Medications

Question 1

is an antiplatelet medication that should be discontinued 5-7 days before surgery

Answer 1

Clopidogrel

Question 2

Types of medication that should be discontinued 5-7 days prior to surgery to avoid excessive bleeding are

Answer 2

Anticoagulants
Antiplatelets
NSAIDS
Herbal Drugs

Question 3

What Parkinsons medication increases the patients risk for falls?

Answer 3

Carbidopa/Levodopa

Question 4

What medication do you give a patient in hypertensive crisis to keep the BP within desired limits?

Answer 4

Nitroprusside

Question 5

A patient with Type 1 DM is in DKA which do you administer first?

0.9% Normal Saline or Iv regular Insulin

Answer 5

NS - due to severe dehydration.

Question 6

Peaked T waves indicate what electrolyte imbalance?

Answer 6

Hyperkalemia

Treatment is IV calcium gluconate (insulin can also drop)

Question 7

Signs of hypocalcemia

Answer 7

Trousseau - flexed hand (check with 3 min BP setting)

Chvosteks - facial twitch to touch.