drduck
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A 22-year-old female with a two-year history of AIDS treated with one
of these agents develops epigastric pain that radiates to the chest. Endoscopic examination reveals an esophageal ulceration.
select the drug that most likely caused the adverse effect:
a. Acyclovir
b. Amantadine
c. Dideoxycytidine
d. Foscarnet
e. Ganciclovir
f. Idoxuridine
g. Interferon α
h. Ribavirin
i. Vidarabine
j. Zidovudine
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| valodik
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c
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| new_n_lost
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| drduck
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good job.........i was blank....while i was on this Q....
answer is C..
Dideoxycytidine causes dosedependent peripheral neuropathies and adverse effects in the GI tract,
including nausea, diarrhea, and gastric and esophageal ulcerations and pancreatitis.
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| rishta
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hey...where did u get this info from???r u sure...tried searchin...cudnt find...
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| rishta
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hey...got the answer...its "c"..btw...if ritonavir was in the list...wudnt that b right too??
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| new_n_lost
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i got this answer by exclusion none of the mentioned do cause Ulcerations,
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| edie
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question seemed to describe pancreatitis, radiating epigastric pain, ddI can cause this. dunno abt the esoph ulceration, though. Thanks 
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| drduck
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edie has a point.....
i didnt know that it causes pancreatits
Q are frm pretest pharmacology
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| drduck
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best wasy to find was checking for radiating pain...to the back...
but but but here History is very much suggestive of oesophageal tear or massive ulceration......as its radiating to the chest..
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