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Which side effect is common with magnesium-containing antacids?

1. ADiarrhoea
2. BDry cough
3. CConstipation
4. DDrowsiness

Wat is een agonist?

1. AEen middel dat aan een receptor bindt en die blokkeert
2. BEen middel dat de receptor vernietigt
3. CEen middel dat zijn eigen uitscheiding versnelt
4. DEen middel dat aan een receptor bindt en die activeert

What does "PRN" mean on a medication order?

1. AImmediately, once only
2. BAs needed
3. CBefore meals
4. DEvery morning

Long-term use of metformin can cause a deficiency of which vitamin?

1. AVitamin B12
2. BVitamin D
3. CVitamin K
4. DVitamin A

Why should NSAIDs be used with caution in some people with asthma?

1. AThey block the anti-inflammatory effect of inhaled corticosteroids
2. BThey cause mucus plugs by drying the airways
3. CThey increase the clearance of salbutamol
4. DThey can trigger bronchospasm in aspirin-sensitive asthma

How should a hyoscine (scopolamine) patch for motion sickness be used?

1. ACut it in half for children without advice
2. BSwallow it if no water is available
3. CApply it to the chest only after the vomiting has started
4. DApply it behind the ear several hours before travel

Why may omeprazole be avoided in a patient taking clopidogrel?

1. AIt inhibits CYP2C19, so less clopidogrel is converted to its active form
2. BIt speeds up kidney excretion of clopidogrel
3. CIt binds clopidogrel in the stomach and makes it insoluble
4. DIt increases clopidogrel absorption from the gut and causes bleeding

Two days after starting chemotherapy for a leukaemia with a high white cell count, a patient has reduced urine output. Which lab pattern suggests tumour lysis syndrome?

1. ALow potassium, low phosphate, low uric acid and high calcium
2. BHigh potassium, high phosphate, high uric acid and low calcium
3. CHigh sodium, high glucose and low potassium
4. DNormal electrolytes with a high haemoglobin