PMNHP QUESTIONS AND ANSWER ALREADY PASSED

HLA-B 1502 - check for prior to starting carbamazepine o asia patient, FDA required. Increased risk of SJS in pts with the allele Medication that can induce Mania: - Steroids, Antidepressants in bipolar, isoniazid, disulfiram- antabase Medication that can induce depression - Beta blockers Benzos Antineoplastic drugs, accutane Steroids Interferon Some retroviral drugs Progesterone Inhibitors - lower dose of medication - Buproprion Clomipramine - tricyclic Clarithromycin Flouroquinolones - levofloxin, cipro, moxifloxin, ofloxacin Grapefruit jice Ketoconazole - NIzoral, antifungal Nefazondome MAOI SSRI - Fluoxetine, Paroxetine Sx of lithium toxicity - N/V/D, altered mental status, oliguria, ataxia, coarse tremor, arrhythmias, T-wave flattening EPS: Dystonia - Can be within hours, muscle stiffness, involuntary movements and tics Give Cogentin, Benadryl