FREE PSA Level 1 Questions and Answers

What is the term for a high platelet count?

confusion

thrombocytosis

agranulocytosis

dehydration

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Which dopamine antagonists can pass the blood-brain barrier?

Loop Diuretics

Furosemide Thiazides

Beta Blockers

Metaclopramide

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What are the most usual side effects of lamotrigine?

Rash, rarely Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Confusion

Fatigue, mood disorders and agitation

Diabetic nephropathy Cardiovascular disease

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What is an alternative analgesic to amitriptyline for neuropathic pain?

Cyclizine 50mg 8hrs Iv

Duloxetine 60mg Po Od

Pregabalin 75mg PO BD

Pregabalin 150mg Po Bd

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What are the most usual side effects of Sodium Valproate?

Tremor, teratogenicity, weight gain

Rash, rarely stevens-johnson syndrome

Fatigue, mood disorders and agitation

Rash, dysarthria, ataxia, nystagmus, ⇓na

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Which anti-hypertensive medications cause renal damage?

Thiazides

Metaclopramide

Loop diuretics

All of them

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What are the most usual side effects of Phenytoin?

Rash, dysarthria, ataxia, nystagmus, ⇓na

Ataxia, peripheral neuropathy, gum hyperplasia, hepatotoxicity

Rash, rarely stevens-johnson syndrome

Fatigue, mood disorders and agitation

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What exactly is neutrophilia?

a seizure lasting >30 minutes

high neutrophil count

bendroflumethiazide

low platelet count

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What is the maximum Paracetamol dosage for people weighing <50kg?

duloxetine 60mg po od

495mg Qds Po

co-codamol 30/500 2 tablets qds po

500mg QDS PO

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Which two drugs would be harmful to discontinue before surgery?

Bleeding Tissue Damage Myeloproliferative Disorders

Loop Diuretics

Calcium Channel Blockers Beta Blockers

Men - Valproate Women - Lamotrigine

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Identify three causes of euvolemic hyponatraemia.

SIADH Psychogenic polydipsia Hypothyroidism

Iron deficiency anaemia Thalassaemia Sideroblastic Anaemia

Viral infection lymphomas chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Fluid loss addison's disease diuretics

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FREE PSA Level 1 Questions and Answers

What is the term for a high platelet count?

Which dopamine antagonists can pass the blood-brain barrier?

What are the most usual side effects of lamotrigine?

What is an alternative analgesic to amitriptyline for neuropathic pain?

What are the most usual side effects of Sodium Valproate?

Which anti-hypertensive medications cause renal damage?

What are the most usual side effects of Phenytoin?

What exactly is neutrophilia?

What is the maximum Paracetamol dosage for people weighing <50kg?

Which two drugs would be harmful to discontinue before surgery?

Identify three causes of euvolemic hyponatraemia.

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