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A 55-year-old male with kidney stones needs a medication to decrease urinary calcium excretion. Which diuretic is best for this indication?
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8%
a. furosemide
77%
b. Hydrochlorothiazide
7%
c. Spironolactone
3%
d. Triamterene
5%
e. Mannitol
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A patient with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction researched his medications on the Internet and found he was taking two “diuretics,” bumetanide and spironolactone. He asks if this is a mistake with his therapy. What is the best response
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10%
A. Spironolactone is used to prevent hyponatremia.
39%
B. Spironolactone is used to reduce heart structure changes and decrease the risk of death
20%
C. Bumetanide is used to decrease the potassium lost from spironolactone therapy.
31%
D. This is a duplication error and one diuretic should be stopped.
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Which diuretic has been shown to improve blood pressure in resistant hypertension or those already treated with three blood pressure medications including a thiazide or thiazide-like medication?
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23%
a. Chlorthalidone
6%
b. Indapamide
19%
c. Furosemide
9%
d. Mannitol
44%
e. Spironolactone
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A patient presents to the emergency department with an extreme headache. After a thorough workup, the attending physician concludes that the pain is due to increased intracranial pressure. Which diuretic would work best to reduce this pressure?
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11%
a. Acetazolamide
6%
b. Indapamide
11%
c. Furosemide
6%
d. Hydrochlorothiazide
65%
e. Mannitol
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A 55-year-old male with kidney stones needs a medication to decrease urinary calcium excretion. Which diuretic is best for this indication?
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#Pharma
Anonymous Quiz
13%
a. Furosemide
73%
b. Hydrochlorothiazide
9%
c. Spironolactone
4%
d. Triamterene
1%
e. Mannitol
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20. Mannitol:
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8%
a. Is a loop diuretic
42%
b. Is used in treatment of glaucoma
26%
c. Is used to treat edema caused by sodium retention
25%
d. Is contraindicated in treatment of raised intra-cranial pressure
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Which one of the following is considered a mucolytic drug?
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23%
a. Guaifenesin
55%
b. Bromhexine
11%
c. Doxapram
11%
d. Aminophylline
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2. Choose the answer that correctly links the type of anti-asthmatic drug and its possible mechanism of action:
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11%
a. Beclomethasone is a bronchodilator
50%
b. Cromoglycate inhibits release of mediators from mast cells
17%
c. Salmeterol is a beta blocker Theophylline is an inhibitor of adenylate cyclase
22%
d. Montelukast is a leukotriene synthesis inhibitor
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Cough suppressants include all the following drugs EXCEPT:
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10%
a. Codeine
10%
b. Dextromethorphan
47%
c. Doxapram
33%
d. Chlorpheniramine
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4. Which one of the following statements is correct for theophylline?
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15%
a. Stimulates adenosine receptor
8%
b. Follows first order kinetics with fixed half-life
60%
c. Can cause cardiac arrhythmias as a side effect
9%
d. Has a potent diuretic effect
9%
e. Can raise serum potassium level
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One of stated mechanisms is true for anti-asthmatic drugs
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7%
a. Zileuton is a bronchodilator
9%
b. Montelukast inhibits mast cell degranulation
54%
c. Theophylline acts by inhibiting phosphodiesterase type 4 (PD4) enzymed.
5%
Omazilumab is a lipoxygenase enzyme inhibitor
25%
e. Tiotropium is a long acting selective anti-muscarinic agent
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7. The following are adverse effects of theophylline EXCEPT:
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4%
a. Nausea and vomiting
65%
b. Hyperkalemia
10%
c. Gastric irritation
11%
d. Cardiac arrhythmias
10%
e. Convulsion
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8. In an acute attack of bronchial asthma, the following drugs are useful EXCEPT:
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9%
a. Inhaled ipratropium bromide
10%
b. Intravenous hydrocortisone
58%
c. Sodium cromoglicate by an inhaler
8%
d. Intravenous aminophylline
15%
e. Salbutamol by a nebulizer
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9. Theophylline use is limited due to which of the following?
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5%
a. the need to constantly monitor serum level
20%
b. narrow therapeutic index
4%
c. metabolism by saturation kinetics
3%
d. numerous pharmacokinetics variations
67%
e .all the above
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Which of the following is not correct concerning the use of inhaled corticosteroids in bronchial asthma ?
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23%
a. are preferred for long-term prophylaxis of chronic asthma
18%
b. less effective in acute attack
32%
c. do not metabolized when swallowed
12%
d. have high potency
14%
e. can cause hoarseness of the voice
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.Choose the answer that correctly link the following antiasthma drugs to the stated mechanism of action on respiratory tract:
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5%
a .oxitropium: blockade of H1 receptors
6%
b. theophylline : blockade of M3 receptors
12%
c. sodium cromoglycate : inhibition of phosphodiesterase enzyme
70%
d. montelukast: blockade of leukotriene receptors
7%
e. prednisolon: blockade of β2 adrenoceptors
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