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What is the drug of choice for GERD?
What is the drug of choice for GERD?
Which drug is commonly used for morning sickness?
Which drug is commonly used for morning sickness?
What is the preferred drug for NSAID-induced ulcers?
What is the preferred drug for NSAID-induced ulcers?
Which drug is most suitable for vomiting induced by cancer chemotherapy?
Which drug is most suitable for vomiting induced by cancer chemotherapy?
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What is the drug of choice for constipation in chronic renal failure?
What is the drug of choice for constipation in chronic renal failure?
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Which medication is recommended for diabetic gastroparesis?
Which medication is recommended for diabetic gastroparesis?
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What drug is indicated for pain relief in ulcers?
What drug is indicated for pain relief in ulcers?
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Which medication should be used for COPD?
Which medication should be used for COPD?
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What is the appropriate treatment for exercise-induced asthma?
What is the appropriate treatment for exercise-induced asthma?
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Which medication is suitable for persistent hiccups?
Which medication is suitable for persistent hiccups?
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Study Notes
Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) are the drug of choice for GERD, duodenal ulcer, dyspepsia, erosive esophagitis, and NSAID-induced ulcer.
- Cimetidine is the drug of choice for stress ulcer.
- Omeprazole is the drug of choice for peptic ulcer.
Antiemetic Drugs
- Prochlorperazine is the drug of choice for morning sickness.
- Ondansetron is the drug of choice for post-operative vomiting, vomiting induced by cancer chemotherapy, and radiation-induced vomiting.
- Domperidone is the drug of choice for vomiting in patients with Parkinson disease.
Constipation and Bowel Preparation
- Castor oil is the drug of choice for children with constipation.
- Sodium phosphate enema is the drug of choice for cleaning the bowel before delivery.
- Polyethylene glycol is the drug of choice for cleaning the bowel for endoscopy.
- Aluminium hydroxide is the drug of choice for constipation in chronic renal failure.
- Dietary fibres are the treatment of choice for functional constipation.
Motility and IBS
- Tegaserod is the drug of choice for irritable bowel syndrome.
- Mosapride is the drug of choice for increasing motility and diabetic gastroparesis.
- Drotaverine is the drug of choice for spasmodic abdominal pain.
Diarrhea and Carcinoid Syndrome
- Clonidine is the drug of choice for diabetic diarrhea.
- Loperamide is the drug of choice for non-infectious diarrhea.
- Cholestyramine is the drug of choice for secretory diarrhea.
- Cyprohepatadine is the drug of choice for carcinoid syndrome.
Other Gastrointestinal Conditions
- Antacids are the drug of choice for pain relief in ulcer.
- Apomorphine is the drug of choice for inducing vomiting.
- Metoclopramide is the drug of choice for shortening gastric emptying time before surgery, Mendelson's syndrome, and vomiting in children.
Respiratory Disorders
- Anticholinergics (e.g. Tiotropium) are the first line drugs for COPD.
- Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol, and Streptomycin are the first line drugs for tuberculosis.
- Methacholine is the drug of choice for testing bronchial hyperactivity.
- Furosemide is the drug of choice for pulmonary edema with Congestive heart failure (CHF).
- Norepinephrine is the drug of choice for vasodilatory shock.
Asthma and Other Respiratory Conditions
- Carbon Dioxide is the drug of choice for persistent hiccups.
- Theophylline is the drug of choice for apnea in premature infants.
- Mast cell stabilizers (e.g. Sodium Cromoglycate) are the drug of choice for exercise induced asthma.
- Leukotriene antagonist (e.g. Montelukast) is the drug of choice for aspirin-induced asthma.
- Inhaled beta 2 agonist (e.g. salmeterol) is the drug of choice for starting treatment of asthma.
- Ipratropium Bromide is the drug of choice for bronchospasm with COPD.
- Nicotine is the drug of choice for smoking cessation.
- Acetylcysteine is the drug of choice for liquefying plaques of sputum in patients with cystic fibrosis.
- Corticosteroids are the drug of choice for temporal arteritis.
- Sodium chromoglycate is the drug of choice for prophylaxis of exercise induced asthma.
- Furosemide is the drug of choice for pulmonary edema.
- Codeine is the drug of choice for dry itchy cough.
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Test your knowledge on pharmacological treatments for various gastrointestinal conditions such as GERD, duodenal ulcer, stress ulcer, dyspepsia, erosive esophagitis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, and morning sickness.
