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Case #1. A 58-year women is unconscious and was taken to the nearest emergency room from her work place. Her blood glucose: 50 mg/dL. Her son explains that she was taking a new medication prescribed 3 week ago (once a day during breakfast) prescribed for her Type 2 diabetes. If this is a drug that commonly can cause hypoglycemia give your opinion to which class of drugs it may belong.

Case #1. A 58-year women is unconscious and was taken to the nearest emergency room from her work place. Her blood glucose: 50 mg/dL. Her son explains that she was taking a new medication prescribed 3 week ago (once a day during breakfast) prescribed for her Type 2 diabetes. If this is a drug that commonly can cause hypoglycemia give your opinion to which class of drugs it may belong.

Phlebotomy Essentials
Phlebotomy Essentials
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Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
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Case #1. A 58-year women is unconscious and was taken to the nearest emergency room from her work place. Her blood glucose: 50 mg/dL. Her son explains that she was taking a new medication prescribed 3 week ago (once a day during breakfast) prescribed for her Type 2 diabetes. If this is a drug that commonly can cause hypoglycemia give your opinion to which class of drugs it may belong. Case #2. A 47-year old man with a history of severe allergy to penicillin is hospitalized and undergoes the treatment for bacterial meningitis. After 5 days of treatment he complains of severe headache, visual disturbances and general malaise. His blood test shows a severe anemia. Which one of the following drugs may be responsible for this adverse reaction? A. Doxycycline B. Gentamicin C. Amoxicillin D. Azithromycin E. Chloramphenicol F. Tetracyclines Case #3. A 67-year old man has been treated for prostate cancer. He is receiving a drug that blocks testosterone from binding to its intracellular receptor. Which of the following has this mechanism of action: A. Tamoxifen B. Flutamide C. Leuprolide D. Fulvestrant E. Interleukin-2
Transcribed Image Text:Case #1. A 58-year women is unconscious and was taken to the nearest emergency room from her work place. Her blood glucose: 50 mg/dL. Her son explains that she was taking a new medication prescribed 3 week ago (once a day during breakfast) prescribed for her Type 2 diabetes. If this is a drug that commonly can cause hypoglycemia give your opinion to which class of drugs it may belong. Case #2. A 47-year old man with a history of severe allergy to penicillin is hospitalized and undergoes the treatment for bacterial meningitis. After 5 days of treatment he complains of severe headache, visual disturbances and general malaise. His blood test shows a severe anemia. Which one of the following drugs may be responsible for this adverse reaction? A. Doxycycline B. Gentamicin C. Amoxicillin D. Azithromycin E. Chloramphenicol F. Tetracyclines Case #3. A 67-year old man has been treated for prostate cancer. He is receiving a drug that blocks testosterone from binding to its intracellular receptor. Which of the following has this mechanism of action: A. Tamoxifen B. Flutamide C. Leuprolide D. Fulvestrant E. Interleukin-2
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