Vivas Week 13

1.

What bones can you identify in this model? 

 

What structures make up the ankle joint?

 

What movements occur through this joint?

 

In what position is the ankle joint most unstable and why?

 

Demonstrate the joints through which inversion/eversion occur

2. Describe the pharmacokinetics of phenytoin

 

What is the rationale for using a loading dose of phenytoin?

3. Describe the pharmacodynamics of amitriptyline

 

What are the toxic effects of amitriptyline and how are they mediated?