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Psychiatric medications and their side effects
A practice question in the style of the MCCQE MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A man on phenelzine eats aged cheese and develops a severe headache and BP of 230/130. What is happening?
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The answer is E: Tyramine crisis.
MAOIs block tyramine breakdown; treat BP and avoid tyramine foods.
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