A 32-year-old patient with diabetes and bipolar disorder presents with disruptive behaviour.
She is disorientated and ataxic, and reports nausea and vomiting for the last two weeks. Her lithium level is 3 mmol/L.
| Observation |
Value |
| Temperature |
37.4 deg C |
| HR |
110/min |
| BP |
90/60 mmHg |
| RR |
22/min |
| SaO2 |
97% on room air |
List four potential precipitating factors you would consider that may have resulted in lithium toxicity.
(Marked out of 4.0)
/ 4
Urine beta-hCG confirms pregnancy and probable UTI. List four antibiotics used to treat UTI and discuss why you would or would not use them in pregnancy.
(Marked out of 4.0)
/ 4
Name three classes of drugs seen in overdose that are not bound by charcoal, giving two examples for each class.
(Marked out of 3.0)
/ 3
Name three toxicokinetic features of a drug that make enhanced elimination by haemodialysis appropriate or useful.
(Marked out of 3.0)
/ 3
List four drugs whose elimination is enhanced by haemodialysis.
(Marked out of 4.0)
/ 4
Total Score: 0 / 18
Percentage: 0%
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