Lancashire 2020 Flashcards
What is the best intervention for someone who struggles with adherence due to forgetfulness
Prescribe modified release tablets
What electrolyte imbalance is caused by carbamazepine
HYPOnatraemia
What is the ibuprofen dose for a 3 yr old
50mg TDS
What do you advice if a patient has missed their methotrexate dose
Advise the patient to miss her dose and continue as normal
Which OTC anti dihorraoe tablet has a MRHA warning associated with its abuse due to the increased risk of cardiovascular events
Loperamide
What do you do if you are prescribed both amiodarone and statins
Reduce the dose
What do you give to a Perosn who is allergic to penicillins and has had an animal bite
Metrondiazole and doxycycline
Which category of pregnancy women would not need a higher dose of folic acid
Obese
What anaesthetic gives the quickest Recovery and minimal hangover effect
Propofol
What is the least likely side effect of procyclidine
Yellow vision
What is not a common side effect of nitrates
Diarrhoea
What is the antidote for a beta blocker in an overdose
Atropine
What do you suggest when a baby has had their meningococcal group b vaccine
Paracetamol depending on their ages
Which medication will cause a sore mouth
Relearn Ellipta
Why is the ideal body weight calculated for obese patients on gentamicin
Gentamicin is fat insoluble thus distributes poorly into the fat tissue
What would you give to a patient who has cellulitis and is allergic to penicillin
Clindamycin
Why would someone be prescribed a depot Versailles of the drug
To improve adherence
What is the safest antibiotic for pregnant women
Clindamycin
Which chemotherapeutic drug is associated with pulmonary related side effects
Bleomycin
Which nsaid is the most appropriate in patients who have a history of GI bleeding and ulcerations
Celecoxib
For an emergency supply of phenobarbital how many days supply can you give
5
What is the most appropriate long term goat prevention
Allopurinol
What is the washout period for sertraline
2 weeks
What is the washout period for sertraline
2 weeks
How many weeks after stopping moais must a patient wait until they are allowed alcohol
2 weeks
How many weeks does it take to see improvement for ssris
4 weeks
What is the washout period for fluoxetine
5 weeks
What is the normal withdrawals period for antidepressants following short term use
4 weeks
Which anti diabetic medication requires immediate medical attention if a patient enters a hypoglycaemic state due to prolongation
Gliclazide
Which medication should be withheld if a patients CRCL is less than 30 due to an increased risk of lactic acidosis
Metformin
