Medication Management — MCQs

Which of the following drugs does not cause pharmacological adrenalectomy?

A 20-year-old woman with a family history of von Willebrand disease is found to have an activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) of 78 (normal = 32) on routine testing prior to cholecystectomy. Further investigation reveals a prothrombin time (PT) of 13 (normal = 12), a platelet count of 350,000/mm³, and an abnormal bleeding time. Which of the following should be administered in the perioperative period?

In extraction, the best time to administer analgesics is:

Which of the following drugs need not be stopped before surgery?

A patient after valve replacement will require follow up treatment with

Which of the following is the FIRST-LINE antiemetic drug most commonly used for post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) prophylaxis?

Match the following drugs in Column A with their contraindications in Column B. | Column A | Column B | | :-- | :-- | | 1. Morphine | 1. QT prolongation | | 2. Amiodarone | 2. Thromboembolism | | 3. Vigabatrin | 3. Pregnancy | | 4. Estrogen preparations | 4. Head injury |

Which of the following is an example of placebo?

A patient on long-term high-dose steroid therapy (prednisolone 20 mg/day for 6 months) is scheduled for major abdominal surgery. What is the most essential perioperative requirement?

What is the most appropriate perioperative management regarding the antihypertensive medication of a 55-year-old male with a history of hypertension who has been taking ACE inhibitors for the past 5 years and is scheduled for elective hernia repair surgery?