Common monitoring requirements Flashcards

1
Q

What do you need at baseline w/ amiodarone

A

CXR

Thyroid can also disfunction but T4 is not enough, need full TFTs

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2
Q

what should you monitor with vancomycin

A

Creatinine

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3
Q

when should you not start methotrexate

A

If LFTs are abnormal

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4
Q

what should you measure at baseline for olanzapine

A

fasting blood glucose

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5
Q

what should you measure at baseline for COCP

A

BP

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6
Q

what should you monitor with carbimazole

A

Neutrophil count

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7
Q

when monitoring peak (1hour) concentrations for gentamicin, what is normal

A

5-10 unless Infective endocaridits which is 3-5mg/L

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8
Q

what should you monitor with ACEi

A

U+Es

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9
Q

what should you monitor with digoxin

A

serum creatinine

U+Es

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10
Q

what should you monitor with sodium valproate

A

LFTs

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11
Q

what is the monitoring requirements for clozapine

A

FBC weekly for 18 weeks - usually in a specialist service

Stop immediately in leucocyte or neutrophil amount drops below normal

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