Drugs

Question 1

What are the 2 types of non depolarising NMB

Answer 1

Benzylisoquinoliniums
- miv/ atra/

Aminosteroids
- roc/ panc/ Bec

Question 2

Which non depolarising agent has highest anaphylaxis risk

Answer 2

Aminosteroids

But has less histamine release

Question 3

What type of drug is dyprydramol

Answer 3

Phosphodiesterase inhibitor

Question 4

What type of drug is tirofibran

Answer 4

Glycoprotein 2b 3 a antagonist

Question 5

What type of drug is clopidogrel and prasugel

Answer 5

P2Y12 antagonist (adp)

Question 6

What type of drug is ticagrelor

Answer 6

P2Y12 antagonist

Ctp

Question 7

What type of drug is aspirin

Answer 7

Cox 1 inhibitor

Question 8

What type of drug is clonadine

Answer 8

Alpha 2 agonist

Question 9

Define pyroglutamic acidosis

Answer 9

Increased levels of pyroglutamic acid leading to an increased anion gap

Question 10

Treatment of pyroglutamic acidosis

Answer 10

Nac

Methionine

Question 11

Uses of plasmapheresis

Answer 11

Gbs

Adem

Question 12

Uses of plasma exchange

Answer 12

Ms, mg, gbs
Ttp, hus
Gpa
SLE

Question 13

How does sodium thiosulphate work in burns

Answer 13

Cyanide to Renally excretable form

Question 14

How does dicolbolt edetate work

Answer 14

It binds to cyanide to form a stable complex that is renally excretable