Miscellaneous CVS Flashcards
What is the dosage for Tranexamic acid?
1 gram three times a day. Maximum 4g per day. Initiated when menorrhagia begins and used for upto 4 days.
What drug is used for blocked catheters and lines where heparins are either unsuitable or contraindicated?
Epoprostenol
Epoprostenol is a prostaglandin and a potent vasodilator. It is also a powerful inhibitor of _____ _________.
platelet aggregation
Prostaglandins are potent _______ and thromboxanes are potent ________.
vasodilators
vasoconstrictors
Senna/ Cascara changes the urine colour to:
a) Dark/ Brown
b) Yellow-Brown
c) Blue or Blue-Green
d) Orange/ Yellow
e) Red/ Pink
a/b
Ibuprofen changes the urine colour to:
a) Dark/ Brown
b) Yellow-Brown
c) Blue or Blue-Green
d) Orange/ Yellow
e) Red/ Pink
e
Heparin changes the urine colour to:
a) Dark/ Brown
b) Yellow-Brown
c) Blue or Blue-Green
d) Orange/ Yellow
e) Red/ Pink
d
Amitriptyline changes the urine colour to:
a) Dark/ Brown
b) Yellow-Brown
c) Blue or Blue-Green
d) Orange/ Yellow
e) Red/ Pink
c
Levodopa/Methyldopa changes the urine colour to:
a) Dark/ Brown
b) Yellow-Brown
c) Blue or Blue-Green
d) Orange/ Yellow
e) Red/ Pink
a
Nitrofurantoin changes the urine colour to:
a) Dark/ Brown
b) Yellow-Brown
c) Blue or Blue-Green
d) Orange/ Yellow
e) Red/ Pink
a/b
Methocarbamol changes the urine colour to:
a) Dark/ Brown
b) Yellow-Brown
c) Blue or Blue-Green
d) Orange/ Yellow
e) Red/ Pink
c
Salicylates changes the urine colour to:
a) Dark/ Brown
b) Yellow-Brown
c) Blue or Blue-Green
d) Orange/ Yellow
e) Red/ Pink
e
Sulphasalazine changes the urine colour to:
a) Dark/ Brown
b) Yellow-Brown
c) Blue or Blue-Green
d) Orange/ Yellow
e) Red/ Pink
a/b/c
Triamterene changes the urine colour to:
a) Dark/ Brown
b) Yellow-Brown
c) Blue or Blue-Green
d) Orange/ Yellow
e) Red/ Pink
c
Phenytoin changes the urine colour to:
a) Dark/ Brown
b) Yellow-Brown
c) Blue or Blue-Green
d) Orange/ Yellow
e) Red/ Pink
e
