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CARDINAL SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION INCLUDE ALL EXCEPT:
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COLD
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THE FOLLOWING MEDIATOR IS RELEASED BY DEGRANULATION FROM MAST CELLS
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HISTAMINE
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ASA REVERSIBLY INHIBITS BOTH COX 1 AND COX 2.
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FALSE
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IB INHIBITS LEUKOTRIENE SYNTHESIS
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FALSE
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IN COMBO WITH ORAL ANTICOAG NAPROXYN NAPROXYN DECREASED BLEED TIME.
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FALSE
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THE FOLLOWING IS PRODUCED BY CYCLOXEGENASE
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PROSTAGLANDIN
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COX 2 HAVE EFFECTS AT THE LEVEL OF THE
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FALSE
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IB INHIBITS LEUKOTRIENE SYNTHESIS
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FALSE
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IN COMBO WITH ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS, NAPROXYN LOWERS BLEED TIME
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FALSE
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SIDE EFFECTS OF GLUCOCORTICOID STEROID TREATMENT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT
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LOW BLOOD SUGAR
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PREDNISON IS USED IN MANAGEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING CANCER:
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LYMPHOMA
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THE FOLLOWING DRUG IN COMBO WITH PREDISONE MAY PRODUCE HYPOKALEMIA.
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AMPHOTERICIN B
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ANTIHISTAMINE USE IN MANAGEMENT OF HIGH FEVER BLOCKS H2 RECEPTOR.
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FALSE
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CNS DEPRESSION IS DECREASED OF H1 BLOCKERS ARE USED IN COMBINATION WITH ALCOHOL.
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FALSE
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DIPHENHYDRAMINE CAN ALSO BE USED IN MANAGEMENT OF MOTION SICKNESS.
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TRUE
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BENADRYL CAN PROCUCE THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT
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BRONCHIAL CONSTRICT
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FEXOFENADINE IS A 2ND GENERATION H2 BLOCKER.
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FALSE
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AFRIN WORKS BY PRODUCING NASAL VASODILATION.
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FALSE
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CYCLOSPORIN MAY PRODUCE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION BY INHIBITING MACROPHAGES.
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TRUE
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CYCLOSPORIN
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RENAL TOXIC
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AFRIN
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REBOUND CONGESTION
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BENADRYL
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INSOMNIA
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FLONASE
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CUSHINGS DISEASE
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METICORTEN
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LYMPHOMA
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A NON ACUTE ATTACK OF ASTHMA IS TREATED BY ALL EXCEPT
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SEREVENT
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USE OF THE FOLLOWING FOR PROLONGED PERIODS RESULT IN ORAL CANDIADIASIS
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BECLAMETHASONE
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SALMETROL HAS NON SELECTIVE B1 BINDING CAPABILITIES
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FALSE
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PAIN ORIGINATING FROM DIRECT INJURY TO NERVES IS SOMATIC PAIN
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FALSE
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PAIN DESCRIBED AS DULL AND THROBBING AND ORIGINATING FROOM STIMULATION OF NOCIOCEPTORS IS VISCERAL PAIN
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TRUE
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FC FIBERS ARE NERVES RESPONSIBLE FOR NEUROPATHIC PAIN
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FALSE
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FC FIBER UNMYELINATED NERVE FIBERS
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TRUE
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MIOSIS IS PRODUCED BY STIMULATION OF KAPPA RECEPTORS.
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TRUE
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SUBSTANCE P BINDS TO OPIOID RECEPTOR
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FALSE
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OPIOID WORKS AT LEVEL OF PERIPHERY WHILE NSAIDS WORK AT THE LEVEL OF THE CNS
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FALSE
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PENTAZOCINE BLOCKS BOTH MY AND KAPPA RECEPTORS
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FALSE
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NARCAN OPIOID AGONIST
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FALSE
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OPIOID COUGH STIMULANT
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TRUE
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MORPHINE HAS SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS WITH ALCOHOL
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TRUE
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MORPHINE BINDS TO SUBSTANCE P RECEPTORS TO STIMULATE IT
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FALSE
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INCREASED LEVELS OF SUBSTANCE P MEDIATE PAIN
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TRUE
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ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM MORPHINE WHICH INCLUDE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IS KNOWN AS EUPHORIA
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FALSE
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BESIDES ANALGESIA, MORPHINE CAN BE USED TO TREAT PULMONARY EDEMA
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TRUE
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NOLOXENE EFFECTS ARE DUE TUE BLOCKING MU RECEPTORS ONLY
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FALSE
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ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NALOXONE INCLUDE HYPOVENTILATION
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FALSE
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NARCAN IS PREGNANCY A
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FALSE
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TYLENOL HAS ANTI INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS
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FALSE
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NSAIDS STIMULATE COX 1 AND 2
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FALSE
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PROSTAGLANDIN PRODUCTION INCREASES WITH USE OF NSAIDS
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FALSE
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THE RISK OF ULCERS IS GREATER WITH COX 2 INHIBITORS THAN COX 1.
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FALSE
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The effects of acetylsalicyclic acid decreases with pheonbarbital.
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True
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The effects of aspiring increase with insulin.
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False
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Tylenol reduces fever by acting at the level of the hypothalamus.
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False
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Increased prostaglandin product with alcohol, tylenols's risk of hepatic necrosis is decreased.
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False
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Imitrex is used in management of tension headaches.
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False
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Antimigraines like sumatriptan relieve headaches by producing vasodilation.
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False
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Sumatriptan stimulates seratoning in __ arteries to produce vasodilation
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False
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Tension headache are due to vasodilation of cranial artery.
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False
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Loss of consciousness with systemic loss of sensation is general anesthesia.
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True
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Local anesthesia includes administration thru topical route
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True
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The effects of acetylsalicyclic acid decreases with pheonbarbital.
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True
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The effects of aspiring increase with insulin.
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False
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Tylenol reduces fever by acting at the level of the hypothalamus.
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False
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Increased prostaglandin product with alcohol, tylenols's risk of hepatic necrosis is decreased.
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False
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Imitrex is used in management of tension headaches.
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False
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Antimigraines like sumatriptan relieve headaches by producing vasodilation.
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False
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Sumatriptan stimulates seratoning in __ arteries to produce vasodilation
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False
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Tension headache are due to vasodilation of cranial artery.
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False
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Loss of consciousness with systemic loss of sensation is general anesthesia.
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True
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Local anesthesia includes administration thru topical route
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True
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APPLICATION OF ANESTHESIA VIA SUPPOSITORIES IS GENERAL ANESTHESIA
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FALSE
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INFILTRATIVE ANESTHESIA IS ADMINISTERED VIA EPIDURAL ROUTE.
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FALSE
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BLOCKING A NERVE WHICH INNERVATES A REGION IS AN EXAMPLE OF TOPICAL ANESTHESIA
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FALSE
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INJECTION INTO CSF IS EXAMPLE OF GENERALIZED ANESTHESIA
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FALSE
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EPIDURAL OFTEN ADMINISTERED IN OBSTETRICS PROCEDURE.
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TRUE
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LOCAL EFFECTS EXERT ANESTHESIA EFFECT BY STIMULATING NA CHANNELS.
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FALSE
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EPINEPHRINE IS GIVEN IN CONJUNCTION TO PRODUCE VASODILATION.
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FALSE
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AMIDE ANESTHETICS HAVE SHORTER DURATION OF ACTION COMPARED TO THE ESTERS.
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FALSE
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COCAINE IS COMPOSED OF CO-O GROUP.
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TRUE
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FIRST MANIFESTATION OF SIDE EFFECTS FROM ANY ANESTHETIC IN CNS OVERSTIMULATION.
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FALSE
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LIDOCAINE AS AN ANTIDYSRHYTMIC CAN ALSO PRODUCE DYSRHYTHMIAS IN A NORMAL PATIENT.
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TRUE
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LIDOCAINE EFFECTS ARE DECREASED WITH BARBITUATES.
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TRUE
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BALANCED ANESTHESIA DESIGNED TO INCREASE INDIVIDUAL DOSE TO ENHANCE SAFETY.
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FALSE
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ISOFLURANE IS MOST HEPATOTOXIC OF THE VOLATILE ANESTHETICS.
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FALSE
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VOLATILE LIQUIDS CONVERT TO LIQUID FROM GAS FOR INHALATION.
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FALSE
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AT HIGHER DOSES NITROUS OXIDE HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR INDUCING STAGE 2 ANESTHESIA.
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TRUE
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HALOTHANE HAS POTENTIAL TO INDUCE MALIGNANT HYPOTHERMIA IN GENETICALLY PREDISPOSED INDIVIDUALS.
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TRUE
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HALOTHANE DECREASES HEARTS SENSITIVITY TO ENPINEPHRINE.
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FALSE
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DECREASE RISK OF APNEA OBSERVED WITH HOLOTHANE IN COMBINATION WITH POLYMIXIN.
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FALSE
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IN NEUROLEPTIC ANESTHESIA, PATIENTS ARE UNCONSCIOUS HOWEVER AWARE OF ENVIRONMENT.
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TRUE
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IV ANESTHETICS ARE IDEAL TO ADMINISTER IN STAGE 3 ANETHESIA.
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FALSE
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IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER CNS DEPRESSANTS CNS DEPRESSANT EFFECTS OF THIOPENTAL IS INCREASED
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TRUE
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SUCCINYLCHOLINE PRDUCES MUSCLE RELAXATION BY BLOCKING EPINEPHRINE RECEPTOR ON MUSCLE CELLS AND PRODUCES DEPOLARIZATION.
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FALSE
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PROMETHAZINE IS GIVEN AFTER A SURGERY TO INDUCE EMESIS.
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FALSE
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SUCCINYCHOLINE IN COMBINATION WITH HALOTHANE DECREASES RISK OF MALIGNANT HYPOTHERMIA.
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FALSE
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CLINDAMYCIN HAS AN ADDITIVE EFFECT WITH SUCCINYCHOLINE
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TRUE
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STAGE 3 ANESTHESIA IS PREFERRED STAGE FOR INVASIVE SURGERY.
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TRUE
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STAGE 2 ANESTHESIA IS CATEGORIZED BY HYPOACTIVITY AND STABILIZATION OF THE HEART RATE.
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FALSE
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DRUG DESGINED TO INHIBIT GROWTH OF BACTERIA WITHOUT KILLING THEM ARE REFERRED TO AS:
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BACTERIOSTATIC
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SMALL PIECES OF CIRCULAR DNA THAT HELP BACTERIA ACQUIRE RESISTANCE
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PLASMIDS
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PATIENTS ON THE FOLLOWING CLASS OF ANTIBIOTICS ARE MORE PRONE TO SUNBURNS.
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TETRACYCLINE
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ALTERNATIVES TO BETA LACTAM DUE TO ALLERGIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CLASS OF DRUGS
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MACROLIDES
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CETOTAXIME INHIBITS BACTERIOCIDAL ACTIVITY BY INHIBITING THE FOLLOWING
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CELL WALL SYNTHESIS
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PHOTOSENSITIVY IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DRUG THAT EXERTS ITS EFFECT VIA
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PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
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IN A RECENT CULTURE SENSITIVTY TEST S AUREUS WAS FOUND TO BE METHICILLIN RESISTANT THE DRUG OF CHOICE FOR PATIENTS INFECTED WITH THIS STRAIN IS
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VANCOMYCIN
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THESE DRUGS ARE NOT TO BE PRESCRIBED IN CHILDREN
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TETRACYCLINES
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A PATIENT TREATMENT FOR E COLI DEVELOPED RENAL FAILURE WHILE ON THERAPY, THE DRUG INVOLVED IS MOST LIKELY
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GENTAMYCIN
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SULFONAMIDES DUE TO THEIR ANTIFOLATE EFFECTS PREDISPOSES THE PATIENT TO THE FOLLOWING SIDE EFFECTS
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MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA
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ISONIAZID
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LIVER TOXICITY
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VANCOMYCIN
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INHIBITS DNA REPAIR
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ERYTHROMYCIN
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GIVEN TO PATIENT WITH BETA LACTAM ALLERGIES
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PENTIDS
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GIVEN IV OR IM
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CLAFORAN
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THIRD GENERATION
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GARAMYCIN
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OTOTOXIC
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RETROVIRUSES ARE OFTEN MANAGED WITH DRUGS CAPABLE OF INHIBITING
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REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE
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THIS DRUG INHIBITS THE PRODUCTION OF DNA FROM RNA
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ZIDOVUDINE
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BY RESEMBLING THE CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF THYMIDINE THIS DRUG PREVENTS REPLICATION OF VIRUS DNA
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ZIDOVUDINE
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THE OUTER PROTEIN LAYER OF A VIRUS STRUCTURE
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CAPOID
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HERPES SIMPLEX II HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ___ VIRUS SHEDDING BY WHICH MECHANISM
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DNA SYSTHESIS
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IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT WHO WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH A DERMATOPHYTE INFECTION DRUG X WAS ADMINSTERED VIA IV THIS DRUG WORKS BY
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INCREASING PERMEABILITY
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PROPHYLAXIS FOR MALARIA
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PROGUANIL
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METALLIC TASTE IS AN ADVERSE EFFECT OF DRUG TREATMENT FOR
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GIARDIA LAMBIA
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A "HANGOVER" AFTER ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IS OFTEN A CONSEQUENCE OF A DRUG USE IN TREATMENT OF
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PROTOZOA
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LATENT FOR OF THE PROTOZOA PLASMODIUM CAN BE ELIMINATED BY
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PRIMAQUINE
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CENTRALLY ACTING MUSCLE RELAXANTS WORKS BY DEPRESSING MOTOR ACTIVITY AT THE LEVEL OF
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BRAIN STEM AND SPINAL CORD
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CYCLOBENZAPRINE RELAXES SKELETAL MUSCLE BY
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INCREASING LEVELS OF NON EPI
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OFTEN USED IN MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA
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DANTROLENE
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DANTRIUM WORKS BY AFFECTING
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CA LEVELS IN THE SKELETAL MUSCLE ITSELF
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THE ACTIVE FORM OF VITAMIN D IS MADE IN
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THE KIDNEY
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THE MECHANISM OF ACTION FOR CALCITRIOL
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NONE OF THE ABOVE
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RALOXIFENE ESERTS ITS EFFECTS BY ACTING ON THE
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ESTROGEN RECEPTOR
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THE ENZYME SERUM ALKALLINE PHASPHATASE IS LOWERED BY THE FOLLOWING MEDICATION
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ETIDRONATE
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MANAGEMENT OF GOUT INCLUDES
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INHIBITING THE MOVEMENT OF WBC
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HYDROXYCHOLORQUINE IN ADDITION TO MANAGEMENT OF R.A. IS USED IN TREATMENT OF:
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MALARIA
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RALOXIFENE
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OSTEOPOROSIS
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DANTROLENE
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MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA
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CALCHININE
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GOUT
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CALCITRIOL
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PARATHRYROIDISM
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ETIDRONATE
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PAGETS DISEASE
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DIDRONEL
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ERRATIC BP
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Evista
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Hot flashes
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Hydroxychloroquine
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Photophobia
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Kalcinate
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Calcemia
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Cycloflex
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Swelling of the tongue
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Symptoms of hypoglycemia in diabetes may be masked by the concomitant usage of
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Beta Blockers
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Ketoacidosis in a patient with polydipsia, polyphagia and polyuria is managed by
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Insulin
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Glipizide exerts effects by
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Secreting insulin from pancreas
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THE FOLLOWING DRUG IS USED IN TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES.
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GLIPIZIDE
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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPERTHROIDISM MAY BE OBSERVED WITH
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LEVOTHYROXINE
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THE DRUG PROPHYLTHIOURACIL EXERTS ITS EFFECTS IN ABOUT 6 YO 12 WEEKS BECAUSE
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PREFORMED HORMONES HAVE BEEN STORED OR SECRETED BEFORE THE DRUG EXERTED ITS EFFECTS
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HYDROCORTISONE ABSORPTION MAYBE DECREASED BY THE FOLLOWING MEDS
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CHOLEOTYRAMINE AND COLESTIPOL
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ORTHO NOVUM SUPERESSES THE RELEASE OF
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FSH
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ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ETHINYL ESTRADIOL INCLUDE
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PULMONARY EMBOLISM, STROKE, BLOOD CLOTS AND BREAK THROUGH BLEEDING.
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PREM PRO _______ THE RISK OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
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NULLIFIES
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THE PRIMARY TARGET TISSUE OF PROVERA IS THE
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ENDOMETRIUM
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VIRULATION IS A CONCERN IN
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WOMEN ON TESTERONE THERAPY
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ERECTILE TISSUE OF THE PENIS
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CORPUS CAVERNOSUM
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VIAGRA MAY INCREASE BLOOD FLOW TO THE PENIS AND MAY RESULT IN SYSTEMIC
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HYPOTENSION
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FINASTERIDE ACTS BY INHIBITING THE ENZYME
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5 ALPHA REDUCTASE
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PITOCIN
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SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION
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PROPACIL
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HYPOTHYROIDISM
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SYNTHROID
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REVOTHYROIDISM
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GLUCOTROL
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TYPE II DIABETES
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SILDENAFIL
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VASODILATOR
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PITOCIN PROMOTES ITS EFFECT THROUGH
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SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTING
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SILDENAFIL AS VASODILATOR MAY PROMOTE
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HYPOTENSION
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RANITIDINE DECREASED THE PRODUCTION OF HCI BY INHIBITING THIS RECEPTOR
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H2
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PSYLLIUM MUCILLOID DRAWS WATER INTO THE INTESTINE CAUSE IT
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IS INDIGESTIBLE
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DIPHENOXYLATE IS CLASSIFIED AS AN:
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OPIOID
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LOMOTIL WHEN COMBINED WITH MAOIS AMY RESULT IN:
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HYPERTENSION CRISIS
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ANTIEMETICS SUCH AS PROCHLOROPEROZINE MAY PRODUCE SYMPTOMS OF
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PARKSINSON'S DISEASE
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MAIN RISK ASSOCIATED WITH PROLSEC
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GASTRIC CANCER
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SUBITRAMINE AS AN SSRI MAY RESULT IN SYMPTOMOS OF
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ALL OF THE ABOVE (DRY MOUTH TACHYCARDIA INSOMNIA
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DRY MOUTH AND TACHYCARDIA WITH LOMOTIL ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
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ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECTS
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COMPAZINE DEPRESSES THE VOMITING CENTER IN THE
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MEDULLA
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APPETITE SUPPRESSANT EFFECTS OF MERIDIA ARE THE RESULT OF
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INCREASE IN SEROTONIN IN THE SYNAPTIC CLEFT
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All convulsions (involuntary, violent spasms of skeletal muscles) are seizures, but not all seizures are convulsions…therefore antiseizures not
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anticonvulsants
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Antiseizure meds ________ the effectiveness of oral contraceptives
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diminish
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Poor management of seizures causes
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depression
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Drop attacks are known as
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drop seizures
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Mechanism of action of seizure medications are:
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Influx of chloride ions
Delay of influx of sodium Delay of influx of calcium |
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If seizure free for ___years…drug discontinuation can be attempted
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3 years
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GABAnergics used for seizures are:
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Barbiturates…phenobarbital, mephobarbital, amobarbital
Benzodiazepines…clonazepam, clorazepate, lorazepam, diazepam |
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Which medication is used for all types except absence seizures and has a narrow therapeutic range?
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Phenytoin…
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Hydantoins and phenytoin-like do what to control seizures
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delay influx of sodium
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Name Hydantoins and phenytoin-like meds.
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Carbamezapine , valproic acid,zonisamide, felbamate, lamotrigine
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How do Succinimides work?
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Succinimides…delay influx of calcium channels
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What is the drug of choice for absence seizures?
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Ethosuximide
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Phenobarbital generic name is?
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luminal
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Phenobarbital is a long acting or short acting barbituate?
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Long acting
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What are the adverse effects of phenobarbital?
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may cause dependence, drowsiness, vitamin deficiency (D, folate, B9, B12), laryngospasm; OD…respiratory/CNS depression, coma, death
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Phenobarbital increases or decreases the metabolism of other drugs.
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increases
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diazepam generic name
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valium
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What does valium do for seizures?
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Controls seizures (short term, status epilepticus), calming without sedation, skeletal muscle relaxation
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Therapeutic effect of valium takes how long?
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Therapeutic effect in 1 to 2 weeks…IV – immediate with effects lasting 20 minutes
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Valium tolerance occurs when?
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tolerance in 4 weeks
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levodopa and barbiturates decrease its effects
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Diazepam (valium)
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cimetidine, oral contraceptives, valproic acid, metoprolol potentiate its effects
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Diazepam (valium)
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increases the level of phenytoin and may cause toxicity
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diazepam (valium)
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adverse effects of valium are
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hypotension, muscular weakness, tachy, respiratory depression with IV; tolerance, dependency
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Phenytoin generic name
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(Dilantin)
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What drug is Not effective against absence seizures
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Dilantin
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Desensitizes sodium channel responsible for neuronal activity…preventing spread of electrical charge
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Dilantin
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What are the adverse effects of Dilantin?
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dysrhythmia (brady or V. fib.), hypotension, hyperglycemia; headache nystagmus, ataxia, confuion, slurred speech, paradoxical nervousness, twitching, insomnia; peripheral neuropathy with long term use; agranulocytosis and aplastic anemia; rashes, exfoliative dermatitis, Stevens-Johnson syndrom; lupus erythematosa, hypertrichosis, hirsutism , gingival hypertrophy
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What drug DI – impairs the effectiveness of digitoxin, doxycycline, furosemide, estrogens and oral contraceptives, theophylline;
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Dilantin
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What drugs interact with Dilantin?
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interacts with oral anticoagulants, glucocorticoids, H2 antagonist, antituberculin agents, folic acid, calcium, vitamin D
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Valproic acid is known as:
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depakene
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Valproic acid (depakene) acts how on the body?
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Same mechanism as phenytoin with effects on GABA and calcium channels
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What is valproic acid/depakene used for?
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Absence seizures, other seizures…bipolar disorder, prophylactic use for migraines
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What are the adverse effects of valproic acid/depakene?
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sedation, drowsiness, GI upset, prolonged bleeding time, visual disturbances, muscle weakness, tremor, psychomotor agitation, bone marrow suppression, weight gain, abdominal cramps, rash, alopecia, pruritis, photosensitivity, erythema multiforme, fatal hepatotoxicity
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Valproic acid or depakene has valproic toxicity when combined with the following:
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DI – aspirin, cimetidine, chlorpormazine, erythromycin, felbamate…valproic acid toxicity;
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Valproic acid causes severe bleeding when combined with the following:
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Warfarin, aspirin and alcohol
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benzodiazepam and cns depressants when combined with Valproic acid/depakene cause
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cns depression
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Lamotrigine, phenytoin, rifampin…lower its levels
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walproic acid/depekene
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phenobarbital, Lamotrigine, phenytoin, rifampin…lower its levels
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walproic acid/depekene
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Drug of choice for absence seizures
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Ethosuximide (zarontin)
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this drugs causes Depression of neuronal activity by increasing the threshold of discharge
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Ethosuximide (zarontin)
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This drug is Ineffective against psychomotor or tonic-clonic seizures…but may be given in combo
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Ethosuximide (zarontin)
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This drug comes in Tablet and flavored syrup form
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Ethosuximide (zarontin)
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The adverse effects of Ethosuximide (zarontin) are:
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impair mental and physical activities; psychosis, extreme mood swings, depression, with suicidal ideation (history of psychiatric illness); dizziness, headache, lethargy, fatigue, ataxia, sleep pattern disturbances, attention difficulty, hiccups; bone marrow suppression with blood dsycrasias are possible as is SLE; gingival hypertrophy, tongue swelling; abdominal distress, weight loss
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The drug interactions of Ethosuximide (zarontin) are:
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increases phenytoin serum levels; valproic acid causes its serum levels to fluctuate (increase or decrease)
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