Passmed Flashcards
What are some side effects of ACE inhibitors?
Cough
Hyperkalaemia
What are some side effects of Bendroflumethiazide?
Gout
Hypokalaemia
Hyponatraemia
Impaired glucose tolerance
What are some side effects of Calcium channel blockers?
Headache
Flushing
Ankle oedema
What are some side effects of beta blockers?
Bronchospasm (especially in asthmatics)
Fatigue
Cold peripheries
What are some side effects of Doxazosin?
Postural hypotension
What may cause addisonian crisis?
Withdrawal of longer term corticosteroids abruptly
What hormone does glucagon stimulate the release of?
Somatostatin
The pathogenicity of the tubercle bacillus is due to which of the following?
delayed hypersensitivity reaction against bacteria
What is an important adverse effect of aminoglycosides (gentamicin)?
Ototoxicity
What are the common drugs that cause agranulocytosis?
Antithyroid drugs - carbimazole, propylthiouracil
Antipsychotics - atypical antipsychotics (CLOZAPINE)
Antiepileptics - carbamazepine
Antibiotics - penicillin, chloramphenicol, co-trimoxazole
Antidepressant - mirtazapine
Cytotoxic drugs - methotrexate
What is a common side effect of Tacrolimus?
Hyperglycaemia
A 55-year-old man complains of worsening shortness of breath and haemoptysis. On auscultation, over the apex, a low-pitched, mid-diastolic murmur is heard. He is a non-smoker and has no past medical history. The remainder of the cardiovascular examination is normal
mitral Valve stenosis
What are some key drugs that have zero order kinetics?
aspirin
Phenytoin
Ethanol
Fluoxetine
What is used to inhibit prostaglandin synthesis in infants with a PDA?
Indomethacin
what cell surface marker is found on Reed sternberg cells in hodgkin’s lymphoma?
CD15 and CD30
