Drug Interactions/SEs/CI's

Question 1

What electrolyte imbalance can thiazide diuretics (indapamide) lead to?

Answer 1

Hypokalaemia

Question 2

Causes of hypokalaemia with acidosis

Answer 2

Diarrhoea
Renal tubular acidosis
Acetazolamide
Partially treated DKA

Question 3

What electrolyte abnormality can be caused by PPIs?

Answer 3

Hyponatraemia

Question 4

What electrolyte abnormality can be caused by phenytoin?

Answer 4

Hypernatraemia

Question 5

What drug do I want to start if someone seems like they have encephalitis and why?

Answer 5

Acyclovir
HSV 1 infection

Question 6

Drugs for mild-mod cellulitis in patient allergic to penicillins?

Answer 6

Clarithromycin, erythromycin or doxy

Question 7

When do you give ceftriaxone to cellulitis patients?

Answer 7

IV cef if it’s severe

Question 8

Management of severe alcoholic hepatitis

Answer 8

Prednisolone

Question 9

What drugs are known to exacerbate plaque psoriasis?

Answer 9

Bblockers

Question 10

If a bowel has perforated secondary to large lesion in sigmoid colon what stoma should you do?

Answer 10

End colostomy

Question 11

Buroprion and pregnancy?

Answer 11

CIed

Question 12

Steroid regime in an Addisons patient with illness?

Answer 12

DOUBLE GLUCOCORTICOIDS
MAINTAIN FLUDROCORTISONE

Fludor= fine leave it alone
Hydro: water people need more of it when sick

Question 13

Parkinsons has a contraindication to what relaxy drug?

Answer 13

Antipsychotics
(Haloperidol)

SO GIVE THEM BENZOSSSS :)

Question 14

What drug worsens myaesthenia gravis?

Answer 14

Beta blockers

Question 15

Adrenaline induced ischaemia treatment?

Answer 15

Phentolamine