Question of the Day
Test your knowledge with our Question of the Day, based on
recent exam themes.
Theme:Choice of Medications
| A | Amitryptiline |
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| B | Gabapentin |
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| C | Haloperidol |
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| D | Intravenous diamorphine |
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| E | Oral paracetamol |
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| F | Proton pump inhibitors |
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| G | Subcutaneous morphine |
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For each patient below presenting with pain, choose the single
most suitable treatment option from the given list.
Each option may be chosen once, more than once or not at
all.
A 50-year-old woman with an advanced neck tumour complains of
intractable hiccups.
A 56-year-old man is admitted with severe central chest pain and
has been diagnosed as having an anterior myocardial infarction
(MI).
A 45-year-old overweight diabetic woman complains of heartburn and
water brash. Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy confirms mild
oesophagitis.
A 45-year-old butcher has had a minor laceration on his finger
sutured in casualty. For his persisting throbbing pain which
analgesic should be favoured?
A 65-year-old woman is complaining of abdominal pain. She has
advanced metastatic gastric cancer, is unable to maintain oral
hydration and is on the end of life care pathway.