Which of the following medication may increase LDL?
Answer(s): B
LDL can be elevated by diuretics, cyclosporine, glucocorticoids, and amiodarone.
In Normal distribution, what percentage of the sample is found within 2 standard deviation of the mean?
In a normal distribution sample, within 1 standard deviation 68% of the sample falls within 1 standard deviation, 95% within 2 standard deviations, and 99.7% within 3 standard deviations of the mean.
http://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/statistics-square-one
A Physician orders amiodarone 1 mg/min for six hours, then 0.5 mg/min thereafter. The patient’s weight is 156 lbs. The concentration of the IV bag comes as 1.8 mg per ml. Calculate the infusion rate in mL/hr.
Answer(s): A
[1 mg/ 1 min] × 60min= 60mg/hr. 60 mg/hr × [1 mL/ 1.8 mg] = 33.33 mL/hr 0.5 mg/min × [60 min/ 1 hr] = 30 mg/hr 30 mg/hr × [1 mL/1.8 mg] = 16.67 mL/hr Infusion rates: 33.33 mL/hr for 6 hours, then 16.67 mL/hr
Which of the following medication can lower seizures threshold?
Answer(s): E
Seizure threshold can be lowered by bupropion, chlorpromazine, clozapine, maprotiline, olanzapine, thioridazine, thiothixene, and tramadol.
Which of the following medication should be avoided in patients with heart failure?
Patients with heart failure should avoid taking NSAIDs (which includes naproxen), COX-2 inhibitors, nondihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (for reduced EF), thiazolidinediones (which includes pioglitazone), cilostazol, and dronedarone (for severe or recently decompensated heart failure).
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