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Which insulin has the longest duration and no pronounced peak?
Answer: Insulin glargine
Insulin glargine provides a relatively flat, peakless basal effect over roughly 24 hours.
What is the antidote for benzodiazepine overdose?
Answer: Flumazenil
Flumazenil is a competitive benzodiazepine receptor antagonist used cautiously in overdose.
A patient on an MAOI must avoid which food to prevent hypertensive crisis?
Answer: Aged cheese
Tyramine-rich foods like aged cheese can trigger a hypertensive crisis with MAOIs.
Which laboratory value should be monitored when initiating vancomycin therapy?
Answer: Serum trough and renal function
Vancomycin requires trough or AUC monitoring and renal function assessment due to nephrotoxicity.
Which medication is first-line for opioid-induced constipation prophylaxis?
Answer: A stimulant laxative such as senna
A stimulant laxative like senna counteracts the reduced gut motility from opioids.
A patient on phenytoin reports gum overgrowth. This adverse effect is known as:
Answer: Gingival hyperplasia
Gingival hyperplasia is a classic phenytoin adverse effect managed with good oral hygiene.
Which antihypertensive class is preferred first-line in a diabetic patient with albuminuria?
Answer: ACE inhibitors
ACE inhibitors provide renoprotection and reduce albuminuria in diabetic nephropathy.