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Which of the following drugs is useful in treating dermatologic manifestations of an allergic response?
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a. Diazepam
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b. Atropine
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c. Hexylresorcinol
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d. Chlorpheniramine
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e. Phenoxybenzamine
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Cimetidine is used therapeutically to
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a. Stimulate respiration
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b. Protect against anaphylaxis
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c. Decrease gastric acid secretion
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d. Hasten excretion of barbiturates
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e. Dilate smooth muscles of the bronchioles
Pregunta 3
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Gastric acid secretion has been shown to be most effectively reduced with the use of
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Drug-mediated inhibition of H2-histamine receptors is most useful in treating
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Which of the following antihistamines is most commonly used as preoperative medication?
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a. Meclizine
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b. Cyclizine
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c. Promethazine
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d. Dimenhydrinate
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e. Chlorpheniramine
Pregunta 6
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Use of diphenhydramine (Benadryl) in controlling the symptoms of parkinsonism is based upon which of the following effects?
Pregunta 7
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The mechanism of action of H1 antihistamines is
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a. MAO enzyme inhibition
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b. competitive antagonism
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c. physiologic antagonism
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d. noncompetitive antagonism
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e. inhibition of release of bound histamine
Pregunta 8
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Which of the following drugs is often used to treat trigeminal neuralgia?
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a. clonazepam
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b. carbamazepine
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c. acetazolamine
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d. succinylcholine
Pregunta 9
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The use of epinephrine for local hemostasis during surgery might result in
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The highest risk associated with use of oral contraceptives is
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Factors common to all forms of drug abuse include EXCEPT
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Alcoholic euphoria results from
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a. increased activity of the cerebellum
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b. increased activity of the cerebral areas
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c. increased activity of the spinal synapses
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d. decreased activity of the medullary centers
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e. removal of inhibitory activity of the cortex
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Sulfonyl ureas cause insulin secretion by
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If a patient requiring an extraction reports that he is on dicoumarol therapy, the laboratory test most valuable in evaluating the surgical risk is
Pregunta 15
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A drug has a half-life of 4 hours. If 2 gms are given every 4 hrs what will be the amount in gms in the body immediately after the third dose?
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a. 1.5
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b. 2.0
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c. 3.5
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d. 4.0
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e. 6.0
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Which of the following combinations represents acceptable agonistantagonist pairs in antidotal therapy?
Pregunta 17
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The various insulin preparations useful in the treatment of diabetes mellitus differ primarily in
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Displacement of a drug from protein binding sites is expected to increase the
Pregunta 19
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In an addisonian crisis (hypoaldosteronism) resulting from stress from a minor dental procedure, the patient should be treated immediately with
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a. 0.5 ml norepinephrine
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b. 5 mg. prednisolone acetate
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c. 1% triamcinolone acetonide
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d. 0.5 ml, 1:1000 epinephrine
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e. 2 ml (100 mg) hydrocortisone hemisuccinate
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Drug A inhibits the biotransformation of Drug B. The duration of action of drug B in the presence of drug A will usually be
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a. shortened
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b. prolonged
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c. unchanged
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d. equal
Pregunta 21
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In which of the following groups of drugs is there the most consistency in chemical structure?
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Cimetidine is administered to
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Which of the following anticancer drugs can be classified as an antimetabolite?
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a. cisplatin
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b. lomustine
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c. vincristine
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d. methotrexate
Pregunta 24
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Which of the following hormones acts to elevate blood concentration of ionic calcium?
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a. glucagon
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b. parathyroid
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c. aldosterone
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d. thyrotropin
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e. thyrocalcitonin
Pregunta 25
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Disorientation, confusion, and hallucinations resulting from an overdose of scopolamine are most efficaciously treated by administering
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a. atropine
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b. levodopa
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c. acetylcholine
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d. physostigmine
Pregunta 26
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Developed hyporeactivity to a drug is
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a. tolerance
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b. antagonism
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c. detoxification
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d. desensitization
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Absorption of a drug from the intramuscular site of administration may be slowed by
a. excercise
b. vasoconstriction
c. the presence of congestive heart failure
d. administering the drug as an insoluble complex
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1. a and b
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2. b only
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3. b, c, and d
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4. b and d
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5. all of the above
Pregunta 28
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Salicylism includes which of the following?
a. nausea
b. tinnitus
c. vomiting
d. gastrointestinal bleeding
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1. a, b, and c
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2. a, b, and d
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3. a and c only
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4. b, c, and d
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5. all of the above
Pregunta 29
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Which of the following are important criteria for the adequate clinical evaluation of a new drug?
a. comparison with a placebo
b. evaluation of side effects
c. utilization of control groups
d. comparison with a standard drug
e. double blind experimental design
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1. a, b, c, and d
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2. a, b, d, and e
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3. a, c, d, and e
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4. b, c, and e
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5. b, d and e only
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6. all of the above
Pregunta 30
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Each of the following agents has a long duration of action due to the presence of liver generated active metabolites EXCEPT
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a. diazepam
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b. oxazepam
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c. flurazepam
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d. chlordiazepoxide
Pregunta 31
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Each of the following statements relates to the general aspects of toxicology EXCEPT
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a. most drugs exert a single action
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b. toxicity is both time and dose dependent
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c. toxicity can be due to overdosage of a drug
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d. symptoms of toxicity can be anything ranging from nausea to death
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e. for some drugs, even a minimal concentration can be harmful
Pregunta 32
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The central actions of ethyl alcohol are not synergistic with which of the following?
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a. diazepam
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b. meperidine
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c. pentobarbital
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d. chlorpromazine
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e. methylphenidate
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A heroin dependent patient should not be given nalbuphine (Nubain) for pain because
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a. it has no analgesic properties
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b. it may produce respiratory depression
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c. as a mixed agonist-antagonist, it can elicit withdrawal symptoms
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d. the high abuse potential of nalbuphine may add to the patient's problems
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All of the following methods of drug biotransformation are classified as synthetic except: