Indicate D2 receptor agonist with antiparkinsonian activity:
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11%
Sinemet
29%
Levodopa
43%
Bromocriptine
17%
Selegiline
Which of the following antiparkinsonian drugs has also been used to treat hyperprolactinemia?
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4%
Benztropine
64%
Bromocriptine
16%
Amantadine
16%
Levodopa
Indicate a selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase B:
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24%
Levodopa
13%
Amantadine
14%
Tolcapone
48%
Selegiline
Treatment with selegilin postpones the need for levodopa for 3-9 months and may retard the progression of Parkinson′s
disease.
disease.
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63%
True
37%
False
The main reason for avoiding the combined administration of levodopa and an inhibitor of both forms of monoamine
oxidase is:
oxidase is:
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16%
Respiratory depression
22%
Hypertensive emergency
19%
Acute psychotic reactions
43%
Cardiovascular collapse and CNS depression
Indicate selective catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor, which prolongs the action of levodopa by diminishing its
peripheral metabolism:
peripheral metabolism:
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47%
Carbidopa
11%
Clozapine
27%
Tolcapone
15%
Rasagiline
Which of the following antiparkinsonian drugs is an antiviral agent used in the prophylaxis of influenza A2?
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9%
Selegiline
8%
Sinemet
14%
Pergolide
69%
Amantadine
The mechanism of amantadine action is:
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20%
Stimulating the glutamatergic neurotransmission
27%
Blocking the excitatory cholinergic system
29%
Inhibition of dopa decarboxilase
25%
Selective inhibition of catechol-O-methyltransferase
Which of the following antiparkinsonism drugs is an anticholinergic agent?
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16%
Amantadine
14%
Selegilin
45%
Trihexyphenidyl
24%
Bromocriptine
Mental confusion and hallucinations, peripheral atropine-like toxicity (e.g. Cycloplegia, tachycardia, urinary retention, and
constipation) are possible adverse effects of:
constipation) are possible adverse effects of:
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15%
Sinemet
56%
Benztropine
14%
Tolkapone
15%
Bromocriptine
Indicate the antiparkinsonism drug which should be avoided in patients with glaucoma:
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19%
Selegilin
33%
Levodopa
17%
Bromocriptine
31%
Trihexyphenidyl
Alcohol may cause:
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19%
CNS depression
4%
Vasodilatation
6%
Hypoglycemia
72%
All of the above
It is undesirable to take alcohol before going outdoors when it extremely cold, but it may be harmless to take some after
coming into a warm place from the cold.
coming into a warm place from the cold.
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62%
True
38%
False
The most common medical complication of alcohol
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33%
Liver failure including liver cirrhosis
4%
Tolerance and physical dependence
1%
Generalized symmetric peripheral nerve injury, ataxia and dementia
61%
All of the above
Effect of moderate consumption of alcohol on plasma lipoproteins is:
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24%
Raising serum levels of high-density lipoproteins
35%
Increasing serum concentration of low-density lipoproteins
25%
Decreasing the concentration of high-density lipoproteins
16%
Raising serum levels of very low-density lipoproteins
Which of the following metabolic alterations may be associated with chronic alcohol abuse?
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36%
Hyperglycemia
12%
Increased serum concentration of phosphate
34%
Severe loss of potassium and magnesium
18%
Decreased serum concentration of sodium
Alcohol potentiates:
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20%
SNS depressants
8%
Vasodilatators
8%
Hypoglycemic agents
64%
All of the above
Which of the following drugs is most commonly used for causing a noxious reaction to alcohol by blocking its
metabolism?
metabolism?
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27%
Naltrexone
39%
Disulfiram
21%
Diazepam
12%
Morphine