QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RECENTLY
TESTED.
What is the first line of treatment for uncomplicated hypertension? -
CorreCt Answers -Hydrochlorothiazide (thiazide diuretic)
Drugs with _______ are contraindicated during pregnancy. - CorreCt
Answers --flox- drugs. For example, ciprofloxacin (Cipro), gemifloxacin
(Factive), levofloxacin (Levaquin), moxifloxacin (Avelox), norfloxacin
(Noroxin), and ofloxacin (Floxin) which are all fluoroquinolones.
What antibiotics must be avoided in pregnancy? - CorreCt Answers -SAFe
Children Take Really Good Care.
sulfonamides(kericterus), aminoglycosides(ototox),
fluoroquinolones(cartilage damage), Clarithromycin(embryotoxic),
Tetracycline(teeth,bone
damage),Ribavarin(teratogenic),Griseofulvin(teratogenic),Chloramphenico
l(grey baby) pharmacology micro
Which antibiotic would you use to treat UTI in a pediatric patient who is
vomiting? - CorreCt Answers -Cephalosporin IV
What is the first line of therapy with sickle cell crisis? - CorreCt Answers -IV
fluids, HYDRATION
What does the small bowel tissue of a patient with Crohn's disease look like
under a microscope? - CorreCt Answers -cobble stoning
, A Japanese patient comes in with hypertension, already taking an ACE
inhibitor with stage 3 hypertension. What medication would we suggest
next? - CorreCt Answers -Amlodipine
Normal TSH levels - CorreCt Answers -0.4-4.0
What does it mean if the TSH levels are ABOVE normal? - CorreCt Answers
-- thyroid is underactive
- hypothyroidism
What is the most common cause of hypothyroidism and presents with
thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO)? - CorreCt Answers -Hashimoto
thyroiditis
What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism and presents with
thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSH) antibodies? - CorreCt
Answers -Graves disease
Where can RET oncogene be found and what does it mean? - CorreCt
Answers -- Located on chromosome 10
- Seen on all cells in the body in patients with the hereditary forms of
Medullary carcinoma of thyroid (MTC)
Which medication is given to a patient experiencing rigors during a
immunoglobulin M (IgM) infusion? - CorreCt Answers -Demerol
(meperidine)