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The central actions of ethyl alcohol are synergestic with all of the following except caffeine.
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-Diazepam
-meperidine -Barbiturates -Phenothiazines |
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All of teh following are contraindications to the use of oral ocntraceptives except hyperthyroidism
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-hypertension
-History of breat cancer -Undiagnosed genital bleeding -History of thrombo embolic disease. |
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The follwoing statements are true regarding ethyl alcohol except that it initially simulates the CNS
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-It has diuretic properties
- It dilates the blood vessels of the skin. -Its emetic effects are due to local gastric as well as central effects. -Blood vessels in excess of 500 mg% usually result in coma and death. |
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All of the following influence the rate of induction during anesthesia except heamoglobin content of the blood
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-Pulmonary ventilation
-Blood supply to the lungs -Concentration of the anesthetic in the inspired mixture. -solubility of the anesthetic in the blood. |
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Each of the following drugs is considered to be a direct acting catecholamine except epinephrine
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-amphetamine
-isoproterenol -norepinephrine |
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all of the following peertain to general anesthesia induced by thiopental except decreased secretions.
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-fast induction
-low therapeutic index -short duration of anesthesia -Predisposition of laryngospasm |
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all of the following factors are significant determinants of teh duration of conduction block with amide-type local anesthetics except blood plasma cholinesterase levels.
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-ph of tissues in the area of injection
-degree of vasodialation cauased by the local anesthetic -blood flwo throug th are of conduction block -Concentration of the injected anesthetic solution. |
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all of the following are true regarding the intravenous agent ketamine except that it produces hypnosis and true anesthesia.
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-Produces dissociative anesthesia
-may produce tonic and clonic convulsions. -is now used primarily in children. -may producedelirum,hallucinations and schizoid reactions. |
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Symptoms of digitalis toxicity include all of the follwoing except decreased P-R interval
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- extrasystoles
- nausea and vomiting. yellow-green vision. A-V conduction block. |
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Each of the following drugs is used in the management of epilepsy Except diphenhydramine.
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-phenytoin
-ethosuximide. -valproic acid. phenobarbital. |
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all of the follwoing statements are true regarding the general aspects of toxicology except most drugs excert a singl ecation.
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- toxicity is both tim eand dose dependent.
-toxicity can be due to over dosage of a drug. Toxicity can be anything ranging form nausea to death. -for some drugs even minimal concentrations can be harmful. |
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Central skeletal muscle relaxation produced by depressio of the polysynaptic reflex arcs is brought about by all of the following drugs except tubocurarine.
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-Diazepam
-Meprobamate. -Lorazepam. |
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Advantages of inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide include all of the following except rapid bio tranformation in the liver.
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- short recovery time.
- rapid onset of action. - ability to alter the depth of sedation from moment to moment. |
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all of the follwoing statemnts are true about anti neoplastic agents eacept most agents possess a very high theraupatic index.
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- genrally they are not curative ,although the success rate is imroving.
-generally they do not possess a selective efefct on neoplastic cells. - They are most effective in widely disseminated,non solid tumors. -they tend to supress function of the bone marrow. |