3/5/2015

Question 1

what is the effect of coticosteroids on neutro, lymphocyte, monocyte, basophil and eosinophil

Answer 1

increase neutraophil due to demargination and decrease everything else in the blood

Question 2

what drugs improves symptoms of Grave’s ophthalmopathy?

Answer 2

glucocorticoids, decrease inflammatory infiltration

Question 3

what insulin to give someone with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?

Answer 3

IV regular insulin (within minutes to activate). Subcu administration would make this take longer (30min activation)

Question 4

does topo I or topo II make double strand break?

Answer 4

topo II = 2 breaks

topo I = 1 break

Question 5

use for diphenoxylate?

Answer 5

anti motility anti diarrhetic. is an opiate and functions like loperamide. structurally similar to meperidine

Question 6

best drug for treatment of HTN in patient with CHF?

Answer 6

ACE inhibitor (prevents myocardial remodeling, beta blocker would be beneficial too), no CHF then thiazide diuretic

Question 7

what is minoxidil for?

Answer 7

vasodilator (arterial) like hydrazlizine and can be used to stimulate hair growth