Pharmacology Flashcards
1
Q
SSRIs side effect
A
hyponatraemia
2
Q
PPI and steroids side effect
A
hypokalaemia
3
Q
common anticholingeric drugs
A
pregabalin, gabapentin, oxybutynin and amitriptyline
4
Q
how to calculate NNT
A
1/(control event rate - experimental event rate)
5
Q
discrete vs continuous data
A
discrete is whole numbers in set categories
BMI is continuous
6
Q
back pain management
A
paracetamol for OA
NSAIDs for mechanical back pain
7
Q
what is metanalysis
A
comparing lots of RCTs so better than one RCT alone
8
Q
drug precipitating digoxin toxicity
A
verapamil