Aging Flashcards
What food/drink should you not have whilst on statins?
Grapefruit
What food/drink should you not have whilst on metronidazole?
Alcohol
What food/drink should you not have whilst on wafarin?
Green leafy vegetables
Beetroot
Grapefruit
Cranberry
What happens when you take warfarin and amioderaone together?
Amioderone potentiate anticoagulant effect
What antibiotics should not be taken with statins?
Clarithromycin
What happens when you take calcium and thyroxine together?
Decrease absorption in the GI tract
Why should you not take warfarin and NSAIDs together?
Risk of haemorrhage
Drug interaction between ACEi and Spironolactone?
Hyperkalaemia
Drug interaction between Digoxin and Verapamil?
Digoxin toxicity
Drug interaction between Fluoxetine and Phenelzine?
Serotonin Syndrome (hyperthermia, tremor and cardiovascular 6?)
Symptoms of B1 deficiency?
Wernicke’s encephalopathy (usually due to alcohol abuse) - ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and confusion (can lead to irreversible Korsakoff’s syndrome- confabulation)
Treatment for B1 deficiency?
Pabrinex
Symtpoms of delirium?
fluctuating mental state inattention disorganised thinking altered level of consciousness (1+2 + either 3 or 4 or both)
In which diseases are triptans contraindicated?
IHD
uncontrolled hypertension
current use of lithium
SSRI or ergot derivative drugs (such as cabergoline in PD)