A midline transverse plane ultrasound image of the eye is seen in the

image below. 

Figure: Midline transverse plane ultrasound image of the eye.

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23-year-old patient is seen by a neurologist due to persistent headaches and

nausea. Papilloedema is also noted during clinical examination. Investigations

reveal communicating hydrocephalus.

Which of the following is the most likely pathology

in this patient’s case?

A 70-year-old patient is about to undergo a hip

replacement. The anesthesiologist is about to administer spinal anaesthesia.

Which of the following vertebral levels is most

commonly used for administering spinal anaesthesia?

A 27-year-old woman is examined by her gynaecologist.

A 38-year-old

patient presents to the neurologist complaining of frequent headaches and

episodes of momentary loss-of-consciousness. MRI investigation reveals a berry

aneurysm in the temporal lobe.

Which of the following arteries that supply the brain is not part

of the circle of Willis?

A teenager involved in a fight sustains a punch in the face. 

Which meningeal structure prevents the cerebral hemispheres from rotating in the skull during the injury?

A 20-year-old man comes to A&E complaining of excruciating

left testicular pain. The pain started suddenly about 30 minutes ago. On

clinical examination, the left region of the scrotum is retracted.  There is redness over the area, and palpation

is impossible due to exacerbated tenderness. The urologist suspects this

is a case of testicular torsion, and urgent treatment is required to maintain

the blood supply to the testicle.

Which of the following branch arteries of the

abdominal aorta provides blood supply to the testicle?

A surgical

resident is about to assist a neurosurgeon in an operation and revise the

anatomy of the dural venous sinuses.

Which of the following sinus/sinuses drains into the superior sagittal sinus?

A 28-year-old woman, complaining of frequent

headaches, is examined by a neurologist. During clinical examination, he notes

that the patient presents with visual field defects that follow the

pattern of bitemporal hemianopia. He decides to send the patient for a brain

MRI scan, the image of which is shown in Figure 1.

A tumour in which of the labelled structures on the MRI

image in Figure 1 would most likely lead to this patient’s clinical

presentation?

Figure

1: Brain MRI

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38-year-old man is brought to the Accident & Emergency (A&E) following involvement in a motor vehicle accident. He was the driver of the motorcycle

and got hit by a car. He complains of severe abdominal and pelvic pain.

Clinical examination reveals an extensive ecchymosis in the perineal region,

and fresh blood is visible at the urethral meatus. A retrograde urethrogram is

performed, and the dye's leakage indicates a urethral tear at the

point where the urethra enters the bulb of the penis.