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6/18/13 Flashcards

1
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What kind of a drug is phenelzine?

A

MAO-I

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2
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What foods should be avoided w/ MAO-I’s?

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wine and aged cheese

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What is the danger of combining MAO-I’s and wine/cheese?

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hypertensive crisis

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A SAAG of ___ g/dL or greater isdiagnostic of a transudative ascites.

A

1.1

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5
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What is adenosine used to treat?

A

SVT only!

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What is the tx for unstable acute Wolff-Parkinson-White?

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synchronized cardioversion

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7
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What is the treatment of choice for stable, acute WPW?

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procainamide

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8
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What effect of procainamide makes it so useful in WPW?

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prolongs the refractory period in the accessory tract

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9
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What drugs can be used for unstable VT?

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amiodarone, procainamide, and lidocaine

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10
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What is the treatment of choice of an inevitable abortion?`

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suction curettage

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11
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Why must an inevitable abortion be suctioned out?

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risk of hematologic and infectious complications (e.g. sepsis, DIC, major hemorrhage)

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12
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What is the treatment of choice for a missed abortion Dxed after the 16th week of gestation?

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induction of labor

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13
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What should be done if parents refuse treatment of their child for a non-emergent, but life-threateneing condition?

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obtain a court order to treat

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14
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What is the tx for embolic occlusion of an artery in a limb?

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heparin + embolectomy

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15
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What is the cause of secondary amenorrhea in a pt who exercises too much (who is not anorexic)?

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hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

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16
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What is the preferred tx for petit mal seizures, aside from ethosuximide?

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valproic acid

17
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What is the drug of choice for partial seizures?

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phenytoin

18
Q

A _______ should be suspected in patients who present with pharyngitis, moderate fever, dysphagia, neck stiffness, a muffled voice, and a posterior pharyngeal bulge.

A

retropharyngeal abscess

19
Q

What atypical antipsyhcotic is most likely to cause tardive dyskinesia?

A

Risperidone

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