Prescribing

Question 1

What type of drug is amlodipine?

Answer 1

CCB

Question 2

What type of anti HTN do you give to someone over 55?

Answer 2

CCB

Question 3

What type of anti HTN do you give to someone under 55?

Answer 3

ARB or ACEi

Question 4

If someone presents with pain, what do you do?

Answer 4

WHO pain ladder

Start with paracetamol then increase

Question 5

What is the treatment for a simple UTI?

Answer 5

Nitrofurantoin

Question 6

What is the treatment for a PE?

Answer 6

Rivaroxiban 15mg

Question 7

What is the treatment for cellulitis?

Answer 7

Flucloxacillin 500mg oral

Question 8

What is the treatment for bacterial meningitis?

Answer 8

Ceftriaxone 2g IV

Question 9

What type of drug is prednisolone?

Answer 9

Steroid

Question 10

What is the treatment for temporal arteritis?

Answer 10

Prednisolone

Question 11

What is the treatment for SVT?

Answer 11

Adenosine

Question 12

What drug do you give someone having an MI after aspirin, morphine and GTN?

Answer 12

Ticagrelor

Question 13

What is the treatment for someone with COPD exacerbation?

Answer 13

Prednisolone 30mg

Question 14

What is the treatment for someone with an asthma exacerbation?

Answer 14

Prednisolone 40mg

Question 15

What is the treatment for DVT?

Answer 15

Apixiban