Solutions
3 indications for hormone therapy Correct Answers treatment
of vasomotor symptoms in menopause
treatment of vulvar and vaginal atrophy associated with
menopause
prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis
BPH drugs for a dynamic obstruction Correct Answers alpha 1
adrenergic antagonists
BPH drugs for mechanical obstruction Correct Answers 5-
alpha-reductase inhibitors
Diagnotic criteria for Diabetes
- Fasting glucose
- casual glucose
- A1c Correct Answers fasting glucose >126
Casual glucose >200
A1c 6.5 or >
Drugs that reduce the effects of OCs Correct Answers
Rifampin
Ritonavir
Antiepileptic drugs
St. John's wort
Drugs whose effects are increased by OCs Correct Answers
Theophylline
Tricyclic antidepressants
, Diazepam
Chlordiazepoxide
Drugs whose effects are reduced by OCs Correct Answers
Warfarin
Insulin
Oral hypoglycemics
How do biguanides work? Correct Answers -inhibits hepatic
gluconeogenesis
-reduces glucose absorption in the gut
- sensitizes insulin receptors in target tissues
How do sulfonureas work? Correct Answers promote insulin
release
How do thiazolidinediones work? Correct Answers reduces
insulin resistance and decreases glucose production
How is raloxifene different from other SERMs? Correct
Answers does not activate estrogen
Serious sfx of PDE-5 inhibitors Correct Answers hearing loss,
vision changes
SFX of PDE-5 inhibitors Correct Answers hypotension,
headache, nasal congestion, diarrhea
therapeutic uses for testosterone Correct Answers male
hypogonadism, replacement therapy in postmenopausal women,
AIDS, anemia