GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS
Gastrointestinal Agents AGENTS FOR GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE What is the main cause of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)? Decreased lower esophageal sphincter pressure What complications may arise from GERD?…
PULMONARY AGENTS
Pulmonary Agents DRUGS FOR ASTHMA What are the classifications of asthma severity? Mild intermittent; mild persistent; moderate persistent; severe persistent What are the main classifications of drugs for…
CNS AGENTS
CNS Agents GENERAL AND LOCAL ANESTHETICS State which stage of anesthesia each of the following descriptions refers to? Delirium; violent behavior; increased blood pressure; increased respiratory rate; irregular…
AUTONOMIC AGENTS
Autonomic Agents CHOLINERGIC AGENTS What are the major subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system? It is divided into the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems. What is the…
CANCER CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS
Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents BASIC PHARMACOLOGY OF CANCER CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS According to the log-kill hypothesis, does the cytotoxic action of anticancer drugs follow first-order or second-order kinetics? First-order kinetics With…
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
Antimicrobial Agents ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS What is a bacteriostatic antibiotic? An antibiotic that causes reversible inhibition of growth. The bacteria are still present and able to replicate should the…
Coagulation and Transfusion
Chapter 78 Coagulation and Transfusion Rohit A. Patel, MD, Kevin M. Bradley, MD Cases Considered 1. 22-year-old male for preoperative assessment of bleeding risk 2. 55-year-old female with ongoing bleeding…
Mechanical Ventilation
Chapter 76 Mechanical Ventilation Rashna F. Ginwalla, MD, Leah Lande, MD, John Mullarkey, RRT, Thomas A. Santora, MD Cases Considered 1. 80-year-old male admitted for an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy is…
The Art of Oral Presentation
Chapter 9 The Art of Oral Presentation Paul J. Schenarts, MD, Mary Ann Hopkins, MPhil, MD Communication skills form the basis of medicine. Throughout your entire career, you will communicate…
Multiple System Organ Failure
Chapter 81 Multiple System Organ Failure Mark J. Seamon, MD, Abhijit S. Pathak, MD Cases Considered 1. Multiple system organ failure (MSOF) in a 58-year-old male with acute pancreatitis 2….
