Question of the Day

Question: Which drug, often used in the treatment of pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, has been reported to induce hypoglycemia?

Question: What is the published incidence of gingival hyperplasia due to the drug phenytoin?

Question: What is the National Response Framework?

Question:  Which electrolyte abnormalities have been posited to be associated with the use of multiple dose activated charcoal?

Question: What are the chemical analogues that are often substituted on the street for the substance of abuse, GHB?

Question: The following are street names for which drug of abuse? Ah-pen-yen, Aunti, Aunti Emma, Big O, Black Pill, Chandoo, Chandu, Chinese Molasses, Chinese Tobacco, Dopium, Dover’s Powder, Dream Gun, Dream Stick, Dreams, Easing Powder, Fi-do-nie, Gee, God’s Medicine, Gondola, Goric, Great Tobacco, Guma, Hop/hops, Joy Plant, Midnight Oil, Mira, O, O.P., Ope, Pen Yan, Pin Gon, Pox, Skee, Toxy, Toys, When-shee, Ze, and Zero.

Question: What is the classic presentation of toxin-related tick paralysis?

Question: What is the classic presentation of toxin-related tick paralysis?

Question: What is the relationship between the use of cannabis and the risk for testicular cancer?

Question:  Gastrointestinal pathology, including bowel ischemia and GI perforation, has been described in association with cocaine and/or crack cocaine use. What is the anatomic site of most cocaine related GI perforations?

Question: Does the drug MDMA have any legitimate therapeutic usage?

Question: Does the drug MDMA have any legitimate therapeutic usage?