Description : Inherited deficiency of adenosine deaminase causes (A) Hyperuricaemia and gout (B) Mental retardation (C) Immunodeficiency (D) Dwarfism
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Which of the following is associated with Hyperuricaemia? 1) is usually due to an excess purine consumption 2) occurs in association with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia 3) in primary gout is inherited in ... with low dose aspirin therapy 5) can be treated with uricosuric drugs even in renal failure
Last Answer : Answers-2 Hyperuricaemia may be due to increased purine intake, urate production or reduced urate clearance, and is most commonly due to the latter. Therefore it can occur in association with enhanced ... . Many of the uricosuric drugs may be detrimental in renal failure and may not be effective.
Description : Instead of being effective in hyperuricaemia following drug is contradictred in the treatment of gout (a) Indomethacin (b) Diclofenac (c) Piroxicam (d) Aspirin
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : Gout is characterized by increased plasma levels of (A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Creatine (D) Creatinine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The nurse teaches the patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) which of the following measures to manage his disease? a) Avoid eating or drinking 2 hours before bedtime. The patient should not ... blocks. d) Eat a low carbohydrate diet The patient is instructed to eat a low-fat diet
Last Answer : a) Avoid eating or drinking 2 hours before bedtime. The patient should not recline with a full stomach.
Description : What foods to avoid with pseudo-gout?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : What foods should I avoid that cause gout?
Last Answer : My grandmother had gout and I remember that she was told to stay away from asparagus, red meat, liver, and sugary drinks such as soda. A couple things that may help to prevent gout are coffee and citrus.
Description : I'm looking for advice on foods to avoid if you have gout.?
Last Answer : Just eat these goods: http://Arthritis.about.com/od/gout/a/foodstoeat.htm I have no idea what foods not to eat because no one wrote an article about it.
Description : What are foods to avoid if you have gout?
Last Answer : If you have been diagnosed with gout, you should avoid eating purine and protein rich foods. This includes hearts, herring, mussels, yeast, sardines, sweetbread, anchovies, veal, bacon, liver, salmon, and turkey.
Description : What are some foods to avoid in order to prevent gout?
Last Answer : Being at high risk for Gout can be a very scary thing! The food you eat can definitely affect the severity of gout. www.Arthritis.com can help you find out which foods help, hurt, which foods to avoid, and which foods to get plenty of! Good luck!
Description : If the patient has a history of gout, which of the following drugs is most likely to exacerbate this condition? (a) Colestipol (b) Gemfibrozil (c) Lovastatin (d) Niacin (e) Simvastatin
Description : Which of the following suggests a diagnosis of familial combined hyperlipidaemia (FCHL) rather than heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH)? 1) Tendon xanthomas 2) Presence of glucose ... premature coronary artery disease 4) Presence of arcus senilus 5) Absence of hyperuricaemia
Last Answer : Answers-2 The genetic dislipidaemias occur in one third of patients who have suffered from their first myocardial infarction below the age of 50 years in men. The commonest is familial combined ... xanthomata and arcus cornea are rarely present in children, but are very important signs to identify.
Description : Main effect of sulphinpyrazone in hyperuricaemia is (a) Suppress the symptoms (b) Promote the elimination of urate (c) prevent urate synthesis (d) All of the above
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : n addition to counteracting potassium loss, triamterene also opposes the following consequence of thiazide/furosemide therapy: A. Hyperuricaemia B. Rise in plasma LDL-cholesterol C. Magnesium loss D. Both ‘A’ and ‘C’ are correct
Last Answer : C. Magnesium loss
Description : Furosemide is to be preferred over hydrochlorothiazide when hypertension is accompanied by: A. Asthma B. Hyperuricaemia C. Diabetes D. Congestive heart failure
Last Answer : D. Congestive heart failure
Description : Allopurinol has a therapeutic effect in the following conditions except: A. Radiotherapy induced hyperuricaemia B. Hydrochlorothiazide induced hyperuricaemia C. Acute gouty arthritis D. Kala-azar
Last Answer : C. Acute gouty arthritis
Description : Hyperuricaemia is produced by the following drugs except: A. Ethambutol B. Pyrazinamide C. Sulfinpyrazone D. Hydrochlorothiazide
Last Answer : C. Sulfinpyrazone
Description : Which of the following phases of psychological reaction to rape is characterized by fear and flashbacks? a) Heightening anxiety phase During the heightened anxiety phase, the patient demonstrates anxiety, ... the incident is put into perspective. Some patients never fully recover from rape trauma.
Last Answer : a) Heightening anxiety phase During the heightened anxiety phase, the patient demonstrates anxiety, hyperalertness, and psychosomatic reactions, in addition to fear and flashbacks.
Description : Which of the following disorders is characterized by a group of symptoms produced by an excess of free circulating cortisol from the adrenal cortex? a) Cushing's syndrome The patient ... individual with Hashimoto's disease demonstrates inflammation of the thyroid gland, resulting in hypothyroidism.
Last Answer : a) Cushing’s syndrome The patient with Cushing’s syndrome demonstrates truncal obesity, moon face, acne, abdominal striae, and hypertension.
Description : Which type of sleep apnea is characterized by lack of airflow due to pharyngeal occlusion? a) Obstructive Obstructive sleep apnea occurs usually in men, especially those who are older ... central sleep apnea, the patient demonstrates simultaneous cessation of both airflow and respiratory movements.
Last Answer : a) Obstructive Obstructive sleep apnea occurs usually in men, especially those who are older and overweight.
Description : Which stage of anesthesia is termed surgical anesthesia? a) III With proper administration of the anesthetic, this stage may be maintained for hours. b) I Stage I is beginning anesthesia, as the ... IV is a stage of medullary depression and is reached when too much anesthesia has been administered.
Last Answer : a) III With proper administration of the anesthetic, this stage may be maintained for hours.
Description : Which of the following awareness contexts is characterized by the patient, the family, and the health care professionals being aware that the patient is dying but all pretend otherwise? a) Mutual ... , all are aware that the patient is dying and are able to openly acknowledge that reality.
Last Answer : a) Mutual pretense awareness In mutual pretense awareness, the patient, the family and the health care professionals are aware that the patient is dying but all pretend otherwise.
Description : When a person who has been taking opioids becomes less sensitive to their analgesic properties, that person is said to have developed a (an) a) tolerance. Tolerance is characterized by the need ... using more than one form of analgesia concurrently to obtain more pain relief with fewer side effects.
Last Answer : a) tolerance. Tolerance is characterized by the need for increasing dose requirements to maintain the same level of pain relief.
Description : What are some food that causes gout?
Last Answer : Some foods that cause gout are Scallops, Herring, Liver, Mushrooms and beans. You can find a list of more foods that cause gout on quickcare.org/musc/foods-that-cause-gout.html
Description : Inherited deficiency of purine nucleoside phosphorylase causes (A) Dwarfism (B) Mental retardation (C) Immunodeficiency (D) Gout
Description : Complete absence of hypoxanthine guanine phospharibosyl transferase causes (A) Primary gout (B) Immunodeficiency (C) Uric acid stones (D) Lesh-Nyhan syndrome
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : High level of uric acid in the blood causes – (1) Arthritis (2) Gout (3) Rheumatism (4) Asthma
Last Answer : (2) Gout Explanation: High levels of uric acid in the blood can cause solid crystals to form within joints. This causes a painful condition called gout. If gout remains untreated, these uric acid crystals can build up in the joints and nearby tissues, forming hard lumpy deposits called tophi.
Description : High level of uric acid in the blood causes (1) Arthritis (2) Gout (3) Rheumatism (4) Asthma
Last Answer : Gout
Description : What foods should a patient with GERD avoid?
Last Answer : There are several foods to avoid if you are battling GERD. These foods include: chocolate, peppermint and fat.
Description : Bleeding complications are frequently associated with fibrinolytic therapy. Which of the following statement(s) concerning complications of fibrinolytic therapy is/are true? a. Careful monitoring of prothrombin time ... months ago can be treated with fibrinolytic therapy if head CT scan is normal
Last Answer : Answer: b Fibrinolytic therapy induces a hemostatic defect through a combination of factors. Hypofibrinogenemia and fibrin degradation products inhibit fibrin polymerization and, in combination ... is considered a major relative contraindication to either regional or systemic thrombolytic therapy
Description : Which of the following statements about the presence of gallstones in diabetes patients is/are correct? A. Gallstones occur with the same frequency in diabetes patients as in the ... have prompt elective cholecystectomy, to avoid the complications of acute cholecystitis and gallbladder necrosis.
Last Answer : Answer: E DISCUSSION: Gallstones have been found to be very prevalent in patients with type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus, perhaps related to the dyslipoproteinemia in ... added mortality associated with it. There is no causal relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer
Description : While prescribing the conventional H1 antihistaminics the patient should be advised to avoid (a) Driving motor vehicles (b) Consuming processed cheese (c) Strenuous physical exertion (d) All of the above
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : Instructions for the patient with low back pain include which of the following? a) When lifting, avoid overreaching. Instructions for the patient with low back pain should include that when lifting, ... lifting, the patient with low back pain should bend the knees and tighten the abdominal muscles.
Last Answer : a) When lifting, avoid overreaching. Instructions for the patient with low back pain should include that when lifting, the patient should avoid overreaching. The patient should also keep the load close to the ... muscles, use a wide base of support, and use a back brace to protect the back.
Description : The nurse teaching the patient with a cast about home care includes which of the following instructions? a) Dry a wet fiberglass cast thoroughly using a hair dryer on a cool setting to avoid skin ... A broken cast should be reported to the physician; the patient should not attempt to fix it.
Last Answer : a) Dry a wet fiberglass cast thoroughly using a hair dryer on a cool setting to avoid skin problems. Instruct the patient to keep the cast dry and to dry a wet fiberglass cast thoroughly using a hair dryer on a cool setting to avoid skin problems; do not cover it with plastic or rubber.
Description : In order to avoid hip dislocation after replacement surgery, the nurse teaches the patient which of the following guidelines? a) Never cross the affected leg when seated. Crossing the affected leg may result ... a chair. The patient should be taught to avoid bending forward when seated in a chair.
Last Answer : a) Never cross the affected leg when seated. Crossing the affected leg may result in dislocation of the hip joint after total hip replacement.
Description : The nurse advises the patient undergoing photodynamic therapy (PDT) for macular degeneration to avoid exposure to direct sunlight or bright lights for a) the first five days after the procedure. ... should avoid exposure to direct sunlight or bright lights for the first five days post-treatment.
Last Answer : a) the first five days after the procedure. Photodynamic therapy includes the use of verteporfin, a light-activated dye. The dye within the blood vessels near the surface of the skin could ... days post-treatment. Inadvertent sunlight exposure can lead to severe blistering of the skin and sunburn.
Description : The nurse teaches the patient about glargine (Lantus), a peakless basal insulin including which of the following statements? a) Do not mix the drug with other insulins Because glargine is in a ... action Glargine is a peakless basal insulin that is absorbed very slowly over a 24-hour period.
Last Answer : a) Do not mix the drug with other insulins Because glargine is in a suspension with a pH of 4, it cannot be mixed with other insulins because this would cause precipitation. When administering ... to read the label carefully and to avoid mistaking Lantus insulin for Lente insulin and vice versa.
Description : Collimation is done to: A. Reduce the size of the beam, so it is easy to visualise the central X ray. B. Avoid unnecessary exposure to radiation of surrounding tissues of the patient
Last Answer : B. Avoid unnecessary exposure to radiation of surrounding tissues of the patient
Description : After making an impression to reline an RPD the dentist notes that the indirect retainers are not resting on the tooth. To avoid this, what process should have undertaken initially: A. Ask ... abutment tooth while setting C. Fabricate new denture D. Add impression material and close the gap
Last Answer : B. Hold the metal base frame against the abutment tooth while setting
Description : The following precaution should be advised to the patient while prescribing metronidazole: A. To avoid driving B. To get leucocyte count checked every second day C. To avoid fatty/fried food D. To avoid alcoholic beverages
Last Answer : D. To avoid alcoholic beverages
Description : While prescribing a first generation H1 antihistaminic the patient should be advised to avoid: A. Driving motor vehicles B. Consuming processed cheese C. Strenuous physical exertion D. All of the above
Last Answer : A. Driving motor vehicles
Description : Which of the following diseases is a rare, transmissible, progressive fatal disease of the central nervous system characterized by spongiform degeneration of the gray matter of the brain? a) ... disease of the nervous system that results in progressive involuntary dance-like movement and dementia.
Last Answer : a) Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s disease The disease causes severe dementia and myoclonus.
Description : Which of the following terms is used to describe a tachycardia characterized by abrupt onset, abrupt cessation, and a QRS of normal duration? a) Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia PAT ... fibrillation Atrial fibrillation causes a rapid, disorganized, and uncoordinated twitching of atrial musculature.
Last Answer : a) Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia PAT is often caused by a conduction problem in the AV node and is now called AV nodal reentry tachycardia.
Description : Does anybody know what to avoid eating with peptic ulcers?
Last Answer : Do you know that ulcers are the cause of your symptoms?
Description : In what ways are pigs abused causing some to avoid eating pork?
Last Answer : answer:I don't think your premise is correct. People are not necessarily vegetarian because animals are treated poorly. They are vegetarian because they don't believe in eating animals. Vegetarians do not ... young. But that should not be a reason to avoid eating pork from reputable pig farmers.
Description : How to avoid eating the candy before halloween?
Last Answer : Who cares about the kids? You have candy.
Description : Does eating bread cause flatulence ? Ways to avoid this. ?
Last Answer : You can eat lemon juice. You can also drink more water.
Description : How do I stay healthy and avoid over eating?
Last Answer : Well, I would recommend eating proportionately, and controlling the food intake amount. However, there is also the option of going back to sleep immediately.
Description : What are some foods that are high in cholesterol that I should avoid eating?
Last Answer : Some foods that you should avoid with high cholesterol are: meat, fish, low fat yogurt/milk, bread, fresh fruits, popcorn, steak, and vegetables in butter.