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The advantages of inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide include all of the following Except rapid biotransformation in the liver.
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-short recovery time
-rapid onset of action -Ability to later the depth of sedation from moment to moment. |
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All of the following statements are true about anti neoplastic agents except that the most agents possess a very high therapeutic index.
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-generally they are not curative,although the success rate is improving.
-generally they do not posess a selective effect on neoplastic cells. -They are most effective in widely disseminated,non solid tumors. -They tend to supress function of the bone marrow. |
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All of the following are pharmacologic and toxocologic properties of an aspirin except supression of the immune response
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- Tinnitus.
- Analgesia. - Salicylism. - Anti pyresis. |
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All of the following statements with regard to the prostaglandin are correct except it is derived from essential amino acids.
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The following are correct which include-
-It is a fatty acid. -It is thought to be involved in the inflammatory process. -It is thought to be involved in the reproductive process. -Its synthesis may be inhibited by non steroidal,ant inflammatory agents. |
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All of the following are examples of iatrogenic diseases except Increased pottasium excretion from hyper aldosteronism.
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- development of peptic ulcer with chronic use of aspirin.
- developement of gout with the use of thiazide diuretics. -blood dyscrasias with use of chloramphenicol. -psuedo membranous colitis from use of clindamycin. |
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Vaso constricting drugs are included in local anesthetic solutions for all the following reasons except to prevent penetration of the local anesthetic at the nerve membrane.
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- Reduce the toxicity of local anesthetics
-prolong the duaration of action of local anesthetics. -reduce the rate of vascular absorption of local anesthetics. -Increase the concentration of the local anesthetic at the nerve membrane. |
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All of the following statements are true regarding intra venous Diazepam except that it has a low therapeutic index.
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-Produces some degree of amnesia.
-can be employed to terminate most convulsive states. -Is locally irritating to tissue and may produce thrombo plebitis. -does not cause significant cardio vascular and respiratory depressions with normal use. |
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Hydero-cortisone may be expected to be effective in each of the following conditions except penicillin anaphylaxis.
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- Allergic urticaria
-Temporo madibular arthritis. -Ulcerative oral lesions. -Acute adreno cortical insufficiency. |
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All of the following symptoms are associated withneostigmine poisioning except- convulsions.
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-Diarrhea
-salivation. -Bronchiolar constriction -Skeletal muscle paralysis. |
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Heparin has all of the following effects except-reduction of circulating fibrinogen.
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-activation of plasma antithrombin.
-blocking of thrombosplastin generation. -neutralization of tissue thrombosplastin. -clearing of alimentary hpyerlipemia. |
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Xerostomia is a common side effect of all of the following
drugs except reserpine. |
-clonidine.
-imipramine. -scopolamine. -promethazine. |
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which of the following is a bactericidal antibiotic used specifically in the treatment of infections caused by pseudomonas species and indole-positive proteus species?
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Carbenicillin
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Which of the following charecterizes the mechanism of action of levodopa?
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It replenishes the otherwise deficient dopamine in patients with parkinsonism.
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three ml of a local anesthetic consisting of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine contains how many milligrams of each?
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60 mg lidocaine,0.03 mg epinephrine.
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Inhaled amonia acts against syncope by
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stimulating the sensory nerve endings of the nasal mucosa.
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Administartaion of a single 1gm dose of aspirin instead of the usual 650 mg will increase.
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anti inflammatory response to the drug.
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Verapamil is most efficacious in the treatment of
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atrial tachycardia.
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The current drug of choice for treatment of the manic phase of manic depressive psychosis is .
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lithium
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The most useful drug to induce salivation is one which has properties that are
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cholinergic.
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Compared with the parent compound bio transformation usually results in drugs that are
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More ionized.
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Chlotetracycline acts by interfering with .
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protien synthesis on bacterial but not on mammalian ribosomes
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alpha 0r beta adrenergic blocking agets act by
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competteive inhibition of post junctional adrenergic receptors.
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Which of the following anesthetic drugs produces powerful stimulation of the cerebral cortex?
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Cocaine
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Which of the following is afrequent side-effect of anti histamine therapy.
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Drowsiness
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Which of the following anti-hypertensive agents is most likely to cause an exaggerated response to an injected catecholamine.
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Guanethidine.
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Tetracycline reduces the effectiveness of concomitantly administered penicillin by
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none of the above which include
- reducing the absorption of penicillin. -increasing metabolism of penicillin. -increasing renal excretion of penicillin. increasing the binding of penicillin to serum proteins. |
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The rapidity of onset of anethesia with an inhalation anetshetic agent is primarily related to its
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Degree of blood solubility.
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hepatic "first pass" metabolism of drugs is most significant after which route of administration -
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Oral route
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The most serious consequence of systemic local anesthetic toxicity is
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Post connvulsive central nervous system depression.
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Local anesthetic drugs suitable for use as topical anesthetic agents in dentistry include
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Benzocaine and lidocaine
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The anti psychotic effects of phenothiazines result from
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blockade of dopaminergic sites in the brain.
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The primary action of theraupatic doses of digitalis on cardiac muscle is an increase in
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force of contraction.
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The maximum allowable adult dose of mepivacaine is 300 mg.how many milliliteres of 2% mepivacine should be injected to attain the maximal doasge in an adult patient
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15
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Oral contraceptives exert their primary effect by
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Inhibiting ovulation
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Which of the following drugs produces dissociative anesthesia with little respiratory or cardio vascular depression?
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Ketamine
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Benzodiazepines produce thier antianxiety effects by modulating which of the following neurohumors?
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GABA
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The agent of choice to reverse status epilepticus induced by local anesthetic over dose is
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Diazepam
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Which of thefollowing is an irreversible side effect resulting from long term administration of pheno thiazines?
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Tardive dyskinesia
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A pharmacologic effect agonist is a chemical substance that
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Binds to a specific receptor and initiates a response.
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Digitalis is useful in th treatment of which of th efollowing conditions?
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all of the below
- Atrial fibrillation - Congestive heart failure. - Proxysmal atrial tachycardia |
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Treatment with sulfonamides is less likely to be accompanied by crystalluria if
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-a mixture of sulfonamides is used
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