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MAO-I
bingousmle - 06-18-10 06:48
A 33-year-old woman presents to the ED with a painful sprained ankle. She has a past medical history of depression for which she is taking phenelzine, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. After you place an elastic wrap on her ankle, she asks you to prescribe her some pain medication. Which of the following medications is contraindicated in patients taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor?
a. Ibuprofen
b. Acetaminophen
c. Meperidine
d. Oxycodone
e. Hydrocodone
bingousmle - 06-18-10 06:48
A 33-year-old woman presents to the ED with a painful sprained ankle. She has a past medical history of depression for which she is taking phenelzine, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. After you place an elastic wrap on her ankle, she asks you to prescribe her some pain medication. Which of the following medications is contraindicated in patients taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor?
a. Ibuprofen
b. Acetaminophen
c. Meperidine
d. Oxycodone
e. Hydrocodone
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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Re: MAO-I babbu5508 - 06-18-10 14:18 My answer is: c.
Opioids like Meperidine/Pethidine, Tramadol, Methadone, Fentanyl, Dextropropoxyphene are contraindicated in patients taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor
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