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USMLE · Question #408

A 54-year-old man presents to the emergency department with intense pain in his right eye. Examination reveals a red ring surrounding his iris and elevated intraocular pressure in the same eye. After

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A 54-year-old man presents to the emergency department with intense pain in his right eye. Examination reveals a red ring surrounding his iris and elevated intraocular pressure in the same eye. After obtaining a careful history with the aid of the man's wife, the emergency room physician concludes that this episode was triggered by which of the following agents?

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  • AA mitriptyline
  • BPropranolol
  • CCimetidine
  • DDiazepam
  • EMalathion

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#acute angle-closure glaucoma#anticholinergic effects#intraocular pressure#pharmacology
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