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Theme:Choice of Medications

AAmitryptiline
BGabapentin
CHaloperidol
DIntravenous diamorphine
EOral paracetamol
FProton pump inhibitors
GSubcutaneous morphine

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.



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