Polypharmacy and Deprescribing — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ delirium is commonly associated with hepatic and renal encephalopathies.

Answer: Hypoactive

Flashcard 2: _____ score assesses the severity and mortality risk in alcoholic hepatitis

Answer: Maddrey

Flashcard 3: Which porphyria may be precipitated by use of drugs such as sulphonamides?_____

Answer: Acute intermittent porphyria

Flashcard 4: In patients with mechanical heart valves, the target INR for patients on warfarin therapy is _____.

Answer: 2.0–3.0 (Aortic) or 2.5–3.5 (Mitral/High-risk)

Extra: Target INR for mechanical heart valves (AHA/ACC guidelines): - **Mechanical Aortic Valve** (no risk factors): 2.5 (Range 2.0–3.0) - **Mechanical Mitral Valve**: 3.0 (Range 2.5–3.5) - **Mechanical Aortic Valve + Risk factors** (e.g., AFib, previous thromboembolism, LV dysfunction, hypercoagulable state): 3.0 (Range 2.5–3.5)

Flashcard 5: Individuals with H. pylori who are taking _____ may have a false-negative urease test

Answer: proton-pump inhibitors (PPI)

Flashcard 6: Criteria for terminating the procedure, for electrolyte deficient media is when there is deficit of _____mL , and the patient should be evaluated for hyponatremia

Answer: 1000

Flashcard 7: Systolic murmur grade _____ or more is included in NADA's major criteria

Answer: 3

Flashcard 8: Dementia with gait disturbances and rigidity would point you to the diagnosis of _____

Answer: dementia with lewy bodies

Flashcard 9: Methotrexate with _____ is used for management of rheumatoid arthritis with joint destruction and disability.

Answer: anti-TNF