A 48-year-old man has progressive muscle weakness, difficulty rising from chairs, and heliotrope rash. CPK is elevated.
Diagnosis?
A) Myasthenia gravis
B) Polymyositis
C) Dermatomyositis
D) Lambert-Eaton syndrome
A patient on warfarin is prescribed an antibiotic for a UTI. After a few days, the patient presents with bruising and elevated INR.
Which antibiotic is most likely to have caused this interaction.?
A) Nitrofurantoin
B) Ciprofloxacin
C) Fosfomycin
D) Cefixime
Which of the following intravenous medications should never be administered as a rapid bolus due to risk of life threatening hypotension.?
A) Furosemide
B) Calcium gluconate
C) Phenytoin
D) Ceftriaxone
A hypertensive patient on Amlodipine complains of persistent leg swelling.
What is your best next step.?
A) Stop Amlodipine
B) Add Furosemide
C) Switch to Lisinopril
D) Reassure and continue