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1
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Somatostatin analogue

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Octreotide

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2
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Tamoxifen mode of action (cancer treatment)

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selective oestrogen receptor modulator

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3
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Cellulitis treatment

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flucloxacillin

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4
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Drug that inhibits prostaglandin production

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Asprin

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5
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Staph aureus treatment

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Flucloxacillin

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6
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Atropine mode of action

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antimuscarinic

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7
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What type of receptors does adrenaline act on

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G protein-coupled receptors

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8
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May cause gout

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Thiazides

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9
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Furosemide drug class

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Loop diuretic (inhibits the Na-K-Cl cotransporter)

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10
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May affect growth if used in young children

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Inhaled corticosteroids

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11
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Inhibits the Na-K-Cl cotransporter in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Helne

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Furosemide

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12
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Used in management of stable adult asthma for those not controlled with a SABA + ICS

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Leukotriene receptor antagonists

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13
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Inhibit peptidoglycan cross linking

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Cephalosporins

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14
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Adenosine and beta blocker contraindication

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Asthma

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15
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Drug contraindication to concurrent verapamil therapy

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Beta blockers

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16
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Amiodarone side effect

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Bradycardia

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17
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Amlodipine side effect

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Headache

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18
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Impotence is a side effect of

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Beta blockers

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19
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Destroys amoxycillin

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Beta lactamase

20
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Treatment for anaerobic infections

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Metronidazole

21
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Inhibit protein synthesis by acting on the 30S subunit of ribosomes

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Aminoglycosides and tetracyclines

22
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Treatment for infective exacerbation of COPD

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iSOAP: ipratropium, salbutamol, oxygen, amoxicillin, prednisolone

23
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Diuretic for ascites

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Spironolactone

24
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All patients post MI should be started on

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ACE-inhibitor, beta-blocker, high intensity statin, anti-platelet therapy

25
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Reduce variceal bleeding

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Beta-blockers (propanolol)

26
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drug ending in -dipine e.g. amlodipine

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Calcium channel blocker

27
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drug ending in -olol e.g. propranolol

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beta-blocker

28
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drug ending in -pril e.g.ramipril

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ACE inhibitor

29
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drug ending in -sartan e.g. losartan

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ARB

30
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Steps of hypertension management

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  1. A or B, unless >55 or black -> C
  2. A + C, if black ARB instead of A. D if C not tolerated
  3. A + C + D
  4. A + C + D + D (extra thiazide/ spironolactone)
31
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Treatment for peptic ulcers

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Antacids, H2 antagonists, PPI

32
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Uc/crohn’s treatment steps

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5-ASA
Steroids
Immunosuppression
Anti-TNF drugs

33
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Anti-diarrhoeal

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Loperamide

34
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Drug class that blocks the enzyme that inserts the viral genome into the DNA of the host cell

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Integrase inhibitors (“gravirs”)

35
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Important cause of agranulocytosis

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Clozapine

36
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Targets protein synthesis in bacteria

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Erythromycin

37
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Inhibit sodium reabsorption by blocking the Na+Cl- symporter at the beginning of the distal convoluted tubule

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Thiazides

38
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Blocks NMDA receptors

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Ketamine

39
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Anti-platelet, decreases formation of thromboxane A2 resulting in decreased platelet aggregation

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Aspirin

40
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Metronidazole mode of action

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Damages DNA

41
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Gentamicin drug class

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Animoglycoside

42
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How does adrenaline treat anaphylaxis

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by acting on alpha-adrenergic receptors and causing vasoconstriction

43
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____ are a cause of impaired glucose tolerance

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Thiazides

44
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Monoclonal antibody drugs typically end in

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‘-mab’

stands for Monoclonal AntiBody.

45
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Troponin I binds to ___ to hold the troponin-tropomyosin complex in place

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actin

46
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Why is heparin classed as a low volume drug

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It has a low volume of distribution

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