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AKT-3780

You saw a 75-year-old nursing home resident 10 days ago and treated her for a severe lower respiratory tract infection. She made it clear that she doesn’t want to attend the hospital under any condition or have resuscitation attempted. Her health has been progressively declining over the past few years and she had a poor baseline of health when you saw her. Her family called the practice this morning to let you know that she passed away in her sleep a few hours ago.

Which of the following would be the most appropriate next step?

AKT-3782

You receive a letter from the police asking for a patient’s medical history in relation to a driver’s license application. The patient has consented for this information to be shared.

How should you proceed with this request?

AKT-3784

The Practice Manager at your training practice has sent you a message to say that she’s received a Subject Access Request from a local solicitor regarding one of your elderly patients.

What is a Subject Access Request?

AKT-3785

With which of the following is the Caldicott Report, published in 1997, related?

AKT-3786

GPs are being asked more frequently to provide medical reports by their patients or insurance companies. It is crucial to understand when patient consent is necessary before completing a report.

For which of the following reports will patient consent be necessary?

AKT-3787

Your practice plans to grow its list size, take on more staff, and possibly take over the work of a neighbouring practice from which two GPs are retiring in the next five years. Before you start planning how to achieve these aims you decide to do a SWOT analysis of the factors involved.

Which one of the following forms part of the acronym in the term SWOT analysis?

AKT-3788

Which one of the following would not justify removal from the practice list?

AKT-3789

A teenage girl with epilepsy is interested in taking the oral contraceptive pill. She has been informed that some medications for epilepsy may impact the effectiveness of the pill.
Which anti-epileptic medication triggers liver enzymes and can potentially decrease the potency of the oral contraceptive pill?

AKT-3790

A 42-year-old woman presents to you seeking advice. She had the Mirena coil inserted for contraception 3 years ago and has been amenorrhoeic since then. She wants to know how long she can leave the Mirena in place and when it will need to be replaced.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Mirena coil?