Paper II — 2018 July (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) — Q10

Paper II

2018 July (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) · 40 marks · 120 min

Question

Two uses of methotrexate

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Answer

• Rheumatoid arthritis (low-dose, weekly)
• Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (malignancy)

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