Of the following, which medication needs regular thyroid function tests and liver function tests for monitoring its toxic effects on the body?
You are reviewing the medications of a patient, who presented with a skin disorder. Which of the following medications can cause photosensitivity and slate-gray pigmentary changes in skin?
Of the following antiarrhythmic agents, which is useful to treat both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias?
A 55-year-old man presents with fatigue, abdominal distension, and jaundice. Laboratory tests reveal elevated liver enzymes, low albumin, and prolonged prothrombin time. A liver biopsy confirms significant fibrosis and cirrhosis. Of the following, which can cause liver fibrosis and cirrhosis?
During your morning rounds, one elderly woman suddenly became unresponsive. Her cardiac monitor showed ventricular fibrillation. You cannot feel her pulses. As you prepared to do CPR on this patient, you wanted to pull out your ACLS guide from your coat pocket but you could not find it. What is the initial dose of amiodarone for this patient?
Which of the following diagnostic tests is useful to differentiate between Type I Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis and Type II Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis?
A 74-year-old man with recently diagnosed ventricular arrhythmias comes to your office for the initiation of amiodarone therapy. He has been diligently taking his current medications, which include warfarin and allopurinol. He denies any palpitations or chest pain at this time. He is happy with his current wellbeing and current medications. As you start this patient on amiodarone, which of the following statements is true?
A 74-year-old man with recently diagnosed ventricular arrhythmias comes to your office for the initiation of amiodarone therapy. He has been diligently taking his current medications, which include warfarin and allopurinol. He denies any palpitations or chest pain at this time. He is happy with his current wellbeing and current medications. As part of patient education, you should caution this patient about which of the following side-effects of amiodarone?