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MACE Medication Aide

Category - MACE

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Acetoazolamide is a(n) __________used to treat __________ and is contraindicated in __________.

Dopamine agonist, Parkinson’s disease, hepatitis
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, open-angle glaucoma and drug-induced edema, closed-angle glaucoma
COX-2 inhibitor, osteoarthritis, chronic anemia
Platelet aggregation inhibitor, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure

Explanation

Answer: B - Acetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, increasing the excretion of sodium, potassium, bicarbonate and water. It can be used as a diuretic, an anti-glaucoma agent, an anti-convulsant, a urinary alkalzer and an agent to treat high-altitude sickness.

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