Question Of The Day

Several herbal medications are reported to interfere with digoxin immunoassays. What herbals have been reported to do this? What is negative interference?

The role of the FDA is much more expansive than just dealing with pharmaceutical products. Name the six centers at FDA.

In patient with a healthy pancreas and sulfonylurea overdose, administration of dextrose may result in an increase in hypoglycemic episodes. What treatment option should be utilized to promote stabilization of serum glucose levels?

Exposure to this fumigant, that may cause a garlic smell of the breath, is associated with a case fatality rate ranging between 30-80% within 24-48 hours.

This third generation cephalosporin may cause red stools when administered with products that contain iron.

What is the clinical course of acetaminophen-induced nephropathy after overdose?

Which antimicrobial agent has been associated with clinically significant withdrawal symptoms in patients maintained on buprenorphine?

What is the expected plasma concentration of baclofen during intrathecal infusion?

This toxicity is more commonly described in felines and rarely in humans after acetaminophen poisoning.

What can yield a false positive ethanol level done by an enzymatic assay?