Question of the Day

Question: Stevens-Johnson’s syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are potentially fatal mucocutaneous diseases that in some cases may be due to a variety of drugs. Which drugs are most commonly implicated as etiologic agents in pediatric patients suffering from these diseases?

Question: Tick paralysis is a rare condition that can lead to significant morbidity and death is undiagnosed. Most cases of tick paralysis have been reported from Australia or North America including in the United States—the Pacific Northwest, the Rocky Mountain states, and the Southeast— and southwestern Canada. In North American which species of tick has been implicated as the most common vector causing tick paralysis?

Question: Which drug is the first radioprotectant approved by the U.S. FDA?

Question:  Which drug, recommended based on its anti-inflammatory effects in treating the serositis associated with familial Mediterranean fever, has been recommended for the treatment of recurrent pericarditis?

Question: Controlling exposures to occupational hazards is the fundamental method of protecting workers. Traditionally, a “hierarchy of controls” has been used as a means of determining how to implement feasible and effective control solutions. What is the so-called “hierarchy of controls”?

Question: What is the HSDB database?

Question: Which drugs have been associated with the development of drug-induced gingival hyperplasia?

Question: What is the OSHA “Lock Out/Tag Out” (LOTO) standard?

Question:  In patients taking injectable insulin, what is the suspected avcse for insulin-mediated lipohypertrophy?

Question: What is the LactMed database?