A 57-year-old man with end-stage renal disease on haemodialysis complains of severe pruritus. Which treatment can help alleviate the pruritus associat...

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A 57-year-old man with end-stage renal disease on haemodialysis complains of severe pruritus. Which treatment can help alleviate the pruritus associated with CKD?

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Gabapentin

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High-dose opioid analgesics

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Cholestyramine

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Beta-blockers

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Loop diuretics

MCQ (SBA): Renal medicine & Urology

A 57-year-old man with end-stage renal disease on haemodialysis complains of severe pruritus. Which treatment can help alleviate the pruritus associated with CKD?