Passmed

Question 1

What increases clozapine levels

Answer 1

Smoking cessation
Alcohol binging

Question 2

Which drugs’ side effect is memory lossp

Answer 2

Benzodiazepines

Question 3

MOA of Benzodiazepines

Answer 3

Enhance GABA

Question 4

What to do when Mirtazapine causes sedation.

Answer 4

Increase the dose

Question 5

What antipsychotic to use in hyperprolactinemia

Answer 5

Aripriprazole

Question 6

Antidepressant to stimulate appetite

Answer 6

Mirtazapine

Question 7

SSRI review for <25yrs

Answer 7

One week

Question 8

SSRI review for greater than 25 years

Answer 8

2 weeks

Question 9

SSRI with the highest risk of discontinuation syndrome

Answer 9

Paroxetine

Question 10

Antidepressant of choice in those using Warfarin

Answer 10

Trazodone

Question 12

The most likely SSRI to lead to QT prolongation and Torsades de Pointes

Answer 12

Citalopram

Question 13

Benzodiazepine withdrawal

Answer 13

Switch to diazepam and withdraw slowly over 2 months

Question 14

Type of incontinence associated with TCAs

Answer 14

Overflow incontinence

Question 15

How long for symptoms to be termed depression

Answer 15

2 weeks

Question 16

Which antidepressants is avoided when using Warfarin

Answer 16

SSRI

Question 17

Treatment for latent TB

Answer 17

Isoniazid and Rifampicin for 3 months
OR
Isoniazid for 6 months

Question 19

Calcitonin is a tumour marker for?

Answer 19

Medullary thyroid cancer

Question 20

Acute heart failure with hypotension

Answer 20

Inotropes in high dependency unit

Question 21

Old tuberculosis with rim of air

Answer 21

Aspergilloma

Question 22

Acute heart failure with hypotension

Answer 22

Inotropes in high dependency unit

Question 23

Loud first heart sound+ diastolic murmur+ new onset atrial fibrillation

Answer 23

Mitral stenosis

Question 24

Blood film for Celiac disease

Answer 24

Howell-Jolly bodies
Target cells

Question 25

Hemoptysis+ renal impairment+ flat nose

Answer 25

Granulomatosis with polyangitis

Question 26

Mgt. for persistent bradycardia

Answer 26

IV Atropine Transcutaneous pacing Transvenous pacing

Question 27

Mandatory drugs in PAD

Answer 27

Clopidogrel Atorvastatin

Question 28

First line investigation in suspected prostate cancer

Answer 28

Multi parametric MRI (no longer TRUS)

Question 29

PSA level after a complete prostatectomy

Answer 29

<0.2ng/ml

Question 30

When to stop COCP/HRT before surgery?

Answer 30

28 days before surgery

Question 31

HER2+ve breast Cancer drug

Answer 31

Trastuzumab (Herceptin)

Question 32

OR+ve Breast Cancer drug

Answer 32

Premenopausal: Tamoxifen/Goserelin Postmenopausal: Anastrazole

Question 33

Triple negative Breast Cancer drug

Answer 33

Pembrolizumab

Question 34

Most important equipment to monitor intubation

Answer 34

Capnography

Question 35

Imaging of choice in renal calculi

Answer 35

Non contrast CTKUB