Drugs for Anemia and Coagulation Disorders

Question 1

Oral Drugs used in iron deficiency anemia

Answer 1

Ferrous sulfate (65 mg)
Ferrous gluconate (36 mg)
Ferrous fumarate (106 mg)

Question 2

Parenteral drugs used in iron deficiency anemia

Answer 2

Iron Dextran
Sodium Ferric gluconate complex
Iron sucrose

Question 3

In patients treated for anemia, necrotizing gastroenteritis, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, shock, lethargy and dyspnea are symptoms of what?

Answer 3

Acute overdose

Question 4

What is the result of chronic iron overload?

Answer 4

Hematochromatosis

Question 5

what is the treatment for acute iron poisoning?

Answer 5

Deferoxamine, Deferasirox

Question 6

What is used in the treatment for anemia associated with chronic renal disease which is also used as performing enhancing drug in athletes

Answer 6

Epoetin alfa

Question 7

What is the treatment in neutropenia associated with chemotherapy, myelodysplasia, and aplastic anemia

Answer 7

G-CSF

Sargramostim, Pegfilgrastim

Question 8

What is one of the side effects of giving epoetin alfa?

Answer 8

Pure red cell aplasia

Question 9

What is a megakarocyte growth factor used in the secondary prevention of thrombocytopenia in patients undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy and acts by activating IL-11 receptors?

Answer 9

Oprelvekin (IL-11)

Question 10

What is the toxic dose of aspirin? Lethal Dose?

Answer 10

Toxic dose: 150 mg/kg

Lethal dose: 500 mg/kg

Question 11

what is the triad of aspirin hypersensitivity?

Answer 11

SAMTER’s triad: Asthma, Aspirin Sensitivity, Nasal polyps

Question 12

What is an antiplatelet drug that acts by inhibiting GPIIB/IIIa binding to fibrinogen and other ligands

Answer 12

Abciximab, Eptifibatide, tirofiban