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Bowel colic drug
Hyoscine butylbromide
respiratory secretions
hyoscine butylbromide
octreotide (somatostatin inhibitor)
treat acromegaly and gigantism
carcinoid syndrome
VIPomas
oesophageal varices haemorrhage
fistula management
ondansetron
nausea and vomiting from chemo
gastroenteritis
nausea and vomiting drugs
cyclizine
levomepromazine
haloperidol
ondansetron
How is Prader willi and Angelman syndrome inheritid
imprinting (epigenetics)
what medications should patients with RA have
DMARD
methotrexate plus one other DMARD (eg sulfazaline) plus short term glucocorticoids
what is the most commonly used DMARD
methotrexate
what are the side effects of methotrexate
myelosuppression and cirrhosis, pneumonitis
hence: FBC
LFT
name the DMARDS
Methotrexate
sulfasalazine
leflunomide
hydroxychloquinine
indication TNF inhibitors
if you have inadequate response to a DMARD
infliximab
TNF inhibitor
what are the two types of diabetes insipidus
deficiency
insensitivity (nephrogenic)
what are the features of diabetes insipidus
high plasma osmolality
low urine osmolality
when assessing GCS should you take the best or worst response from each side
best
what medication increases the risk of osteonecrosis
steroids
what fracture has a high risk of osteonecrosis
scaphoid
what is the first line treatment for trigeminal neuralgia
carbamazepine
what organism causes rose spots on the abdomen
salmonella typhi
how should you treat cord prolapse
tocolytics used to reduce cord compression
do not push the cord back up to the uterus
patient on all fours
push the presenting part of the fetus back into the uterus
immediate caesarian delivery
what is cord prolapse
umbilical cord descends ahead of the foetus
when is the grasp reflex lost
4-5 months
how should you investigate back pain in someone with a cancer history
MRI spine due to risk of spinal mets
what drug should be used to manage PPH in patients with uterine atony
IV oxytocin
