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The treatment of choice in the lung carcinoma is the following?
1. Ethioposidine
2. Cisplatin
The strong, centrally acting antitussive agent which may easily produce drug dependency is
Pholcodine
The main side effect of Fluticasone therapy is the following
Cushing's syndrome
Hydrochlorothiazide produces
hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis
Which agent should be used to treat acute hypercalcemia
Furosemide
Demeclocycline
1. is a tetracycline antibiotic
2. neutralizes ADH influence on the kidney
3. can be hepatotoxic
The net effects of PTH activity are the following
1. increased serum calcium
2. depressed serum phosphorous
3. increased calcitriol production
Calcitonin is not used in
hypocalcemia
Which of the following statements about the estrogens is FALSE
they potentiate parathromon action on the bones
Which agent is not used for the treatment of hypercalcemia?
Triamteren (only secondary effect of co-administrated drug)
Alcohol intake evokes the following
inhibition of platelet aggregation
Ethylene glycol poisoning is not treated with
methanol
Medication with penicillamine should be terminated in patients who present with the symptoms of
autoimmune disorders
An immunosuppressive drug without capability of suppressing immune response once it's already fully developed is
cyclosporine
Drugs which may cause renal injury due to impaired blood flow in some patients are the following
NSAIDs
Multidrug resistance of neoplastic cells against many unrelated compounds may be inhibited by the use of
addition of verapamil to the mixture of drugs
Currently approved treatment of septic shock includes all of the following EXCEPT
NOS inhibitors
Adverse effects of antihistaminic decongestants include
urinary retention
20% low sodium albumin should not be used in patients suffering from
Addison's disease
Drugs causing respiratory depression due to blockade of neuromuscular junction are all of the following except
opioids
Which of the following symptoms is NOT likely to result from iron intoxication?
a. vomiting
b. necrotizing gastroenteritis
c. blurred vision
d. abdominal pain
c. blurred vision
Propranolol may be beneficial in thyrotoxicosis because
it reduces tachycardia
Which of the following drugs is used in the treatment of thyroid storm?
a. potassium iodide
b. propylthiouracil
c. propranolol
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Which of the insulin preparations can be given i.v.?
a. regular insulin
b. insulin lente
c. insulin ultralente
d. insulin NPH
a. regular insulin
Alternate dat administration is used in the case of
mitotane
Which of the following conditions are the contraindication for the use of glucotricosteroids
peptic ulcer
Which of the following should be treated with glucocorticosteroids?
a. allergic conjunctivitis
b. acute uveitis
c. inflammatory bowel disease
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Phenformin is no longer used in the USA because
it causes lactic acidosis
Oral antidiabetic drug with the longest duration of action is
chlorpropamide
A substance that enhances probability of ovulation by blocking the inhibitory effect of estrogens and this stimulating the release of gonadotropin from the pituitary
clomiphene (Clomid)
Metyrapone is useful in testing the endocrine functioning of the
pituitary-adrenal axis
Aplastic anemia is sometimes encountered after treatment with any of the following drugs EXCEPT
propranolol
Drug induced granulocytopoenia is not dose dependent if the mechanism involved is the following:
bone marrow hypoplasia
Hemolytic anemia may be typically precipitated in G6P dehydrogenase deficient patients by
primachine
Cholestasis could be the side effect of all of the below EXCEPT:
a. Acetaminophen
b. Morphine
c. Cycloserine
d. Anabolic steroids
c. Cycloserine
The osmotic laxative capable of inducing prompt (within few hours) bowel movement is
Magnesium citrate
The drug used for the treatment of secretory diarrhea due to its hormone release inhibiting properties is
Octreotide
Parenterally administered proemetic drug is
Apomorphine
All of the following drugs protect the GI tract from ulceration EXCEPT:
a. Cimetidine
b. NSAIDs
c. Omeprazole
d. Calcium carbonate
b. NSAIDs
Use of magnesium-containing antacids is most likely to cause
Diarrhea
Use of aluminum-containing antacids is most likely to cause
constipation
Misoprostol is a derivative of
PGE-1
Standard H2-blocker therapy for mild-duodenal ulcers last
4-8 weeks
Oxytocin
is used to treat postpartum hemorrhage
Drugs that bind to the receptor in the cell membrane and increase cAMP concentration include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. ACTH
b. isoproterenol
c. hydrocortisone
d. glucagon
c. hydrocortisone
Drugs that promote the release of insulin include all of the following EXCEPT
a. chlorpropamide
b. glyburide
c. glipizide
d. tolamide
d. tolamide
Drugs that operate via cytoplasmic receptors include the following EXCEPT:
a. levothyroxine
b. dexamethasone
c. estriol
d. mitotane
a. levothyroxine
Which of the following steroids has the LEAST mineralocorticoid potency?
a. fludrocortisone
b. hydrocortisone
c. cortisone
d. beclomethasone
d. beclomethasone
Bromocriptine is used to treat some cases of amenorrhea because
it inhibits prolactin release
Adverse reactions associated with prednisone include all of the following EXCEPT
a. psychoses
b. peptic ulcers
c. increased susceptibility to infection
d. depression
d. depression
Use of aluminum-containing antacids is most likely to cause
constipation
Misoprostol is a derivative of
PGE-1
Standard H2-blocker therapy for mild-duodenal ulcers last
4-8 weeks
Oxytocin
is used to treat postpartum hemorrhage
Drugs that bind to the receptor in the cell membrane and increase cAMP concentration include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. ACTH
b. isoproterenol
c. hydrocortisone
d. glucagon
c. hydrocortisone
Drugs that promote the release of insulin include all of the following EXCEPT
a. chlorpropamide
b. glyburide
c. glipizide
d. tolamide
d. tolamide
Drugs that operate via cytoplasmic receptors include the following EXCEPT:
a. levothyroxine
b. dexamethasone
c. estriol
d. mitotane
a. levothyroxine
Which of the following steroids has the LEAST mineralocorticoid potency?
a. fludrocortisone
b. hydrocortisone
c. cortisone
d. beclomethasone
d. beclomethasone
Bromocriptine is used to treat some cases of amenorrhea because
it inhibits prolactin release
Adverse reactions associated with prednisone include all of the following EXCEPT
a. psychoses
b. peptic ulcers
c. increased susceptibility to infection
d. depression
d. depression
Adverse reaction to chlorpropamide include the following EXCEPT
a. water retention
b. hypoglycemia
c. decreased tolerance to ethanol
d. hyperglycemia
d. hyperglycemia
Insulin is used
in emergency treatment of hyperkalemia
The major adverse effect of glipizide is
hypoglycemia
Mechanism of action of sulphonylureas (oral antidiabetic drugs) involve
blockade of ATP-dependent potassium channels in beta cells
The insulin preparation with the duration of action of about 36hrs is
insulin ultralente
Fludrocortisone is used in the treatment of
adrenocortical insufficiency
Topical use of corticosteroids may be instituted in the following diseases EXCEPT:
a. skin disease
b. eye disease
c. joint disease
d. gastrointestinal diseases
c. joint diseases
Which of the following statements about methimazol is correct
it inhibits the peroxidase-catalyzed oxidation of iodine