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Used in pediatrics to maintain patency of ductus arteriosis

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*PGE1 (Alprostadil)

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Prostaglandin used in the treatment impotence

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*PGE1 (Alprostadil)

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MOA and effect of nitric oxide

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*Stimulates cGMP which leads to vascular smooth muscle relaxation

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Muscarinic antagonist used in asthma

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*Ipratropium

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MOA action of cromolyn

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*Mast cell stabilizer

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SE of long term (>5 days) corticosteroid therapy and remedy

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*Adrenal suppression and weaning slowly, respectively

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MOA of quinolones

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**Inhibit DNA gyrase

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Drug used for MRSA

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*Vancomycin

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Vancomycin MOA

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**Blocks peptidoglycan synthesis

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Meningitis prophylaxis in exposed patients

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*Rifampin (orange fluids)

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Technique used to diagnose perianal itching, and the drug used to treat it

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*Scotch tape technique and mebendazole

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MOA of sulfonamides

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*Inhibit dihydropteroate synthase

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Cheap wide spectrum antibiotic DOC of otitis media

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**Amoxicillin

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DOC for tx of pseudomembranous colitis

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**Metronidazole

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Anemia caused by trimethoprim

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*Megaloblastic anemia

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DOC for giardia, bacterial vaginosis, pseudomembranous colitis, entamoebasis and trichomonas

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*Metronidazole

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Treatment for TB patients (think RIPE)

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  • Rifampin (orange fluids),
  • Isoniazid (peripheral neuropathy)
  • Pyrazinamide (gout)
  • Ethambutol (color-blindness)
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Common side effect of Rifampin

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*Orange urine discoloration

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DOC for influenza A and B

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*1st - Zanamivir

Asthma = Oseltamivir

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DOC for RSV

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*Ribavirin

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Major effect of benzodiazepines on sleep at high doses

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*REM is decreased

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Reason benzos are used cautiously in pregnancy

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*Ability to cross the placenta

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Antidote to benzodiazepine overdose (antagonist that reverses the CNS effects)

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*Flumazenil

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Agent that is metabolized to acetaldehyde by alcohol dehydrogenase and microsomal ethanol-oxidizing system (MEOS)

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*Ethanol

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System that increases in activity with chronic exposure to alcohol and may contribute to tolerance

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*Microsomal ethanol oxidizing system MEOS

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