A Patient Taking Carbamazepine Needs to Be Started on a Direct

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient taking carbamazepine needs to be started on a direct factor Xa inhibitor for antithrombotic therapy. Which of the direct factor Xa inhibitors should be avoided due to drug interactions?

• A)Betrixaban
• B)Apixaban
• C)Rivaroxaban
• D)Edoxaban

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Definitions:

Purging Behaviour

Actions taken to try to rid the body of consumed food and calories, typically observed in eating disorders, including self-induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives.

Anorexia

An eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted perception of body weight or shape.

Bulimia

An eating disorder marked by binge eating followed by methods to avoid weight gain, such as vomiting or excessive exercise.

Binge Eating Disorder

An eating disorder marked by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food in a short period of time, accompanied by feelings of loss of control and often shame or guilt afterward.