UTA 2025 update comprehensive
questions and verified answers
(complete solutions)
Glucocorticoids - Answer Can cause:
osteoporosis, diabetes, weight gain
*give bisphosphonates if long term use
Side effects of ED meds - Answer Visual problems
Hearing problems
Can cause hypotension if given with nitrates
Flomax (tamsulosin) - Answer Treats:
Pulmonary HTN
BPH
Side effects of testosterone - Answer Edema, hepatoxicity, decreases HDL, increases LDL,
prostate cancer, abuse potential
Treatment for Rickets - Answer Doxycycline, vit D and calcium supplements
Alcoholics have what type of vitamin deficiency? - Answer Folic Acid anemia, Thiamin (vit B1)
deficiency
Glucosamine - Answer Used for tx of osteoarthritis; increased risk for bleeding
Gingko biloba - Answer can increase pain free walking distance in patients with PAD, use with
caution when takin ASA and warfarin
Probiotics - Answer
, Decreased protein levels
What is an inducer? - Answer
What is an inhibitor? - Answer
Half-life - Answer
How does Estrogen work to prevent osteoporosis? - Answer
How do SERMS work to prevent osteoporosis? - Answer
Treatment for chlamydia - Answer Doxycycline, Azithromycin
Treatment for gonorrhea - Answer Ceftriaxone IM, Doxycycline, Azithromycin
Treatment for trich - Answer Metronidazole
Treatment for yeast infections - Answer Miconazole, fluconazole
Medications for atopic dermatitis - Answer Glucocorticoids, immunosuppressants (tacrolimus,
pimecrolimus) - may cause skin cancer or lymphoma
How to apply topical medications - Answer
Prescription basics - Answer
Criteria for treating diabetes - Answer HbA1C > 6.5, fasting blood glucose > 126, casual blood
glucose >200
What are selective beta blockers? Names? - Answer