47.3 Which statement best describes the mechanism of action of pyrantel pamoate?

A. Acts as a depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent leading to paralysis of the worm

B. Binds to B-tubulin and inhibits the assembly of the microtubules polymerization in the parasite

C. Inhibits the mitochondrial phosphorylation of adenosine diphosphate (ADP) in the parasite D. Inhibits glucose uptake leading to parasite death

🛑 الجواب A

47.4 Which is the best treatment option for treatment of cutaneous larva migrans?

A. Pyrantel pamoate

B. Diethylcarbamazine

C. Ivermectin

D. Niclosamide

🛑 الجواب Ivermectin

مادة جافة طبعاً

47.5 Which medication used to treat river blindness targets chloride channels and can cause a Mazzotti reaction?

A. Ivermectin B. Praziquantel

C. Pyrantel pamoate D. Albendazole

🛑 مكرر الجواب A

47.6 A 48-year-old immigrant from Mexico presents with seizures and other neurologic symptoms. Eggs of Taenia solium are found in a stool specimen. A magnetic resonance image of the brain shows many cysts, some of which are calcified. Which drug would be of benefit to this individual?

A. Ivermectin

B. Pyrantel pamoate

C. Albendazole

D. Diethylcarbamazine

🛑 مكرر الجواب C

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47.7 Which drug works by increasing the permeability of the cell membrane to calcium?
A. Albendazole

B. Ivermectin

C. Niclosamide

D. Praziquantel

🛑 الجواب Praziquantel لان يزود من permeability of the cell membrane to calcium

47.8 When used for treatment of taeniasis, a laxative is usually administered prior to oral administration of which

drug?
A. Mebendazole

B. Diethylcarbamazine

C. Niclosamide
D. Pyrantel pamoate

🛑 الجواب Niclosamide

47.9 A 37-year-old man presents with diarrhea and gastrointestinal bleeding. Eggs of Schistosoma mansoni are found upon examination of a stool specimen. The patient has a history of seizures and is currently on phenytoin. Metabolism of which medication will be increased due to his current drug regimen?

A. Ivermectin B. Praziquantel

C. Thiabendazole D. Niclosamide

🛑 الجواب Praziquantel

47.10 When used for longer treatment, such as hydatid disease, which medication is associated with risks of hepatotoxicity and agranulocytosis?

A. Albendazole

B. Diethylcarbamazine

C. Niclosamide D. Ivermectin

🛑الجواب Albendazole

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