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Medication to help with anorexia in palliative care

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predinsolone / dexa

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medication to help with bowel colic and excessive resp secretions in PC

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hyoscine hydrobromide - antimuscarinic

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3
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Treatment for convulsions in PC

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prophylactic pheytoin / carbamazepine

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4
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Treatment for dysphagia in PC

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Dexa

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5
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Treatment for dysphnoea in PC

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morphine / diazepam

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6
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treat hiccups in PC

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Antacid and antiflactulent / metoclopromide hydrochloride

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treatment for muscle spasm in PC

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diazepam / baclofen

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treatment of N&V in PC

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haloperidol / metroclopromide hydrochloride

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9
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treatment of N&V due to raised ICP

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Cyclizine

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10
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treat restlessness and confusion in PC

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haloperidol

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11
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Wernickes triad

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delirum, opthalmoplegia and ataxia

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12
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CAGE - alcohol questionnaire

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Thought about cutting down
Have people annoyed you by criticising your drinking
Guilty?
Eye opener?

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13
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Questionnaire used to decide level of alcohol dependence?

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AUDIT questionnaire

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14
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Advice if dependent on alcohol

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don’t stop suddenly
contact DVLA
Don’t take NSAIDs or warfarin
Inform employer

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15
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What should be prescribed for harmful / dependent drinkers>

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thiamine

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16
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treatment for mild alcohol dependence

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CBT

can combo with acamprostate

17
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Key 3 drugs in HF with reduced ejection fraction

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Loop diuretic
ACE inhib
Beta blocker

18
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Centor criteria

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Tonsillar exudate
Tender anterior cervical adenopathy
Fever over 38°C (100.5°F) by history
Absence of cough.

19
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What is in the 6 in 1 vaccine for babies? when is it given?

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The 5-in-1 vaccine included diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and haemophilus influenzae type b. Hepatitis b has now been added to it to become the ‘6-in-1’ vaccine. The vaccine is given at 8, 12 and 16 weeks of age.

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