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rhinorrhoea needle track marks pinpoint pupils drowsiness watering eyes yawning What drug has been misused? |
Opiods like heroin |
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Migraine acute treatment? |
1. triptan + nsaid or triptan + para 2. metoclopramide/ prochlorperazine + NSAID/ Triptan |
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Migraine prophylaxis should be given if patients are experiencing 2 or more attacks per month. What is it? |
1. topiramate (may be teratogenic) or propranolol 2. Acupuncture/ gabapentin |
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Prophylaxis for women with predictable menstrual migraine treatment? |
1. Frovatriptan or Zolmitriptan |
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What is an absolute contraindication to thrombolysis? |
intracranial neoplasm |
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Bone protection drugs? |
The first-line treatment is alendronate. Patients should also be calcium and vitamin D replete. |
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What is the minimum steroid intake a patient should be taking before they are offered osteoporosis prophylaxis? |
7.5mg a day for 3 or more months. |
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Clinical uses of alendronate- a Bisphosphonate |
prevention and treatment of osteoporosis hypercalcaemia Paget's disease pain from bone metatases |
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Adverse effects of alendronate- a Bisphosphonate |
oesophageal reactions: oesophagitis, oesophageal ulcers (especially alendronate) osteonecrosis of the jaw increased risk of atypical stress fractures of the proximal femoral shaft in patients taking alendronate |
