and answers
First line treatment for Acute gout attack? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔colchicine
First line treatment for mild to moderate pain? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Ibuprofen and
tylenol
Treatment for RA? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔NSAIDs, glucocorticoid injections and low dose
prednisone
OTC Treatment for back pain? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Start w/ NSAIDs
Treatment for Gout? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Allopurinol, febuxstat, & Colchicine
Low dose colchicine versus high dose colchicine? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔low: 1.2 mg
initially, 0.6 mg one hour later
High: 0.6-1.2mg every hour until relief. Max 4-8mg
1st line diuretic treatment for heart failure? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Spironalactone or
furosemide?
What to monitor for with allopurinol? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔BUN, Crt, uric acid & renal
tests
What to monitor for w/ ACEIs/ARBs? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Renal function tests and
serum Crt
What can amiodarone cause? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Hyperthyroidism
, What to monitor for w/ Canaglifozin? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔hypovolemia
What to monitor for w/ spironolactone? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Potassium levels frequently
Education needed with long-term corticosteroid use? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Never stop
abruptly
-take prilosec or zantac to protect from GI bleeds
-Diabetics may need more insulin
-Monitor for signs of infection
Education needed for alpha-glucosidase inhibitors? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Must be taken
w/ first bite of food from each meal
When to take levothyroxine? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Take first thing in the morning on an
emptly stomach and no other food/meds within 30 min of it
MOA of CCB? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Prevents the opening of calcium channels, reducing
the effect of calcium excitation, contraction, coupling of skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle,
regulating aldosterone and pacemaker signal conduction
= decreased contraction strength
MOA of metformin? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Stimulates infulin release from pancreatic beta
cells to decrease blood glucose
MOA of diltazem? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Same as CCB, Most likely to affect myocardial
contractility and AV conduction
MOa of Sacubitril/valsartan? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Block angiotensin 2 receptor, reduce
vascular tone and enhance sodium and water clearance