Specialties Flashcards
What give for inducing withdrawal bleed
Medroxyprogesterone 10mg OD
What do to stop getting withdrawal bleeds on HRT
Make it a continuous regime
Which regimes use for HRT depending on cycles
If perimenopausal and having regular periods then monthly
If perimenopausal and having irregular periods then 3 monthly
If no periods then continuous regime
How monitor asthma in a child
Daily diurnal peak flow
Spirometry
Drugs for dementia
Mild/moderate- donepezil
Severe- memantine
Non-hormonal options for menhorragia
Tranexamic acid
Mefanemic acid if assoc dysmenorrhoea
Insomnia on wards
NO BENZOS
Use Z drugs
When stop HRT
Develop jaundice
Sudden chest pain, breathlessness or leg pain
BP>160/90
Prolonged immobility
Epiglottitis management
1st line abx- cefotaxime
Anaphylaxis to penicillin= chloramphenicol
Dysmenorrhoea treatment options
Mefanemic acid- if CI then paracetamol
COCP 2nd line
N&V in pregnancy options
Promethazine
Cyclizine
Prochlorperazine
If develop lithium toxicity after starting ramipril what do
Stop ramipril and lithium together as ramipril was likely precipitating factor
If have had prior VTE then what is management through pregnancy
Enoxaparin
Tinea corporis management for kids
Topical clotrimazole
If trialled and failed on 1 SSRI, what do next
Trial separate SSRI before changing class
What is best hormonal contraceptive if on carbamazepine
Non oral form of progesterone
How long does risk of breast cancer last after stopping HRT
10 years
Endometriosis drugs used
In GP- first line= NSAIDS or paracetamol
2nd line= LNG-IUS, COCP, progesterones
2nd care can use GNRH agonists (triptoerlin) pre surgery
Fibroids drugs
LNG-IUS
Tranexamic acid if dont want contraception
Lichen sclerosis first line
Clobestalol propionate
What do with contraception if DM
No vascular disease
- any method is fine
Vascular disease or complication like nephropathy etc
- combined hormal therapy contraindicated
What do with contraception if obese
BMI under 35 anything is acceptable
BMI over 35 do not used CHC
What do with contraception if HTN
Never use Combined
If vascular disease too do not use progestogen injectable
How long after partum do you need to use contraception
21 days