FMPR 420b Flashcards
Statin drug interactions
macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin) inhibit CYP34A and therefore increase statin concentration , increased likelihood of S/E
Antibiotics + warfarin: does the INR increase or decrease?
increase- risk of bleeding
What types of drugs can affect the QT interval?
antiarrhythmics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, anti-infective
“mitte” =
“sig”=
mitte= quantity/duration of therapy Sig= specific instructions on how to take
keloids more likely when you do biopsies where?
upper chest, deltoid
waist circumference targets
white: W< 88, M<80
diabetes diagnosis thresholds
FPG >7.0 mM
A1C> 6.5%
75 g OGTT or random PG >11.1 mM
gliclazide and glyburide are….
sulfonylureas (insulin secretagogues)
metformin is…
a biguanide (insulin sensitizer)
humalog is….
lantus is…
humalog is rapid acting
lantus is extended release..
BMI cut-offs
<18.5 underweight
18.5-24.9 normal
25-29.9 overweight
30-35 obese
just remember there is a difference between neuroglycopenic and neurogenic symptoms of hypoglycemia. Which comes first?
Neurogenic
What are the components of the metabolic syndrome?
Depends on whether it is WHO criteri or NCEP
glucose BP Trigs HDL Abdominal obesity (WC or hip:waist ratio) ACR (part of WHO)
When to increase DM screening frequency?
age HTN Hx of GDM, or macorsomic infant ethnicity (first nations, indian, asian, african) >abdo circumference dyslipidemia end organ damage some meds some diseases (e.g. PCOS, psych, HIV, OSA...
Maybe review migraine cirteria… they can last for?
2 of: unilateral throbbing worse on exertion moderate to severe intensity
1 of:
photophobia +/- phonophobia
nausea +/- vomiting
Can last for 4-72 hrs