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Catapult Pharmacology
A 63-year old male presents to the hospital with black, tarry stools. He is tachycardic. He is found to be anemic. Upon history, patient is found to have a severe allergy to pantoprazole. What would be the next best treatment option?
Which of the following medications should be avoided in a patient taking warfarin?
Which of the following are known adverse effects of proton pump inhibitors?
A 25-year old with stomach pain is diagnosed with an H. pylori infection. Which of the following is an appropriate treatment regimen?
What is the mechanism of esomeprazole?
Which of the following medications should not be prescribed with sucralfate?
Sometimes you just can't get that jingle out of your head. Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, and diarrhea. How does bismuth subsalicylate function?
A 23-year old female presents to the ED with nausea and vomiting. She receives a dose of prochlorperazine. 5 minutes later the nurse reports that the patient appears anxious and wants to leave. What would be the next best course of action?
Which of the following medications works primarily at serotonin receptors for antiemetic effects?
A 33-year old female presents with nausea and vomiting. The QTc on her ECG is 525ms (normal <470ms). Which of the following medications would be most appropriate to treat her nausea?
A 56-year old male with a history of multiple abdominal surgeries presents with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. He is found to have a bowel obstruction. Which of the following medications is contraindicated in this patient?
A 21-year old female presents to the emergency department with agitation. She was treated with droperidol by paramedics prior to arrival. She was found to have normal oxygen levels on supplemental oxygen. After she was placed on the cardiac monitor, you notice that he heart rhythm changes to ventricular tachycardia. What is the likely reason that this change occurred?
What is the mechanism of aprepitant?
A 45-year old female is diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and has difficulty with diarrhea and abdominal cramping, which of the following mechanisms will aid in controlling her symptoms?
Which of the following medications is metabolized to its active form?
A 34-year old female has struggled with constipation for months. She does not which to take medications that "stimulate" her bowels as she has had pain and cramping with these medications in the past. Which of the following medications may be helpful?
A 42-year old male with history of alcoholic cirrhosis presents to the emergency department with confusion. His ammonia level if found to be elevated. Which of the following medications is indicated?
A 56-year old male with a history of cirrhosis, diabetes, hepatic encephalopathy, spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage, and frequent urinary tract infections presents to the emergency department with altered mental status. EMS reports a blood sugar of 135. The patient is afebrile and urinalysis shows no nitrites, WBCs, or bacteria. A CT scan of the brain shows evidence of an old stroke but no acute findings. What is a likely cause of his altered mental status?
Which of the following medications activates gut chloride channels?
A 45-year old male presents to your clinic with constipation after shoulder surgery. He has been using oxycodone for pain control. An abdominal x-ray shows no signs of an obstruction. Which of the following medications will most appropriately relieve the constipation by counteracting the side effects of his pain regimen?
A 39-year old female presents to the clinic with irritable bowel syndrome. She was prescribed linaclotide for her symptoms. Which of the following are mechanisms of action of this medication? (Select all that apply)