Aging

Question 1

What food/drink should you not have whilst on statins?

Answer 1

Grapefruit

Question 2

What food/drink should you not have whilst on metronidazole?

Answer 2

Alcohol

Question 3

What food/drink should you not have whilst on wafarin?

Answer 3

Green leafy vegetables
Beetroot
Grapefruit
Cranberry

Question 4

What happens when you take warfarin and amioderaone together?

Answer 4

Amioderone potentiate anticoagulant effect

Question 5

What antibiotics should not be taken with statins?

Answer 5

Clarithromycin

Question 6

What happens when you take calcium and thyroxine together?

Answer 6

Decrease absorption in the GI tract

Question 7

Why should you not take warfarin and NSAIDs together?

Answer 7

Risk of haemorrhage

Question 8

Drug interaction between ACEi and Spironolactone?

Answer 8

Hyperkalaemia

Question 9

Drug interaction between Digoxin and Verapamil?

Answer 9

Digoxin toxicity

Question 10

Drug interaction between Fluoxetine and Phenelzine?

Answer 10

Serotonin Syndrome (hyperthermia, tremor and cardiovascular 6?)

Question 11

Symptoms of B1 deficiency?

Answer 11

Wernicke’s encephalopathy (usually due to alcohol abuse) - ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and confusion (can lead to irreversible Korsakoff’s syndrome- confabulation)

Question 12

Treatment for B1 deficiency?

Answer 12

Pabrinex

Question 13

Symtpoms of delirium?

Answer 13

fluctuating mental state
inattention
disorganised thinking 
altered level of consciousness 
(1+2 + either 3 or 4 or both)

Question 14

In which diseases are triptans contraindicated?

Answer 14

IHD
uncontrolled hypertension
current use of lithium
SSRI or ergot derivative drugs (such as cabergoline in PD)