Administrator Jeanna - Five

Question: Most scorpions whose stings cause serious medical problems are members of the Buthidae family. This family includes scorpions from the genera leiurus, androctonus and buthus, tityus, centruroides, mesobuthus, and parabuthus.  Each of these genera are indigenous to different geographic locations; North and Central America, Asia, North Africa, Near/Middle East and South America. Match the listed genera with the correct geographic location

Question: What is the typical clinical progression of the phenytoin and fosphenytoin related “purple-glove syndrome”?

Question: A blue color tinge to the vision has been reported in conjunction with which drug sometimes prescribed for the treatment of erectile dysfunction?

Question: What is the Federal act that governs the speed of the regulatory review process for new therapeutic agents?

Question: What is the LactMed database?

Question: What are the MRI findings consistent with severe methanol toxicity?

Question: Hereditary angioedema may be clinically confused with severe drug related reactions in some circumstances. What is hereditary angioedema and what is the cause for hereditary angioedema?

Question: What is so-called “NSAID colopathy”?

Question: What is the common name for the chemical 2-chlorovinyldichloroarsine?

Question: What characterizes the clinical findings associated with tick paralysis?