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2016 UGC
Ranolazine
- Used to treat angina refractory to other therapies
- Inhibits late phase of sodium current
- Constipation
- Dizziness
- Headache
- QT Prolongation
- nausea
CNS abscess
- MRI is imaging study of choice
- ring enchancing lesion
- spinal abscess
- treatment with vancomycin + 3rd or 4th gen ceph
- Cefotaxime
- Ceftriaxone
- Cefepime
- Ceftazidime
Dapsone
- Mechanism
- inhibits folate synthesis
- Use
- Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
- Leprosy
- Contraindications
- Hemolysis of G6PD deficient people
- Agranulocytosis
Enterobacter Fecalis
- Cephalosporin Sensitive
- Gram Negavie Rod
- Fast lactose fermenter
- UTI from catheter
Embryonal Carcinoma
- AFP
- May Produce Beta hCG
- Painful
- Malignant
- Hemorrhagic
- Histologically may have alveolar of tubular appearance with papillary convolutions
RSV
- Symptoms
- Bronchiolitis in babies
- Coughing & Rhinorrhea
- Low grade fever
- Uses Accessory muscles
- More common in winter
Calcineurin Inhibitors
- Cyclosporine
- Tacrolimus
- Nephrotoxicity
Decrease intraocular pressure
- Drug Name(s), Prefix or Suffix
- Mechanism of Action
- Timolol
- Dorzolamide
- Brimonidine
- Indication
- Beta Blockers
- Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor
- Alpha 2 Receptor agonist
- Side Effects
- Asthma and COPD
- May sensitize patients to Sulfonamides
- Contraindications
- Antidote
- Considerations & Patient Education
Streptomycin
- 30S inhibitors
- 2nd line against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- side fx: Vertigo
- Side fx: Tinnitus
- Ataxia
- Nephrotoxicity
Daptomycin
- Mechanism of Action
- Lipophilic tail penetrates cell wall
- Depolarization of cell Membrane
- Use
- Gram positive
- MRSA
Fenoldopam
- Dopamine D1 receptor agonist
- Natriuresis
- Hypotension and Tachycardia
- Vasodilation
- Treats hypertensive Crisis
Fenoldopam
- Agonist at dopamine D1-receptors
- Rapid IV infusion
- hypertensive emergency
Amantadine
- Mechanism
- Inhibits M2 ---> inhibits uncoating
- weak NMDA receptor antagonist, increases dopamine secretion and decreases dopamine reuptake.
- Indications
- Influenza A Virus
- Parkinson's Disease
- Side Effect
- CNS - insomnia, seizures, dizziness, ataxia
- Other: rimantadine
- Rapid resistance
- Anticholinergic Effects
- Livedo reticularis
COPD exacerbation
- Intensification of bronchodilator therapy
- Short course of glucocorticoids
- Antibiotics
- prednisone dose 40 mg One tablet PO daily x 5 days
DR2
- Disease Associations
- Hay Fever
- Multiple Sclerosis
- SLE
- Goodpasture's Syndrome
DR3
- Associations
- Diabetes Mellitus 1
- SLE
DR3
- Associations
- SLE
- DM1
- Addisons Disease
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
DR4
Embryonal Carcinoma
- Embryology
- Carcinomas
- Malignant
- Hemorrhagic
- Painful
- Glandular Pattern
- Papillary Cauliflower Like Growths
- hCG
- AFP
- Mixed Morphology
encephalitis vs. meningitis vs. meningoencephalitis
- Photophobia
- Nuchal Rigidity
- Seizures
- focal neurologic deficits
- altered mental status
- MRI study of choice
