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MF: Chris P Bacon, an executive chef in Manhattan, New York is rushed to the emergency room after suffering a seizure while at work. Upon speaking with the patient, you discover he has been experiencing muscle cramps, tingling in his hands and feet, abnormal fatigue and pressure in his head which he had chalked up to working long hours managing the kitchen. You decide to order a blood test and lab values come back showing extremely elevated levels of calcium, low PTH and high phosphorus. An ultrasound also shows that the parathyroid gland has begun to atrophy. What is Chris diagnosed with?

Carbamazepine (Tegretol) can cause aplastic-anemia which can result in bleeding gingiva.

Phenytoin (Dilantin) is primarily used in the treatment of

Which of the following drugs is an antitussive?

Which seizure medication is known to cause gingival enlargement due to hyperplasia.

Tricyclic antidepressants block which of the following neurotransmitters from reuptake into the neuron?

The first sign of Parkinson’s in 75% of patient will be

The exchange of O2 and CO2 in the lung occurs at which area of the anatomical structure of the lung?

Case Study (Mosby’s Board Review Book)   Sam Jones comes into your dental office for a tooth extraction. He is 45 years old and has asthma. He uses an albuterol (Ventolin) inhaler four times per day to treat the asthma. Mr. Jones visited his cardiologist’s office prior to coming to the dental office. Dr. Heart decided the place Mr. Jones on captopril (Capoten) because his blood pressure has been high despite dietary and exercise measures. Dr. Dentist plans to use local anesthetic containing epinephrine.   Which of the following orally inhaled drugs is used to treat acute asthma attacks?

Case Study (Mosby’s Board Review Book)   Sam Jones comes into your dental office for a tooth extraction. He is 45 years old and has asthma. He uses an albuterol (Ventolin) inhaler four times per day to treat the asthma. Mr. Jones visited his cardiologist’s office prior to coming to the dental office. Dr. Heart decided the place Mr. Jones on captopril (Capoten) because his blood pressure has been high despite dietary and exercise measures. Dr. Dentist plans to use local anesthetic containing epinephrine.   Use of oral albuterol inhalers can cause: