HELP PLEASE

Question 1

How can cranial arteritis be diagnosed in the absence of any physical

symptom or feature of the disease other than headache?

Question 2

Do pulmonary manifestations in Behet's syndrome present with

pulmonary infiltrates in the upper zone of the lung?

Question 3

1. Is Behet's disease accompanied by an elevated erythrocyte

sedimentation rate (ESR)? If so, how often?

2. Can Behet's disease be diagnosed in a young adult with an ischaemic

stroke and a history of almost weekly mouth ulcers that heal quickly,

but with no other symptoms of Behet's disease?

Question 4

Mouth ulcers are too common to be a cardinal feature in the diagnosis of

Behet's disease. Are there any distinguishing features other than mouth

ulcers that would confirm diagnosis?

Question 5

Please explain how to diagnose familial Mediterranean fever. Is a

diagnosis of exclusion still used or are there now more up-to-date tools

for the diagnosis?

Question 6

Is a leucocytoclastic reaction in a tissue biopsy specific for

Henoch-Schnlein purpura or is it also associated with other problems?

Question 7

What are the anatomical, histological and radiological differences

between:

1. physis

2. metaphysis

3. epiphyseal disc

4. epiphyseal line?

Question 8

Why does the serum alkaline phosphatase increase in bone disorders and

in some other disorders?

Question 9

What is the normal amount of calcium excreted in the urine in a 24-hour

period?

Question 10

Does hydrochlorothiazide have a prophylactic effect against

osteoporosis?