Vitamin D - Answer- Calcium antacids requires this for absorption
Magnesium based antacids - Answer- Antacids for patients with renal
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Constipation - Answer- A common side effect of Aluminum & Calcium based antacids
False - Answer- Should antacids be taken with other meds? (T/F)
True - Answer- Lomotil (Diphenoxylate / Atropine) can be used for diarrhea (T/F)
Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol) - Answer- Which medication has the potential to cause Reye's Syndrome in children?
False - Answer- Antidiarrheal's are gold standard for children with diarrhea (T/F)
NSAID Use - Answer- A 20yo college student who presents with peptic ulcer disease so you would ask about?
Sulcrafate (Carafate) - Answer- A medication that has the ability to coat a peptic ulcer and used for a pregnant patient with a stomach ulcer
Zofran (ondansetron) - Answer- Pt with Parkinson's has extreme nausea what med would you prescribe?
H2 antagonist in IVFs - Answer- Your is NPO, she will likely get
False - Answer- Cimetidine is a good choice for men with GERD (T/F)?
depression, tardive dyskinesia, dizziness - Answer- Side effects of prokinetic medications include
no food or drink 2 hours before bed
smoking cessation
increase HOB - Answer- Lifestyle modifications for GERD
Osteoporosis
c-difficile
nutrient deficiencies - Answer- PPI's may increase the risk of
False - Answer- A typical PPI duration is 3 months (T/F)
True - Answer- It is safe to use H2 antagonist/PPI for infant reflux (T/F)?
False - Answer- 72 yr old patient has N/V with no BM for 5 days a laxative should be prescribed immediately(T/F)?
stomach and duodenum - Answer- Primary site for peptic ulcers
True - Answer- Treatment of peptic ulcer includes multiple agents (T/F)?
broaden the spectrum of coverage - Answer- The addition of a beta lactamase inhibitor will do what?
False - Answer- Penicillin is a category D (T/F)?
Amoxicillin - Answer- What is the 1st line for sinusitis and acute otitis media?
Non draining skin infections - Answer- Cephalexin is commonly used to treat
gram negative activity - Answer- Fluoroquinolone have strong
True - Answer- Lincosamides such as clindamycin has no gram negative activity (T/F)?
Hold the statin while on the ABX - Answer- You are prescribing azithromycin. Patient is on atorvastatin. You should tell the patient to
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Answer- Azithromycin is typically the drug of choice for
good gram positive and gram negative inhibition - Answer- Sulfonamides such as sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim has
children less than 8
pregnant women
lactating women - Answer- Tetracyclines should not be prescribed to
red man syndrome
ototoxicity
nephrotoxicity - Answer- ADR's for vancomycin include
altered purine metabolism - Answer- Gout is the result of
Colchicine - Answer- Which medication works very quickly to relieve inflammation with gout surgery?
febuxostat, allopurinol - Answer- Which of the following prevent/reduce uric acid secretion?
Increasing the rate of uric secretion - Answer- Uricosuric medications work by
allopurinol, colchicine - Answer- The patient has liver disease and having a gout attack. You should avoid
Allopurinol - Answer- What is the drug of choice for patients with chronic high serum urate?
Probenecid (Benemid) - Answer- What is the uricosuric drug of choice in gout?
immunosuppressant
anti-inflammatory
promotes water retention
potential for increase bleeding - Answer- Corticosteroids have which of the following properties
adrenal crisis - Answer- Abrupt cessation of corticosteriods may result in
reduced GI sx - Answer- A benefit of COX-2 inhibitors is
False - Answer- Acetaminophen is an anti-inflammatory (T/F)?
anti-platelet activity
anti-inflammatory activity
anti-pyretic activity
analgesic activity - Answer- Aspirin has the following properties
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