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What does the drug do? Flashcards

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Domperidone

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Alpha-blockers

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Beta-blockers

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Cholinergics

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Anti-cholinergics

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Metoclopramide

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Beta-agonists

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Calcium channel blockers

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Dopamine

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Nitrates

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Progesterone

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Oestrogen

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Tricyclic antidepressants

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H2 antagonists

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Antacids

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Alginates

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Proton Pump Inhibitors

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Misoprostol

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Heals peptic ulcers

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Sucralfate

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Heals peptic ulcers - coats ulcer base, increases prostaglandin secretion

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Bismuth compounds

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Protects peptic ulcers, anti-H. Pylori action

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Prokinetics

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Enhance gastric motility & emptying, used in gastroparesis, dyspepsia, refractory reflux

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Where in the world is gastric cancer more common?

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Far East, e.g. Japan

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How does gastric cancer present, non-acutely? (6)

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Iron deficiency anaemia, early satiety, weight loss, abdominal pain/mass, reflux, non-healing gastric ulcer

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Acute presentations of gastric cancer? (4)

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Haematemesis/melaena, gastric outlet obstruction, perforated gastric ulcer, disseminated disease (e.g. ascites)

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