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Quinidine is principally used to treat
Question 2
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Quinidine is used to treat
Question 3
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Verapamil is most efficacious in the treatment of
Question 4
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Which of the following drugs is most useful in treating or preventing angina pectoris?
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a. Digitalis
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b. Quinidine
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c. Propranolol
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d. Procainamide
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e. Pentobarbital
Question 5
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Each of the following drugs can be used in the prevention and treatment of angina pectoris EXCEPT
Question 6
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All of the following drugs are useful in the treatment of hypertension EXCEPT
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a. Ephedrine
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b. Reserpine
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c. Methyldopa
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d. Thiazide diuretics
Question 7
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Digitalis is useful in the treatment of which of the following conditions?
Question 8
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All of the following drugs are useful in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias EXCEPT
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a. Digitalis
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b. Lidocaine
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c. Phenytoin
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d. Procainamide
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e. Aminophylline
Question 9
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The drug of choice for initial therapy for mild hypertension is
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a. Reserpine
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b. Guanethidine
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c. Phenobarbital
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d. Chlorothiazide
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e. Alpha-methyldopa
Question 10
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Which of the following antihypertensives are usually reserved for treatment of severe hypertension?
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a. Sedatives and reserpine
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b. Thiazide diuretics and reserpine
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c. Sedatives and thiazide diuretics
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d. Guanethidine and ganglionic blocking agents
Question 11
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Which of the following beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agents is thought to be cardioselective?
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a. Nadolol
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b. Timolol
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c. Metoprolol
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d. Propranolol
Question 12
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Antiarrhythmic drugs, such as quinidine, suppress certain cardiac arrhythmias by
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a. Stimulating the beta-adrenergic receptor
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b. Suppressing cardiac ATP-ase activity
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c. Increasing ectopic pacemaker activity
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d. Increasing the refractory period of cardiac muscle
Question 13
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Most drugs useful in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias act primarily by
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a. Blocking Purkinje fibers
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b. Blocking the alpha-adrenergic receptor
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c. Suppressing SA node impulse formation
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d. Causing a positive inotropic effect
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e. Increasing the refractory period of cardiac muscle
Question 14
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The most important pharmacologic action of drugs that suppress cardiac arrhythmias is
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a. Blockade of the vagus nerve
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b. Stimulation of cardiac ATP-ase activity
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c. Blockade of the Beta-adrenergic receptor
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d. Stimulation of the beta-adrenergic receptor
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e. Increased refractory period of cardiac muscle
Question 15
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Lidocaine produces its antiarrhythmic effects by
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a. Increasing AV conduction
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b. Decreasing cardiac excitability
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c. Increasing cardiac conduction velocity
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d. Increasing spontaneous pacemaker activity
Question 16
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When digitalis is used in atrial fibrillation, the therapeutic objective is to
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a. Abolish cardiac decompensation
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b. Inhibit vagal impulses to the heart
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c. Decrease the rate of A-V conduction
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d. Increase the rate of cardiac repolarization
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e. Produce a decrease in the rate of atrial contraction
Question 17
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Nitroglycerin dilates the coronary arteries in angina pectoris by
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a. Decreasing the heart rate reflexly
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b. Increasing the metabolic work of the myocardium
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c. Direct action on smooth muscle in the vessel walls
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d. Increasing the effective refractory period in the atrium
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e. Blocking beta-adrenergic receptors
Question 18
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Propranolol is of value in treating angina pectoris because it
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a. Has a direct action on vascular smooth muscle
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b. Blocks autoregulatory mechanisms in the heart
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c. Inhibits oxygen metabolism in cardiac cells
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d. Provides relief within seconds of an acute anginal attack
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e. Prevents chronotropic responses to endogenous epinephrine emotions and exercise
Question 19
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Administration of angiotensin results in
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a. Anti-inflammatory effects
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b. Antihistaminic effects
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c. Increased blood pressure
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d. Increased heart rate
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e. A sedative effect
Question 20
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The primary antihypertensive effect of captopril (Capoten) is due to accumulation of
Question 21
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Administration of angiotensin results in
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a. A sedative effect
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b. Increased heart rate
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c. Increased blood pressure
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d. Antihistaminic effects
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e. Anti-inflammatory effects
Question 22
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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the thiazide diuretics?
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a. Increase renal excretion of sodium and chloride
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b. Increase renal excretion of potassium
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c. Increase the toxicity of digitalis
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d. Exacerbate existing diabetes
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e. Cause hypokalemia
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f. Cause hypoglycemia
Question 23
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The most useful diuretic drugs act by
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a. Increasing the glomerular filtration rate
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b. Decreasing the renal reabsorption of sodium
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c. Decreasing the renal excretion of chloride
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d. Increasing the renal reabsorption of potassium
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e. Increasing the secretion of antidiuretic hormone
Question 24
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Which of the following drugs act by inhibiting renal reabsorption of sodium?
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a. Urea
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b. Chlorothiazide
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c. Theophylline
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d. digitalis glycosides
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e. Procainamide
Question 25
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Digoxin exerts its positive inotropic effect by
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a. Activation of adenylcyclase
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b. Inhibition of phosphodiesterase
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c. An agonist effect of beta-receptors
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d. Inhibition of Na+, K+ ATPASE leading to increased calcium influx
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e. Decreasing the amount of calcium available for excitationcontraction coupling
Question 26
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Digitoxin is effective in the treatment of cardiac failure because it
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a. Is primarily a diuretic
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b. Reduces the ventricular rate
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c. Decreases abnormal cardiac rhythms
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d. Produces peripheral vasoconstriction
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e. Has a positive cardiac inotropic action
Question 27
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The primary action of therapeutic doses of digitalis on cardiac muscle is an increase in
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a. Force of contraction
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b. Ventricular excitability
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c. Refractory period of the atrial muscle
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d. Refractory period of the ventricular muscle
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e. Rate of conduction of impulse to the muscle
Question 28
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The beneficial effects of digitalis in congestive heart failure result in part from the fact that digitalis causes
a. A decrease in end-diastolic volume
b. A decrease in end-diastolic pressure
c. An increase in stroke volume and cardiac output
d. A decrease in central venous pressure
e. A decrease in rate of the hear where tachycardia exists
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a) (a), (b) and (c)
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b) (a) and (c) only
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c) (c) and (d)
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d) (e) only
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e) All of the above
Question 29
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The cardiac glycosides will increase the concentration of which ion in an active heart muscle?
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a. Sodium
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b. Bromide
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c. Calcium
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d. Chloride
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e. Potassium
Question 30
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Which of the following ions augments the inotropic effect of digitalis?
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a. Sodium
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b. Lithium
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c. Calcium
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d. Chloride
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e. Magnesium
Question 31
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In the treatment of congestive heart failure, digitalis glycosides generally decrease all of the following EXCEPT
Question 32
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The mechanism of action of prazosin, an antihypertensive agent is to
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a. Block beta-adrenergic receptors
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b. Inhibit formation of angiotensin II
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c. Inhibit nerve-induced release of norepinephrine
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d. Stimulate central inhibitory alpha-adrenergic receptors
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e. Inhibit the postsynaptic of norepinephrine on vascular smooth muscle
Question 33
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Which of the following owes a significant amount of its antihypertensive effect to a central action?
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a. Methyldopa
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b. Metoprolol
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c. Hydralazine
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d. Propranolol
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e. Guanethidine
Question 34
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Which of the following drugs is thought to reduce arterial blood pressure by activating alpha receptors in the vasomotor center of the medulla?
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a. Prazosin
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b. Clonidine
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c. Propranolol
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d. Guanethidine
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e. Chlorothiazide
Question 35
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Propranolol (Inderal) can be useful in the treatment of hypertension because it blocks
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a) (a) and (b)
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b) (a) and (d)
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c) (b), (c) and (d)
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d) (c), (d) and (e)
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e) (c) and (e) only
Question 36
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One of the proposed mechanisms of the antihypertensive effect of beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agents is
Question 37
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Selective beta-1 adrenergic agonists will produce which of the following effects?
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a. Glycogenolysis
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b. Increased cardiac output
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c. Decreased diastolic pressure
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d. Decreased peripheral resistance
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e. Relaxation of bronchial smooth muscle
Question 38
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Ototoxicity with deafness may encountered occasionally in patients taking which of the following diuretic agents?
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a. Osmotic
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b. Thiazide
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c. Mercurial
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d. High-ceiling
Question 39
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Ototoxicity with deafness may encountered occasionally in patients taking which of the following diuretic agents?
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a. Osmotic
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b. Thiazide
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c. Mercurial
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d. High-ceiling
Question 40
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Symptoms of digitalis toxicity include all of the following EXCEPT
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a. Extrasystoles
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b. Nausea and vomiting
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c. Yellow-green vision
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d. A-V conduction block
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d. Chlorothiazide
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e. Acetylsalicylic acid