brought to the Accident and Emergency
department where she was hyperventilating and looking very anxious. She
was tender to light pressure on the front of her chest, but examination was
otherwise unremarkable. Breathing room air, her oxygen saturation (finger
probe) was 99%. Her ECG was normal. You should:
A Check serum D-dimer
B Check serum troponin
C Organise a CT pulmonary angiogram
D Organise a lung ventilation perfusion scan
E Organise no further investigations
Q.2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------A 68-year-old woman presented with a six-month history of diarrhoea and
weight loss. Extensive investigation eventually culminated in the finding of
multiple diverticula on a small bowel enema. The first-line treatment should
be:
A Co-amoxiclav
B Lactose-free diet
C Laparotomy and resection of the affected bowel
D Metronidazole
E Vancomycin