Pharm Blessings :) Flashcards
What are the repro-related side effects of metoprolol?
ED
loss of sex drive
How many weeks pregnant does a woman have to be to have pregnancy hypertension?
20 weeks
If a pregnant woman has HTN, what should you also test?
urine protein
What defines preeclampsia?
A pregnant woman with HTN 140/90 and proteinuria
what kind of a urine test do you give to test for preeclampsia?
24 hour urine
What drug should you think to give as a preclampsia anti-HTN? or just pregnancy anti-HTN in general?
crack
but if your pt is concerned about having a crack baby, prescribe Labetolol
is methyl dopa ever going to be an answer?
like probably not
only ob/gyn prescribes this
what type of drug is labetolol?
nonselective beta blocker
(caution in lung d/o)
methyldopa has lots of side effects… why?
they cross the blood brain barrier
what do you need to make sure is in your pregnant patient’s multivitamins?
Fe abd FOLIC ACID
What does folic acid prevent as far as birth defects?
neural tube defects
e.g. spina bifida and ancephale
what is a tocolytic agent?
agents that we give to suppress premature labor or contractions
what is the #1 tocolytic agent?
magnesium sulfate
DVT, breast cancer, CVA, CAD
are these absolute or relative C/I of oral contraceptives?
absolute
is liver disease an absolute or relative c/i of oral contraceptives?
absolute
is tobacco use an absolute or relative c/i of oral contraceptives?
relative
what factor increases your risk of a) having your OCPs not work as well and b) having bad things happen during oral contraceptive use?
being a bad person
and obesity
is obesity a relative contraindication?
yes
why shouldn’t you eat your girlfriend’s peas?
because they are herpes
when you discontinue an IUD, up to how long can it take to regain the ability to get pregnant?
up to 6 months (says Steve)
12-18 months (says Tom)
when you discontinue the depo-provera shot, how long might it take for your menses to be normal/to get pregnant again?
12-18 months
they both agree on this one
which IUD stays in for 10 years?
copper IUD
what do IUDs do to prevent pregnancy?
thicken the endometrial wall and cervical mucosa so nothing can implant and it’s uninhabitable to sperm
aka you become a thick zygotic hell
your patient gets migraines with auras. if you put them on a COC, what are they at an increased risk for?
CVA (5-7x higher risk!!!)
What do you prescribe for a patient who wants oral contraceptives and does not get an aura with her migraines?
Tell her that she can hop on the COC train
What is the DOC in a patient who wants oral contraceptives but has a ton of C/I?
progestin-only
like Ovrette
what happens if you start a patient on COC and she gets migraines with auras?
discontinue durrrrr
which COC has less breakthrough bleeding?
a) monophasic
b) biphasic
c) triphasic
monophasic!
As you increase the generations of estrogen pills, do you increase or decrease the amount of estrogen in the pill?
decrease
Some estrogen pills have extended cycles like 168 days rather than 28… do these have increased or decreased risk of menses HAs?
decreased
what % of people who get pregnant have unintended pregnancies?
what % of these were on birth control when they got pregnant?
50%
50%
the issue is compliance
what side effects does estrogen increase?
HA, N/V
what side effects does progesterone increase?
breakthrough bleeding
which is more irritating to the GI tract: progesterone or estrogen?
estrogen
what’s it called when you spread the clap?
applause
what contraceptive method should you not use in a patient with acne?
progestin-only
what is the issue with oral contraceptives in an obese person?
it takes up to 2x as long to reach steady hormone levels
obesity changes the oral contraceptive’s:
a) absorption
b) distribution
c) metabolism
d) excretion
e) all of the above
errythang
what do you give for a woman with dysparunia?
estrogen cream like
[premarin]
[estrace]
what else can estrogen creams treat?
stress urinary incontinence
what is another insertive treatment for stress urinary incontinence?
a pessary
a young male is complaining of fatigue. does he qualify for testosterone treatment?
no tell him to suck it up
we’re all tired
to test testosterone levels, how many separate times do you have to test the levels?
3 different occasions
what HTN is Cialis C/I for?
170/110
does Cialis correct libido?
no!
unless it’s prescribed by a really hot doc
aside from testosterone, what other factors can contribute to low libido?
vascular problems
medications
alcohol use
life