Drugs for step 1
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In many ways pharmacology is like learning Latin. If you know the root then you know what the drug does. Obviously there are many exceptions but as a general rule it is far easier to remember the cognate of the drug class than it is to remember each individual drug within a specific class, unless it is really that important to know a specific drug within a class for a specific indication. Antivirals and anti-cancer drugs are probably the most difficult for this reason to me.
parasympathetic antagonists
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Tamsulosin is preferred because it's specific for the prostate alpha-1. Prazosin and the others are non-specific.
Great point. I try to use that strategy as much as possible as well.
Autonomic drugs used for glaucoma? Name one cholinergic and one adrenergic.
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I actually didn't see it in Goljan RR, it was on my class powerpoints lol
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Timolol - beta ANTagonist (minor oversight, but I'm sure that's what he meant)
... and on this note, might as well enumerate the rest of (2014 FA) glaucoma drugs:
a-agonists: Epi, Brimonidine (a2)
B-blockers: Timolol (already mentioned above), betaxolol, carteolol
diuretic: Acetazolamide (mentioned above)
Cholinomimetics:
-Direct: pilocarpine, carbachol
-Indirect: physostigmine, echothiophate
Prostaglandin: Latanoprost (already mentioned above)
Edit: added rest of Glaucoma drugs
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1 - Sumatriptan (and Inhaled O2, though not a 'drug')
2 - IFN-a, Ribavirin (though can't find the combination? Sorry just going off what I can find in FA for now)
3 - Disulfiram (naltrexone is used for supportive care)
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You were right on 2, that's what I was asking. I guess I should have said "pair" instead of "combo."
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A 63-year-old woman is at the clinic for her annual examination. She has been healthy over the past year. Her physical examination is normal except for hypertension. Her doctor decides to start her on first-line medication for this, and she agrees to this plan. Which of the following complications is most likely to develop in this patient?
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A 48-year-old African American man is brought to the emergency department because of multiple blood pressure readings of greater than 160/98 mm Hg. Height is 74 in., weight is 222 lb. He is on no medications. He has been on a new exercise regimen for several weeks and has limited his salt intake without any improvement in his blood pressure. On arrival, his blood pressure is 167/91 mm Hg. Examination shows no acute distress. Laboratory results are shown.
Glucose108 mg/dL
Urea nitrogen20 mg/dL
Creatinine, serum1.0 mg/dL
Cholesterol205 mg/dL
An ECG and chest x-ray are normal. What medication is the best initial treatment for this patient’s condition?
Glucose108 mg/dL
Urea nitrogen20 mg/dL
Creatinine, serum1.0 mg/dL
Cholesterol205 mg/dL
An ECG and chest x-ray are normal. What medication is the best initial treatment for this patient’s condition?
not bad, it's eptifibatide. somehow this one works the same as abciximab, but it's the answer in this question. So the main usage for eptifibatide is for acute coronary symdromes and postangioplasty
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Hydrochlorothiazide
Probenacid
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Unique side effect of the antiviral drug that is also used to treat Parkinson disease?
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