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Question 501 Question 710 part 1


501.Triphasic contraceptive is:
a) nonoxynol
b) tricvilar
c) regulon
d) divina
e) marvelone

Which of the following is most useful in the treatment of hyperprolactemia?


a) Bromocriptine
b) Cimetidine
c) Ergotamine
d) Ondansetron
e) Sumatriptan

A hormone that acts to stimulate absorption of calcium and phosphate from the intestine:
a) Calcium
b) Calcitonin
c) Sodium etidronate
d) Vitamin D
e) Fluoride

Name the drug that has the strongest action in water retention in the body:
a) aldosteron
b) progesterone
c) estradyol
d) cortocosteron
e) testosteron

Glucocorticoids are contraindicated in:


a) Bronchial asthma
b) Status astmaticus
c) Allergic rhinitis
d) Collagenoses
e) Diabetus mellitus

Prednisone is contraindicated in:


a) crisis of the bronchial asthma
b) status asthmaticus
c) allergic rhinitis
d) collagenosis
e) duodenal ulcer

Name the indication for estrogens in oncological practice:


a) Leukemia
b) Cancer of prostate
c) Endometrial cancer
d) Brain tumors
e) Cancer of thyroid gland

Hormone androgen preparations have following indications but one:


a) Insufficient renal anemia treatment
b) inoperable breast cancer in woman during postmenopause
c) hypogonadism
d) lactic suppression
e) breast cancer in men
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The rate of secretion of thyrotropin is controlled by:
a) The amount of iodine in the thyroid gland
b) The amount of thyroid hormones in the thyroid gland
c) The concentration of thyroid hormones in blood
d) The concentration of catecholamines in blood
e) The concentration of cortisol in blood

Which of the following drugs may be used in diabetes insipidus?


a) Ergometrine
b) Oxytocin
c) Vasopressin
d) Methylergometrine
e) Quinine

What drug might be useful for triggering and obtaining labor term?
a) Ergometrine
b) Oxytocine
c) Dinoprost
d) Methylergometrine
e) Quinine
Indicate the mechanism of contraception being based on preparations, which contains estrogen and gestagen:
a) Spermatocidal action
b) Annihilation of spermatozoic activities.
c) Development inhibition of the follicle and implantation disturbances of the fertilized ovary.
d) Cervical liquefaction
e) Contribution to the proliferation of uterine mucosa

Hormones are:
a) Products of endocrine gland secretion
b) Mediators of inflammatory process
c) By-products of tissue metabolism
d) Products of exocrine gland secretion
e) Products of arachydonic acid cascade

Give the definition of hormone analogues:


a) Naturally occurring substances but slightly different from hormones
b) Naturally occurring substances but less efficacious than hormones
c) Naturally occurring substances having the same structure but different pharmacological properties than hormones
d) Synthetic compounds, which resemble the naturally occurring hormones
e) Naturally occurring substances

Name hormones produced by the hypothalamic gland:


a) Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)
b) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c) Aldosterone
d) Estradiol
e) Prednesolone

Name the hormonal preparation of hypothalamus:


a) Thyreotoxin
b) Somatostatine
c) Hydrocortisone
d) Glucagon
e) Insulin

Which of the following hormone is not synthesized in the hypothalamus?


a) Vasopressin
b) Thyrotropin-realizing hormone
c) Oxytocin
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d) Luteinizing hormone
e) Corticotropin- releasing hormone

Name hormones produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland:


a) Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
b) Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)
c) Growth hormone (somatotropin, GH)
d) Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)
e) Aldosterone

How does oxytocin change the sensitivity of the myometrium during the period of pregnancy?
a) decreasing
b) nonessential decreasing
c) no changes
d) nonessential increasing
e) increasing

Choose the indication for anabolic steroids:


a) Obesity
b) Formation of bony callus
c) Myxedema
d) Arterial hypertension
e) Hyperglycemia

Vasopressin possesses the following:


a) Antidiuretic property
b) Vasodilatation property
c) Release of a thyroid hormone into the plasma
d) Diuretic property
e) Release of a adrenal hormone into the plasma

Which of the following drugs may be used in diabetes insipidus?


a) Ergometrine
b) Oxytocin
c) Vasopressin
d) Methylergometrine
e) quinine

Excessive doses of thyroid hormone may cause each of the following EXCEPT:
a) angina pectoris
b) cardiac decompensation
c) adrenal insufficiency
d) psychotic behavior
e) constipation

Concerning testosterone, all of the following are true EXCEPT:


a) it is a major male hormone
b) it is highly effective by the oral route
c) it is reduced to dihydrotestosterone in the body
d) it is produced by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortices
e) about 99% of testosterone in plasma is bound to protein

Thyrotropin stimulates the following processes:


a) Concentration of iodine by thyroid follicles
b) Iodination of thyroglobulin
c) Release of thyroxine and triidothyronine
d) De-iodination of thyroid hormones
e) Release of calcitonine
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Thyroid hormones produce various pharmacological effects. Indicate the wrong statement:
a) Decrease of the basal metabolic rate in the body
b) Increase in the rate and force of contraction of the heart
c) Increase in the blood level of cholestrol
d) Increase in the heat production
e) Decrease body mass

Insulin is a polypeptide hence:


a) It is resistant to destruction by gastric juice
b) It is destroyed by gastric juice
c) It is not a polypeptide
d) It is metabolized immediately by cellular enzymes
e) It is used in diabetes mellitus

Witch drug is indicated in diabetes insipitus?


a) oxytocin
b) vasopresin
c) angiotensin
d) ephedrine
e) prazosin

Which drug is preferentially indicated in diabetes mellitus, type II?


a) tolbutamine
b) vasopresin
c) glucagon
d) insulin
e) gonadotropine

Which of the following is true for glucagon?


a) Stimulates gluconeogenesis in the liver
b) Stimulates the secretion of insulin by beta cells
c) Inhibits glucose utilization by skeletal muscle
d) Inhibits uptake of aminoacids by cells
e) Stimulates the secretion of calcitonine by beta cells

Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors act by:


a) Diminishing insulin resistance by increasing glucose uptake and metabolism in muscle and adipose tissues
b) Competitive inhibiting of intestinal alpha-glucosidases and modulating the postprandial digestion and absorption of
starch and disaccharides
c) Reducing the absorption of carbohydrate from the gut
d) Stimulating the beta islet cells of pancreas to produce insulin
e) Replacement therapy

Insulin cannot be administered by:


a) Oral route
b) Intravenous route
c) Subcutaneous route
d) Intramuscular route
e) Artificially pancreas

Choose the pair of hormones that have agonistic effects on blood sugar levels:
a) Calcitonin and PTH
b) Adrenalin and Glucagon
c) Glucagon and Glucose
d) ADH and Aldosterone
e) Insulin and Glucagon

Glucocorticosteroids are contraindicated in which of the below listed diseases?


a) herpetic keratitis
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b) status asthmaticus
c) lymphoma maligna
d) rheumatoid arthritis
e) chronic hepatitis

Effects of the glucocorticoids do not include:


a) Reduction in circulating lymphocytes
b) Inhibition of leukotriene synthesis
c) Increased skin protein synthesis
d) Increased blood glucose
e) Altered fat deposition

Choose following indications for antithyroid preparations:


a) cretinism
b) diabetes mellitus
c) impotence
d) thyrotoxicosis
e) myxedema

Mineralocorticoid drug cause:


a) Increased catabolism
b) Increased Na+ retension and + excretion
c) Increased gluconeogenesis
d) Deposition of fat on shoulders, face and abdomen
e) Increased +retension and Na+ excretion

Prednisone can determine every side effect listed below but one:
a) Arterial Hypertension
b) Gastroduodenal ulcer
c) Retention of sodium and water
d) Hyperpotassemia
e) Central nervous excitation

Immunosupressive effect of glucocorticoids is caused by:


a) Reducing concentration of lymphocytes (T and B cells)
b) Suppression of cyclooxygenase II expression
c) Activation of phospholipase A2
d) Activation of cyclooxygenase II expression
e) All of the answers

Which of the following glucocorticoids is a long-acting drug?


a) Prednisolon
b) Dexamethasone
c) Triamcinolone
d) Cortisone
e) All of the answers
Serious side effects of glucocorticoids include the following, EXCEPT:
a) Acute peptic ulcers
b) Iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome (rounding, puffiness, fat deposition, moon faces)
c) Salicylism (vomiting, tinnitus, decreased hearing, and vertigo)
d) Hypomania or acute psychosis
e) High arterial pressure

Serious side effects of glucocorticoids include the following:


a) Adrenal suppression
b) Insomnia, behavioral changes (primarily hypomania)
c) Rounding, puffiness, fat deposition and plethora alter the appearance of the face - moon faces
d) Diabetus mellitus type II
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e) All of the answers

Indicate the mechanism of contraception based on preparations, which contains estrogen and gestagen:
a) Spermicide action
b) Annihilation of spermatozoic activities
c) Development inhibition of the follicle and implantation disturbances of the fertilized ovary.
d) Cervical liquefaction
e) Contribution to the proliferation of uterine mucosa

Glucocorticosteroids are contraindicated in which of the below listed diseases?


a) Rheumatoid arthritis
b) Status asthmaticus
c) Lymphoma maligna
d) Herpetic keratits
e) Chronic hepatits

Glucocorticoids are hormonal steroids:


a) Having an important effect on intermediary metabolism, cardiovascular function, growth, and immunity
b) Having principally salt-retaining activity
c) Having androgenic or estrogenic activity
d) Having thyroid stimulating activity
e) All of the answers

Which of the following glucocorticoids is an intermediate-acting drug?


a) Cortisone
b) Triamcinolone
c) Betamethasone
d) Dexamethasone
e) All of the answers

Which of the following glucocorticoids is a short- to medium-acting drug?


a) Prednisolon
b) Dexamethasone
c) Hydrocortisone
d) Cortisone
e) All of the answers
Which of the following substances has the most intense salt and water retention?
a) estradiol
b) progesterone
c) aldosterone
d) corticosterone
e) testosterone

Note the mechanism of antiplatelet action of acetylsalicylic acid:


a) inhibs irreversibly platelet cyclooxygenase
b) stimulates platelet biosynthesis of TxA2
c) inhibits prostacycline PgI2 biosynthesis
d) inhibits PgI1 biosynthesis
e) inhibits PgE2 biosynthesis

Indicate the effect of protamine sulphate:


a) antifybrinolytic
b) antidot of heparine
c) thrombolytic
d) local hemostatic
e) nonspecific hemostatic

Note the mechanism of action of cumarins:


a) are active in vivo and in vitro
b) blocks synthesis of factors II, VII, IX, X by inhibition of epoxi-reductase
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c) are vitamine C antimetabolits
d) often cause thromboses
e) administered only intramusculary

Which stage of arterial thrombosis is inhibited by acetylsalicylic acid:


a) adderation of platelets to colagen
b) arahydonic acid release
c) formation of thromboxan A2
d) activation of thromboxan A2 receptors
e) inhibition of adenilatcyclase-AMPc system

Indicate the antithrombotic drug with fibrinolytic action:


a) alteplaze
b) sulphinpirazon
c) warfarin
d) heparin
e) dypiridamole

Which antitrombotic drug activates AT III:


a) streptokinaze
b) sulphinpirazone
c) warfarin
d) heparin
e) acetylsalicylic acid

Indicate the antidote of oral anticoagulants:


a) etamsilat
b) carbazocrome
c) aprotinine
d) vitamine K iv and blood transfuzion
e) fibrinogen

Name the reason of acetylsalicylic acid long duration:


a) high half-life
b) concentration in thombocytes
c) inactivates ireversibilly platelet cyclooxigenase
d) lysis of fibrin
e) slow absorption

Which drug is better for long-term prophylaxis of venous thrombosis?


a) acenocumarol
b) heparin intravenuosly
c) streptokinase
d) acetylsalycilic acid
e) dypiridamole

Which drug is from Coumarin derivates?


a) sulphinpirazone
b) acenocumarol
c) acetylsalycilic acid in low dose
d) carbazocrom
e) dypiridamole

Name the drug which can't be used as local hemostatic:


a) epinephrine
b) tromboplastin
c) trombin
d) fibrin
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e) fitomenadione

Indicate heparine antagonist:


a) trombin
b) acenocumarol
c) menadion
d) protamine sulphate
e) fibrinogen

All preparations listed below might be used for local homeostasis but one exception:
a) fibrin
b) phytomenadion
c) thrombin
d) epinephrine
e) thromboplastin

Indicate the mechanism of action of indirect anticoagulants:


a) inhibits thromboplastine activity
b) fixes calcium ions in blood
c) inhibts gama-carboxilation of protrombin and proconvertin in liver
d) activates antithrombin III
e) activates factors IX,X,XI,XII and calicrein

What is specific for iron drugs, prescribed intravenously:


a) can increase sideremia les then oral drugs
b) iron from this drugs is fixt initially by reticulo-endotelial system
c) restore landfills weaker than oral preparations
d) they require an acid medium
e) side effects more rare and less pronounced then oral drugs

Indicate the topical drug used to stop hemorrhage from little vessels:
a) fitomenadion
b) calcium chloride
c) acetylsalycilic acid
d) trombin
e) fibrinogen

Indicate the pharmacologic feature of iron drugs:


a) it is absorbed mostly in the stomach
b) daily recquest in healthy - 1 mg and 1,4 mg in women
c) food and stomach antacids increase bioavailability for absorption
d) absorption is not higher in patients with iron deficiency anemia than in healthy people, because it's transported stably by
specific proteins
e) after iron absorption is carried by the plasma erythrocytes

Indicate the antagonist of indirect anticoagulants:


a) fitomenadion
b) calcium chloride
c) protamine sulphate
d) aprotinin
e) epinephrine

Tick the mechanism of action of sodium citrate:


a) fixes calcium ions
b) inhibits trombin activation
c) decreases tromboplastine synthesis
d) inhibs protrombine and proconvertin synthesis in liver
e) increases platelet aggregation

Aminocapronic acid is a drug of choice for treatment of:


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a) Acute myocardial infarction
b) Bleeding after fibrinolytic therapy
c) Heart failure
d) Multiple pulmonary emboli
e) Myocardial infarction

Indicate the pharmacologic feature of heparin:


a) heparin is obtained from human tissue
b) heparin is badlly absorbed from digestive tub
c) speed of elimination of heparin is not dose-dependent
d) effect of heparin can be antagonized by nadroparin
e) heparin does not pass into the breast milk

Indicate heparin antagonist:


a) naloxone
b) naltrexon
c) flumazenil
d) protamine sulphate
e) disulfiram

Choose the mechanism of action of heparin:


a) activates prothrombin and other factors of coagulation.
b) binds to and activates endogenous antithrombin III. (ATIII).
c) activates physiologic fibrinolytic system,that degradate fibrin into fragments
d) inhibits COX and decreases synthesis of tromboxan, that has aggregant effect.
e) interferes with the normal posttranslational modification of clotting factors in the liver, a process that depends on vitamin
K.

Which of the following antiaggregans inhibits prostaglandin synthesis?


a) dextran 40
b) dypiridamole
c) prostacyclin
d) acetylsalycilic acid
e) ticlopidin

Indicate low-molecular-weight heparin:


a) acenocumarol
b) heparin
c) sodium citrate
d) nadroparine
e) warfarin

Indicate the drug that stop bleeding by vassoconstrictive action:


a) epinephrine
b) menadion
c) menadiol
d) fibrinogen
e) fitomenadion

Note the mechanism of antiplatelet action of acetylsalicylic acid:


a) inhibits the activity of tromboplastine and impairs the passage of prothrombin in thrombin
b) fixes calcium ions in blood
c) inhibits thromboxan synthesis
d) activates antithrombin III
e) activates factors IX, X, XI, XII and calicrein

A 26-year-old woman comes to the outpatient clinic with a complain of rapid heart rate and easy fatigability.
Laboratory work up reveals low hemoglobin and microcytic red cell size. The most suitable therapy will be:
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a) ferrous sulfate
b) folic acid
c) iron
d) pyridoxine
e) cyanocobalamin

What is the onset of furosemide at intravenous administration:


a) after 25 minutes and lasts for 4 ore
b) after 3-4 minutes and lasts for 1-2 ore
c) after 10 minutes and lasts for 6 ore
d) after 60 minutes and lasts for 24 ore
e) after 25 minutes and lasts for 4-8 ore

Which kind of action will be in furosemide administration in pulmonary edema?


a) dehydration
b) antidiuretic action
c) anti-foam action
d) antihypertensive action
e) sedative action

Name diuretic drug with antiepileptic properties:


a) Furosemide
b) Acetazolamide
c) Etacrinic acid
d) Spironolactone
e) Triamterene

The drug inhibits the carbonic anhydrase enzyme:


a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Amiloride

Which one of the following statements about spironolactone is TRUE?


a) Spironolactone reverses many of the manifestations of aldosteronism
b) Spironolactone is also an androgen antagonist and as such is used in the treatment of hirsutism in women
c) Spironolactone is useful as a diuretic
d) All the answers
e) No one answer

All of the following statements regarding diuretics are true, EXCEPT:


a) Carbonic anhydrase inhibition leads to increased reabsorption of NaHCO3
b) Loop diuretics decrease Na+ reabsorption at the loop of Henle by competing for the Cl- site on the
Na+/K+/2Clcotransporter
c) In general, the potency of a diuretic is determined by where it acts in the renal tubule
d) Hydrochlorothiazide decreases urinary calcium excretion
e) Diuretics decrease edema in the body

The drug acts by competitively blocking NaCl cotransporters in the distal tubule:
a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Triamteren

The drug acts by competing with aldosterone for its cytosolic receptors:
a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
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d) Spironolactone
e) Ethacrinic acid

The drug is a potassium-sparing diuretic that blocks Na+ channels in the collecting tubules:
a) Acetazolamide
b) Amiloride
c) Furosemide
d) Hydrochlorothiazide
e) Indapamid
The drug inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase:
a) Sulthiame
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Triamteren

Name carboanhydrase inhibitor diuretics:


a) hydrochlorothiazide
b) spironolactone
c) furosemide
d) triamterene
e) acetazolamine

Which kind of diuretic is more active in treatment of glaucoma?


a) acetazolamide
b) hydrochlorthiazide
c) ethacrinic acid
d) furosemide
e) triamteren

Sustained use of this drug results in increased plasma urate concentrations:


a) Furosemide
b) Acetazolamide
c) Both of the above
d) Neither of the above
e) Their associated administration

Chronic use of this drug can lead to metabolic acidosis:


a) Acetazolamide
b) Amiloride
c) Furosemide
d) Hydrochlorothiazide
e) Triamteren

The drug acts at the proximal tubule:


a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Triamteren

The drug can be used to treat glaucoma:


a) Furosemide
b) Acetazolamide
c) Both of the above
d) Neither of the above
e) Their association

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The drug has a steroid-like structure which is responsible for its anti-androgenic effect:
a) Amiloride
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Indapamid

The drug decreases calcium excretion in urine:


a) Hydrochlorothiazide
b) Amiloride
c) Furosemide
d) Acetazolamide
e) Manitol

The drug can cause ototoxicity:


a) Furosemide
b) Acetazolamide
c) Both of the above
d) Neither of the above
e) just their associated administration

Which of the following diuretics may cause deafness (ototoxicity) in case of an overdose?
a) hydrochlorothiazide
b) furosemide
c) acetazolamide
d) spironolactone
e) triamterene

Diuretics with action in thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle (TAL):
a) chlortalidon + clopamide
b) mannitol, urea
c) spironolactone + amiloride + triamterene
d) furosemide + ethacrine acid + bumetamide
e) cyclopentazide + polythiazide

The drug is sometimes part of fixed-dose combinations used to treat essential hypertension:
a) Hydrochlorothiazide
b) Amiloride
c) Both of the above
d) Neither of the above
e) Their associated administration

Choose short-acting drug:


a) Furosemide
b) Acetazolamide
c) Spironolactone
d) Acetazolamide
e) Polythiaside

The drug needs aldosterone present in order to be effective:


a) Hydrochlorothiazide
b) Amiloride
c) Both of the above
d) Neither of the above
e) Their associated administration

The drug acts only in loop Henle, ascending part:


a) Furosemide
b) Acetazolamide
c) Both of the above
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d) Neither of the above
e) Their associated administration

Which of the following diuretic groups act above the collecting tube?
a) thiazides
b) loop diuretics
c) carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
d) antialdosteronics
e) osmotic diuretics

The drug can be used to treat nephrogenic diabetes insipidus:


a) Hydrochlorothiazide
b) Acetazolamide
c) Spironolactone
d) Mannitol
e) Amilorid

The drug should never be administered to patients taking potassium supplements:


a) Hydrochlorothiazide
b) Amilorid
c) Furosemide (Lasix)
d) Neither of the above
e) Their associated administration

The drug acts by competitively blocking the Na+/K+/2Cl- cotransporter:


a) Loop diuretics
b) Thiazide diuretics
c) Potassium-sparing diuretics
d) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
e) Osmotic diuretics

The drug acts at the proximal tubule:


a) Loop diuretics
b) Thiazide diuretics
c) Potassium-sparing diuretics
d) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
e) Osmotic diuretics

The drug acts in the distal convoluted tubule:


a) Loop diuretics
b) Thiazide diuretics
c) Potassium-sparing diuretics
d) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
e) Osmotic diuretics

The drug is the most potent diuretic:


a) Loop diuretics
b) Thiazide diuretics
c) Potassium-sparing diuretics
d) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
e) Cardiac glycosides

Which kind of diuretic is more active in acute renal failure ?


a) triamteren
b) furosemide
c) indapamide
d) hydrochlorthiazide
e) acetazolamide
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Name agent - aldosterone antagonist:
a) Furosemide
b) Spironolactone
c) Dichlothiazide
d) Captopril
e) Bumetamide

The drug acts by competitively blocking the NaCl cotransporter:


a) Loop diuretics
b) Thiazide diuretics
c) Potassium-sparing diuretics
d) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
e) Osmotic diuretics

The drug is one of the most potent diuretics:


a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Amiloride
e) Indapamid

The drug inhibits sodium and chloride transport in the early distal tubule:
a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Amiloride
e) Manitol

The drug acts in the collecting tubules:


a) Loop diuretics
b) Thiazide diuretics
c) Potassium-sparing diuretics
d) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
e) Osmotic diuretics

The drug blocks the sodium/potassium/chloride cotransporter in the thick ascending loop of Henle:
a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Amiloride
e) Manitol

Choose antagonist of aldosterone:


a) aminoglutethimide
b) mitotan
c) spironolactone
d) ketoconazole
e) miphepristone

The drug can cause ototoxicity:


a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Amiloride
e) Manitol

Drug used in night enuresis:


a) Osmotic diuretics
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b) Loop diuretics
c) Thiazide diuretics
d) Potassium-sparing diuretics
e) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

These agents must be given parenterally because they are not absorbed when given orally:
a) Osmotic diuretics
b) Loop diuretics
c) Thiazide diuretics
d) Potassium-sparing diuretics
e) Thiazide like diuretics

Amiloride acts at this nephron site:


a) Proximal convoluted tubule
b) Ascending thick limb of the loop of Henle
c) Distal convoluted tubule
d) Collecting duct
e) All nephron

These drug may be used in the treatment of recurrent calcium nephrolithiasis:


a) Mannitol
b) Ethacrinic acid
c) Hydrochlorthiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Acetazolamide

Furosemide acts at this nephron site:


a) Proximal convoluted tubule
b) Ascending thick limb of the loop of Henle
c) Distal convoluted tubule
d) Collecting duct
e) Glomerules

The drug is the least (less) potent diuretic:


a) Mannitol
b) Furosemide
c) Indapamid
d) Spironolactone
e) Hydrochorthiazide

Acetazolamide acts at this nephron site:


a) Proximal convoluted tubule
b) Ascending thick limb of the loop of Henle
c) Distal convoluted tubule
d) Collecting duct
e) All nephron

Amiloride acts at this nephron site:


a) Proximal convoluted tubule
b) Ascending thick limb of the loop of Henle
c) Distal convoluted tubule
d) Collecting duct
e) All nephron

The drug inhibiting the cotransport of sodium, potassium, and chloride in Loop Henle:
a) Torasemid
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b) Acetazolamide
c) Triamterene
d) Manitol
e) Indapamid

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor is:


a) Furosemide
b) Acetazolamide
c) Triamterene
d) Manitol
e) Indapamid

Mechanism of action of osmotic diuretics includes:


a) They inhibit sodium chloride transport in the early segment of the distal convoluted tubule
b) This drugs inhibit the cotransport of sodium, potassium, and chloride
c) They increase osmotic pressure of plasma, increase minute-volume of blood and increase also the renal circulation and
filtration
d) Inhibition of carbonic anhydrase in the brush border and intracellular carbonic anhydrase in the PCT cell
e) They are antagonist (competitive or noncompetitive) of aldosterone in the collecting tubules

The drug acts by competitively blocking NaCl cotransporters in the distal tubule:
a) Ethacrinic acid
b) Furosemide
c) Polythiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Triamterene

The drug acts by competing with aldosterone for its cytosolic receptors:
a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Triamterene

Choose non-competitive antagonist of spironolactone:


a) Acetazolamide
b) Amiloride
c) Furosemide
d) Hydrochlorothiazide
e) Spironolactone

The drug that inhibit carbonic anhydrase:


a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Mannitol

The drug has a steroid-like structure which is responsible for its anti-androgenic effect:
a) Amiloride
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Triamterene

The drug decreases calcium excretion in urine:


a) Hydrochlorothiazide
b) Amiloride
c) Furosemide
d) Acetazolamide
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e) Spironolactone

The drug can promote sodium loss in patients with low (e.g., 40 ml/min) glomerular filtration rates:
a) Furosemide
b) Acetazolamide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Amiloride

The drug needs aldosterone present in order to be effective:


a) Furosemide
b) Acetazolamide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Spironolactone
e) Amiloride

The drug can be used to treat nephrogenic diabetes insipidus:


a) Hydrochlorothiazide
b) Amiloride
c) Acetazolamide
d) Hydrochlorothiazide
e) Spironolactone

The drug is the most potent diuretic:


a) Loop diuretics
b) Thiazide diuretics
c) Potassium-sparing diuretics
d) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
e) Aldosteron's antagonists

The drug acts by competitively blocking the NaCl cotransporter:


a) Loop diuretics
b) Thiazide diuretics
c) Potassium-sparing diuretics
d) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
e) Aldosteron's antagonists

The drug is one of the most potent diuretics:


a) Acetazolamide
b) Ethacrinic acid
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Amiloride
e) Spironolactone

The drug inhibits sodium and chloride transport in the early distal tubule:
a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Amiloride
e) Spironolactone

The drug acts in the collecting tubules:


a) Loop diuretics
b) Thiazide diuretics
c) Potassium-sparing diuretics
d) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
e) Osmotic diuretics

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The drug blocks the sodium/potassium/chloride cotransporter in the thick ascending loop of Henle:
a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Amiloride
e) Spironolactone

The drug is usually given in combination with a thiazide diuretic:


a) Acetazolamide
b) Furosemide
c) Hydrochlorothiazide
d) Amiloride
e) Bumetanide

What diuretic is contraindicated in cardiac insufficiency?


a) furosemide
b) hydroclorothiazide
c) acetazolamide
d) spironolactone
e) mannitol

Diuretic that acts in loop Henle is:


a) Indapamide
b) Furosemide
c) Mannitol
d) Spironolactone
e) Acetazolamide

An important therapeutic effect of loop diuretics is:


a) Decreased blood volume
b) Decreased heart rate
c) Increased serum sodium
d) Increased total body potassium
e) Metabolic acidosis

Spironolactone acts at this nephron site:


a) Proximal convoluted tubule
b) Ascending thick limb of the loop of Henle
c) Distal convoluted tubule
d) Collecting duct
e) Glomerulus

These drugs may be used in the treatment of recurrent calcium nephrolithiasis:


a) Osmotic diuretics
b) Loop diuretics
c) Thiazide diuretics
d) Potassium-sparing diuretics
e) Furosemide

Furosemide acts at this nephron site:


a) Proximal convoluted tubule
b) Ascending thick limb of the loop of Henle
c) Distal convoluted tubule
d) Collecting duct
e) Glomerulus

The drug is the least potent diuretic:


a) Osmotic diuretics
b) Loop diuretics
c) Thiazide diuretics
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d) Potassium-sparing diuretics
e) Thiazide-like diuretics

Acetazolamide acts at this nephron site:


a) Collecting duct
b) Ascending thick limb of the loop of Henle
c) Distal convoluted tubule
d) Proximal convoluted tubule
e) Glomerulus

Amiloride acts at this nephron site:


a) Proximal convoluted tubule
b) Ascending thick limb of the loop of Henle
c) Distal convoluted tubule
d) Collecting duct
e) Glomerulus

The drug competitively blocks chloride channels and prevents movement of sodium, potassium, and chloride into
the renal tubular cells:
a) Furosemide
b) Acetazolamide
c) Triamterene
d) Mannitol
e) Spironolactone

Choose anti gout drug:


a) salbutamol
b) propranolol
c) allopurinol
d) carvedilol
e) atenolol

Has been used in the treatment of gout:


a) Loperamide
b) Probenecid
c) Both
d) Neither

Effective in the treatment of gout by inhibition of the movement of leukocytes into the inflamed joint:
a) Sodium salicylate
b) Acetylcysteine
c) Colchicine
d) Acetaminophen
e) Sulfinpyrazone

Electrolytes are responsible for:


a) Acid-base balance
b) Blood sugar levels
c) Hemoglobin levels
d) Hormone levels
e) Enzymes level

What vitamin is inactivated by pyrazinamide?


a) Vitamin B6
b) Vitamin B1
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin C
e) Vitaimin K
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List typical characteristics of acid folic:
a) Inhibits central nervous system
b) acts on coagulation of blood.
c) occurs as a formation of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides.
d) Stimulates central nervous system.
e) act directly on plasminogen.

Which vitaminic preparation is being used in scurvy?


a) thiamine
b) cyanocobalamin
c) pyridoxine
d) ascorbic acid
e) biotin

Name the indications for Vitamin K preparations:


a) Keratits
b) Rheumatoid arthritis
c) Angina Pectoris
d) Parenchymal hemorrhage
e) Muscle pain

Vitamins are:
a) Inorganic nutrients needed in small quantities in the body
b) Organic substances needed in very large quantities in the body
c) An organic compound and a vital nutrient that an organism requires in limited amounts.
d) Products of endocrine gland secretion
e) Any of numerous proteins or conjugated proteins produced by living organisms and functioning as specialized

Antienzymes are:
a) a substance that inhibits or counteracts the action of an enzyme
b) substances that prevent vitamins from exerting their typical metabolic effects
c) any of numerous proteins or conjugated proteins produced by living organisms and functioning as specialized atalysts for
biochemical reactions
d) nonprotein organic substances that usually contain a vitamin or mineral
e) products of endocrine gland secretion

Select the fat-soluble vitamin:


a) Ascorbic acid
b) Tocopherol
c) Thiamine
d) Riboflavin
e) Piridoxin

Beri-beri is caused by the deficiency of:


a) Riboflavin
b) Ascorbic acid
c) Nicotinic acid
d) Thiamine
e) Riboflavin

Select a water-soluble vitamin:


a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin E
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin B1
e) Vitamin K

Which of the following vitamins is responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium,:
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a) Vitamin
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin E
e) Vitamin B1

Which of the following vitamins can be also synthesized from a dietary precursor?
a) Vitamin
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin B1
d) Vitamin B6
e) Vitamin P

Vitamin C is required for the production and maintenance of:


a) Collagen
b) Hormone
c) Ascorbic Acid
d) Red Blood Cells
e) Vitamin P

Vitamin C deficiency is called:


a) Rickets
b) Scurvy
c) Cancer
d) Cold
e) Beri-beri

Which of the following statements concerning pyridoxine (vitamin B6) functions is true:
a) Active functional form is pyridoxal phosphate, which is an essential coenzyme for transamination and decarboxylation
of amino acids
b) Active group of the coenzymes nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide-adenine phosphate (NADP)
c) Essential constituent of flavoproteins, flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
d) An extremely important antioxidant, which protects cell membrane lipids from peroxidation by breaking the chain
reaction of free radical formation to which polyunsaturated fatty acids are particularly vulnerable
e) Active functional form is dihydroergocalciferol

Name the main function of Vitamin A in the body:


a) Immune defenses, maintenance of body linings and skin
b) Vision,
c) Normal cell development and reproduction
d) Bone and body growth
e) All of the above

Vitamin B12 deficiency caused by lack of intrinsic factor is called:


a) Rickets
b) Pernicious anemia
c) Scurvy
d) Poor circulation of the red blood cells
e) Beri-beri

The vitamin Folate works together with ______________to produce new red blood cells
a) Vitamin D
b) Vitamin B12
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin B6
e) None of the above

Which of the following vitamins is also known as an antisterility factor?


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a) Vitamin E
b) Vitamin B6
c) Vitamin B1
d) Vitamin C
e) Vitamin D

Characterictic of Vitamin B12:


a) Is present in large amounts in green, leafy vegetables
b) Prevents goiter
c) Prevents scurvy
d) Requires intrinsic factor secreted in the stomach to aid its absorption
e) Prevents Beri-beri disease
.Whch of the following is a function of Vitamin B12
a) Red blood cell formation
b) Normal cell development and reproduction
c) Immune defenses, maintenance of body linings and skin
d) Just anti-oxidant action
e) Vision, bone and body growth

Indicate the influence of ergocalciferol upon metabolic processes:


a) stimulates nucleic acid synthesis
b) depresses nucleic acid synthesis
c) increases the permeability of the intestinal epithelium for calcium and phosphor.
d) stimulates alpha-keto acid decarboxylation
e) inhibits alpha-keto acid decarboxylation

Which of the following vitamins is also known as an anti-sterility factor?


a) tocopherol
b) piridoxine
c) thiamine
d) fitomenadione
e) ascorbic acid

Which of the following vitamins is also known as a haemostatic agents?


a) tocopherol
b) piridoxine
c) thiamine
d) fitomenadione
e) ascorbic acid

Dermatitis, diarrhea and dementia are characteristics of:


a) Dry beri-beri
b) Pyridoxine deficiency
c) Scurvy
d) Pellagra
e) Cholesterol deficiency

Scurvy is:
a) A disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C and characterized by spongy bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin, and
weakness
b) Extreme dryness of the conjunctiva resulting from a disease localized in the eye or from systemic deficiency of vitamin
A
c) A disease caused by deficiency of niacin in the diet
d) All of the answers
e) A disease caused by deficiency of vitamin K

Pellagra is:
a) A disease caused by a deficiency of niacin (vit. PP) in the diet and characterized by skin eruptions, digestive and nervous
system disturbances, and eventual mental deterioration
b) Inflammation of several nerves at one time caused by a deficiency of thiamin, marked by paralysis, pain, and muscle
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c) A severe form of anemia most often affecting elderly adults caused by a failure of the stomach to absorb vitamin B12
d) All of the answers
e) A severe form of anemia most often affecting children

Characterize vitamins:
a) are all synthesized in the body
b) provide energy
c) are necessary for proper growth and development
d) all are hormons
e) needed in large amounts

Which of the following vitamins is given along with isoniazide in treatment of tuberculosis?
a) Nicotinic acid
b) Riboflavin
c) Pyridoxine
d) Ascorbic acid
e) Vitamin A

Which of the following vitamins is used in megaloblast anemia?


a) Vitamin B12
b) Vitamin BC
c) Vitamin PP
d) Vitamin D
e) Vitamin A

Which of the following enzymes is used in cancer therapy?


a) Pepsin
b) Urokinase
c) L-asparaginase
d) Lydaze
e) Aprotinine

Loosening of teeth, gingivitis and hemorrhage occur in the deficiency of:


a) Vitamin
b) Vitamin 1
c) Vitamin B6
d) Vitamin C
e) Vitamin A

A 30-year-old woman who was suffering from untreatable gastric carcinoma underwent a gastrectomy. A deficiency
of which one of the following vitamins will develop as a result of this procedure and must be treated with?
a) Vitamin B6
b) Vitamin B12
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
e) Vitamin E

Name vitamin obtained from sunlight:


a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin E
e) Vitamin C

Name vitamin synthesized from bacteria in the intestines:


a) Vitamin A
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b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin E
e) Vitamin C

Name easily destroyed vitamin:


a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin E
e) Vitamin C

Clinical uses of vitamin D do not include:


a) Osteoporosis
b) Nutritional rickets
c) Intestinal osteodystrophy
d) Hyperparathyroidism
e) Chronic renal failure

Vitamin A deficiency causes:


a) Beri-beri
b) Night blindness
c) Scurvy
d) Megaloblastic anemia
e) Pellagra

Name ion that helps muscles to contract and relax, thereby helping to regulate heartbeat:
a) Iron
b) Calcium
c) Cobalt
d) Iodide
e) Sulfur

Along with potassium, plays a role in fluid balance:


a) Iron
b) Sodium
c) Cobalt
d) Iodide
e) Sulfur

Charactericitc of fat-soluble vitamins:


a) Are more stable than water-soluble vitamins
b) Are found in all foods
c) Must be supplied daily
d)Cannot be stored in the body
e) Non of the above

If a person has vitamin K deficiency, which of the following is likely to occur?


a) Acne
b) Formation of blood clots A
c) Excessive bleeding
d) Acidosis
e) Non of the above

Which of the following antienzymes is a trypsin inhibitor?


a) Aprotinine
b) Sulbactam
c) Aminocaproic acid
d) Disulfiram
e) Cylastatine
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Which of the following antienzymes is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor:
a) Physostigmine
b) Selegiline
c) Aminocaproic acid
d) Acetazolamide
e) Disulfiram

Which of the following antienzymes is a fibrinolysis inhibitor?


a) Clavulanic acid
b) Sulbactam
c) Aminocaproic acid
d) Disulfiram
e) Selegiline

Which of the following antienzymes is a cholinesterase inhibitor?


a) Physostigmine
b) Selegiline
c) Aminocaproic acid
d) Disulfiram
e) Sulbactam

Which of the following enzymes improves GIT functions (replacement therapy):


a) Pepsin
b) Urokinase
c) L-asparaginase
d) Lydaze
e) 5-LOX

Which of the following antienzymes is a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor:


a) Physostigmine
b) Selegiline
c) Acetazolamide
d) Disulfiram
e) Sulbactam

Which of the following antienzymes is an aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor?


a) Tazobactam
b) Sulbactam
c) Aminocaproic acid
d) Disulfiram
e) Physostigmine

Which of the following antienzymes is a xantine oxidase inhibitor?


a) Physostigmine
b) Allopurinol
c) Aminocaproic acid
d) Acetazolamide
e) Disulfiram

Which of the following enzymes has fibrinolytic activity?


a) Pepsin
b) Urokinase
c) L-asparaginase
d) Lydaze
e) COX-1

Which of the following antienzymes is an aromatase inhibitor used in cancer therapy?


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a) Physostigmine
b) Allopurinol
c) Aminocaproic acid
d) Aminoglutethimide
e) Acetazolamide

710.Name enzymes with antimicrobial properties:


a) hyaluronidase
b) asparaginase
c) bactisubtil
d) panzynorm
e) urokinase

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Question 711 Question 941 part 2

711) What's the definition of "antibiotics"?


a) non-organic or synthetic substances that selectively inhibit growth of other microorganisms
b) *substance produced by some microorganisms or their synthetic analogs that selectively kills or inhibits the growth of
other microorganisms
c) substances produced by certain microorganisms or their synthetic analogs inhibit the growth of body cells
d) synthetic analogues of natural substances that kill protozoa and helminthes
e) non of the above

712) What is the minimum duration of antibacterial treatment?:


a) not less than one day
b) *not less than 5 days
c) not less than 10-14 days
d) not less than three weeks
e) not less than 1 month

713) The mechanism of bacterial resistance to penicilins can be described as:


a) *Inactivation of drug by beta-lactamases
b) Overproduction of PBPs
c) Overproduction of peptidoglycans
d) Breakdown of penicillins by the immune system
e) Rapid biotransformation

714) Antibiotics are chemicals produced by?


a) Cancer cells
b) Viruses
c) Bacteria
d) Protozoa
e) *Microorganisms

715) What antibiotic should be used for the treatment of fever with unknown origin?
a) *Antibiotics should not be used
b) Cephalosporins
c) Macrolides
d) Aminoglycosides
e) Penicillins

716) Bactericidal effect is:


a) Inhibition of bacterial cell division
b) Inhibition of young bacterial cell growth
c) *Destroying of bacterial cells
d) Formation of bacterial L-form
e) Stimulation of bacterial cell division

717) Bacteristatic effect is:


a) *Inhibition of bacterial cell division
b) Bacteria killing
c) Destroying of bacterial cells
d) Formation of bacterial L-form
e) Stimulation of bacterial cell division

718) Name bactericidal drug?


a) *Cephalosporins
b) Trimethoprim
c) Macrolides
d) Lincosamides
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e) Choramphenicol

719) A(n) ____ drug will halt bacterial growth but not deplete it, while a(n) ____ drug will kill bacteria:
a) Bactericidal; Antibiotic
b) Antibiotic; Bacteriostatic
c) Bactericidal; Bacteriostatic
d) *Bacteriostatic; Bactericidal
e) Antibiotic; Bactericidal

720) When treating meningitis, one of the steps to achieve the MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) is by
injecting antibiotic where?
a) Epidural space
b) Subdural space
c) *Subarachnoid space
d) Subpial space
e) Corneal space

721) Penicillin is a ____ drug and tetracycline is a ____ drug:


a) *Bactericidal; Bacteriostatic
b) Bacteriostatic; Bactericidal
c) Bactericidal; Bactericidal
d) Bacteriostatic; Bacteriostatic
e) Fungicidal; Bactericidal

722) Penicillin was first discovered when colonies of staphylococci lysed when contaminated with what?
a) Penicillium bacteria
b) Penicillium virus
c) *Penicillium fungi
d) Penicillium parasite
e) Penicillium protozoa

723) Penicillin G is ____ to penicillinase and methicillin is ____ to penicillinase. Both are considered ____ spectrum
antibiotics:
a) Resistant; Sensitive; Narrow
b) Resistant; Sensitive; Broad
c) *Sensitive; Resistant; Narrow
d) Sensitive; Resistant; Broad
e) Resistant; Resistant; Broad

724) What enzyme is the main target for penicillin?


a) Transglucosylases
b) *Transpeptidases
c) D-alanine carboxykinases
d) Glucoronuyltransferase
e) Dihidropteroat synthetase

725) Which antibiotic is considered extended-spectrum as it can fight pseudomonal aeroginosa, enterobacter species,
proteus, bacteroids fragilis, and many klebsiella?
a) Oxacillin
b) Ampicillin
c) Amoxicillin
d) Penicillin G
e) *Carbencillin

726) Which next antibiotic would be used to treat Neisseria gonorrhoeae if the patient was allergic to penicillins?
a) Ticarcillin
b) Carbencillin
c) *Ceftriaxone
d) Penicillin G (Benzylpenicillin)
e) Penicillin V
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727) Clavulanate is added to amoxicillin (Augmentin) to protect the drug molecule. This results in a ____
bioavailability and a change from dosage three times a day to ____ times a day. However, this produces a high incidence of
diarrhea:
a) Increase; Four
b) *Increase; Two
c) Decrease; Four
d) Decrease; Two

728) Clavulanic acid and sulbactam ____ antibiotics, and are added to give better ____ properties and effects:
a) Are; Antibacterial
b) Are; Pharmacokinetic
c) Are not; Antibacterial
d) *Are not; Pharmacokinetic

729) Name antibiotic considered the least toxic?


a) Ticarcillin
b) Oxacillin
c) Ampicillin
d) *Penicillin G (Benzylpenicillin)
e) Chloramphenicol

730) Imipenem/Cilastatin is an example of a:


a) Antibiotic + inhibitor of penicillinase
b) Combination from 2 antibiotics to increase spectrum of action
c) *Antibiotic + inhibitor of renal enzyme dehydropeptidase
d) Antibiotic + inhibitor of beta lactamase
e) 2 antibiotics to decrease side effects

731) Several families of drugs such as penicillins and cephalosporins act to ____ the bacterial ____ and thereby
promoting lysis. The mechanism is through prevention of murein (peptidoglycan) synthesis:
a) Weaken; Cell membrane
b) *Weaken; Cell wall
c) Strengthen; Cell membrane
d) Strengthen; Cell wall
e) Inhibit protein synthesis

732) What is the most frequent side effect, which occurs after administrating of benzyl penicillin?
a) Agranulocytosis
b) Anemia
c) Renal insufficiency
d) *Allergy
e) Dysbacteriosis

733) Severe allergic reactions are more common with what family of drugs?
a) Tetracyclines
b) Macrolides
c) Cephalosporins
d) *Penicillins
e) Sulfonamides

734) Tick the drug belonging to antibiotics-monobactams:


a) Ampicillin
b) Bicillin-5
c) *Aztreonam
d) Imipinem
e) Tienam

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735) Antibiotic inhibiting bacterial RNA synthesis is:
a) Erythromycin
b) *Rifampicine
c) Chloramphenicol
d) Imipinem
e) Cycloserine

736) Which antimicrobial remedy is excreted in bile in active concentrations?:


a) *ampicillin
b) kanamycin
c) griseofulvin
d) sulfizoxazolul
e) nalidixic acid

737) Mechanism of penicillins' antibacterial effect is:


a) *Inhibition of transpeptidation in the bacterial cell wall
b) Inhibition of beta-lactamase in the bacterial cell
c) Activation of endogenous proteases, that destroy bacterial cell wall
d) Activation of endogenous phospholipases, which leads to alteration of cell membrane permeability
e) Activation of beta-lactamase in the bacterial cell

738) Name the main indication for benzylpenicillin:


a) salmonelosis
b) typhoid fever
c) *subacute endocarditis
d) syphilis
e) tuberculosis

739) Which from penicillins is an aminopenicillin?


a) Methicillin
b) *Ampicillin
c) Penicillin G
d) Penicillin V
e) Carbencillin

740) Which of the penicillins produces a higher incidence of diarrhea?


a) Cloxacillin
b) Ampicillin
c) Amoxicillin
d) *Augmentin
e) Penicilin G
741) IV rd Generation Cephalosporins have a ____ spectrum of antimicrobial activity and are considered ____:
a) *Broad; Bactericidal
b) Broad; Bacteristatic
c) Narrow; Bactericidal
d) Narrow; Bacteristatic
e) Narrow; Fungistatic

742) Cephalosporin from I-st generation for parenteral administration is:


a) *cefazolin
b) cefamandole
c) cephachlor
d) cefipime
e) cefadroxil

743) Which of the bacteria would not be affected by a second-generation cephalosporin, but would be affected by
ceftazidime?
a) Staphylococcus
b) Streptococcus
c) Listeria
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d) Enterococcus
e) *Pseudomonas

744) Which of cephalosporin generation should be given for gram-negative bacterial meningitis?
a) First-generation cephalosporin
b) Second-generation cephalosporin
c) *Third-generation cephalosporin
d) First-generation cephalosporin, just parenteral drug
e) Cephalosporin should not be given

745) Describes ceftazidime and cefepime:


a) First-generation cephalosporins
b) Second-generation with Haemophilus influenzae activity
c) Second-generation with Bacteroids fragilis activity
d) Third-generation cephalosporins
e) *Third-generaion with Pseudomonas aeruginosa activity

746) Describes cefazolin and cephalexin:


a) *First-generation cephalosporins
b) Second-generation with Haemophilus influenzae activity
c) Second-generation with Bacteroids fragilis activity
d) Third-generation cephalosporins
e) Third-generaion with Pseudomonas aeruginosa activity

747) Describes cefmetazole, cefotetan, and cefoxitin:


a) First-generation cephalosporins
b) Second-generation with Haemophilus influenzae activity
c) *Second-generation with Bacteroids fragilis activity
d) Third-generation cephalosporins
e) Third-generaion with Pseudomonas aeruginosa activity
748) Describes cefaclor and cefuroxime:
a) First-generation cephalosporins
b) *Second-generation with Haemophilus influenzae activity
c) Second-generation with Bacteroids fragilis activity
d) Third-generation cephalosporins
e) Third-generaion with Pseudomonas aeruginosa activity

749) Describes cefoperazone and ceftriaxon:


a) First-generation cephalosporins
b) Second-generation with Haemophilus influenzae activity
c) Second-generation with Bacteroids fragilis activity
d) *Third-generation cephalosporins
e) Third-generaion with Pseudomonas aeruginosa activity

750) Which of the microorganisms would be treated with a first-generation cephalosporin?


a) E. Coli
b) Klebsiella
c) Proteus
d) *Staphylococcus
e) Enterobacter

751) A 2-mo-old male neonate presents with a thick eye discharge. The mother admits to having sexual partners and
complains of a vaginal discharge. Exams of both eyes of infant reveals a thick purulent discharge and conjunctival
congestion and edema. Corneal ulcerations was also noted. Conjunctival swabs on gram staining revealed presence of
gram-negative diplococci and many polymorphonuclear cells. What organism, which can be treated with penicillin G or a
third-generation cephalosporin, is the most likely cause?
a) C. trachomatis
b) T. pallidum
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c) *N. gonorrhea
d) H. ducreyi
e) H. influenza

752) Macrolids are ____ ribosomal subunit inhibitors that are ____ at low concentrations and ____ at high
concentrations:
a) 30s; Bactericidal; Bacteriostatic
b) 30s; Bacteriostatic; Bactericidal
c) 50s; Bactericidal; Bacteriostatic
d) *50s; Bacteriostatic; Bactericidal

753) Although erythromycin is not normally effective with gram-negative bacteria, cell wall deficient forms of E.
coli and Proteus mirabilis (L-forms) are exceptions. These are seen in recurrent:
a) Pneumonia
b) Upper respiratory tract infections
c) *Urinary tract infections
d) Gastroenteritis
e) Endocarditis

754) Name bactericidal antibiotic - the drug of choice for pneumonia caused by H. influenzae?
a) Erythromycin
b) Clarithromycin
c) *Azithromycin
d) Dirithromycin
e) Telithromycin

755) A patient presents with mild symptoms of fever, chills, headache, and coughing. However, they show little sign
of bacterial infection. Lab blood results show infection is present and the physician chooses to use a macrolide antibiotic.
What agent was most likely the cause of the patient's symptoms?
a) Streptococcus pyogenes
b) Streptococcus agalactiae
c) *Mycoplasma pneumoniae
d) Listeria monocytogenes
e) Streptococcus pneumoniae

756) Which of the organs is the main organ for biotransformation of macrolides such as erythromycin (90%) and
clarithromycin?
a) Spleen
b) Kidneys
c) Brain
d) GI tract
e) *Liver

757) An 8-yr-old child presents with pharyngitis and fever of 3 days duration. Microbiology lab confirms translucent
beta-hemolytic colonies. Past history includes a severe allergic reaction to amoxicillin when used for ear infection. Which
one of the ntimicrobial agents as an oral drug is most likely appropriate in terms of both effectiveness and safety?
a) Penicillin G (Benzylpenicillin)
b) Cefaclor
c) Doxycycline
d) Vancomycin
e) *Azithromycin

758) Aminoglycosides are effective only against which of the microbs and are a good choice for septicemia (a serious
toxicity)?
a) Gram-positive aerobic bacteria
b) Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria
c) *Gram-negative aerobic bacteria
d) Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria
e) Just Streptococcus pneumoniae

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759) Aminoglycosides inhibit bacterial protein synthesis through binding to ____ bacterial ribosome subunits. They
cause leakage of intracellular contents and thus are ____:
a) *30s; Bactericidal
b) 30s; Bacteriostatic
c) 50s; Bactericidal
d) 50s; Bacteriostatic

760) Describes the mechanism of aminoglycosides at low dosages:


a) Partial inhibition of protein causing ribosome to translate incorrectly
b) Amino acid deletions during protein synthesis leading to nonfunctional proteins
c) *Misreading of mRNA during elongation leading to synthesis of proteins containing incorrect amino acids.
d) Nonsense insertion in mRNA during elongation leading to a stop codon
e) No effect on protein synthesis

761) Describes the mechanism of aminoglycosides at high dosages:


a) Misreading of mRNA during elongation leading to synthesis of proteins containing incorrect amino acids.
b) Nonsense insertion in mRNA during elongation leading to a stop codon
c) Complete inhibition of protein causing ribosomes to become trapped at the AUG strand condons of mRNA
d) *Partial inhibition of protein causing ribosome to translate incorrectly
e) Amino acid deletions during protein synthesis leading to nonfunctional proteins

762) Following administration of aminoglycosides, where would concentrations be the lowest?


a) Prostate
b) *Brain
c) Vitreous fluid
d) CSF
e) Intracellular

763) Accumulation of aminoglycosides is most common in what location?


a) Liver capsule
b) *Renal medulla
c) Nephrons
d) Renal cortex
e) Spleen

764) Which of the following drugs can be mixed with aminoglycosides, such as for use against Staphylococcus
aureus?
a) Diuretics
b) NSAIDs
c) Cisplatin
d) Amphotericin B
e) *Penicillin G (Benzylpenicillin)

765) Which of the antimicrobial drugs is combined with isoniazid to treat tuberculosis?
a) Neomycin
b) *Streptomycin
c) Amikacin
d) Kanamycin
e) Gentamicin

766) AE is a 75-yr-old man with sepsis resulting from a urinary tract infection. He has allergies to beta-lactam
antibiotics and erythromycim. The result of blood cultures are positive for P. aeroginosa; the urine culture is positive for P.
aeroginosa and E. coli. From aminoglycoside class, which one would you choose?
a) Neomycin
b) Streptomycin
c) Netilmicin
d) Kanamycin
e) *Gentamicin
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767) The most active aminoglycoside against Mycobacterium tuberculosis is:
a) Kanamycin
b) Tobramycin
c) *Streptomycin
d) Amikacin
e) Neomycin

768) Cephalosporines are drugs of choice for treatment of:


a) Gram-negative microorganism infections
b) Gram-positive microorganism infections
c) *Gram-negative and gram-positive microorganism infections, if penicillins have no effect
d) Only bacteroide infections
e) Gram-negative and gram-positive microorganism infections, if vancomicin have no effect

769) Carbapenems are effective against:


a) Only Gram-positive microorganisms
b) Only Gram-negative microorganisms
c) Only bacteroide infections
d) *Broad-spectum
e) Very Narrow spectrum

770) Benzylpenicillin acts on the level of:


a) cytoplasmatic membrane
b) *Bacterial wall
c) Cytoplasm of a bacterial cell
d) Proteine synthesis
e) Ribosome of a bacterial cel

771) Which of the antimicrobial drugs would be used to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?
a) Nafcillin
b) *Vancomycin
c) Gentamycin
d) Erythromycin
e) Clindamycin

772) Penicillin is used in combination with what drug to enhance antibacterial action in the treatment of enterococcal
endocarditis?
a) Sulfonamides
b) Cephalosporins
c) Macrolides
d) *Aminoglycosides
e) Fluoroquinolones

773) Prophylactic penicillin is indicated in patients with rheumatic carditis. If the patient is allergic to penicillin,
which drug should be used?
a) *Sulfonamides
b) Cephalosporins
c) Macrolides
d) Aminoglycosides
e) Fluoroquinolones

774) At what level penicillin work?


a) cytoplasmic membrane
b) *cellular wall
c) cell bacterial ribosome
d) bacterial cell nucleus
e) bacterial cell cytoplasm

775) Specify the antibacterial mechanism of action of benzyl penicillin:


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a) *disturbance of synthesis of the components of microbial walls
b) change of the permeability of cytoplasmatic membranes of microorganisms
c) Competitive antagonism with folic acid in bacterial cell
d) inhibits coenzyme A activity
e) membrane permeability distarbances

776) Specify the action spectrum for biosynthetic penicillins:


a) *Gram-positive and Gram-negative cocci, Corynebacterium diphtheria, spirokets, Clostridium
b) Corynebacterium diphtheria, mycobacteria
c) Gram positive cocci, viruses
d) gram-negative cocci, Rickettsia, fungal
e) mycobacteria, viruses, Corynebacterium diphtheria

777) Antibacterial mechanism of penicillin is:


a) *inhibiting the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer of bacterial cell walls.
b) inhibition of bacterial beta-lactamases
c) activation of endogenous protease that destroys the cell wall
d) phospholypase endogenous activation, with subsequent alteration of membrane permeability
e) inhibition of nucleic acids

778) Cephalosporins are the first choice in treatment:


a) Gram-positive
b) Gram-negative
c) *Gram-negative and gram-positive, if penicillins are not effective
d) only infections with bacteroides
e) only for infections caused by protozoa

779) Classified generally as a third generation cephalosporin:


a) Cefazolin
b) Cefachlor
c) Cephalexin
d) *Cefotaxime sodium
e) Cefamandol

780) Available as tables for oral administration:


a) thienam
b) *cephalexin
c) benzatin-benzylpenicillin
d) procaine benzyl penicillin
e) cefazolin

781) Action spectrum for carbapenems is:


a) just gram-positive
b) just gram-negative
c) only infections with bacteroides
d) *broad-spectrum
e) only for infections caused by mycobacteria.

782) Name aminoglycoside antibiotic:


a) erythromycin
b) *gentamicin
c) vancomycin
d) polymyxin
e) lincomycin

783) Drug from imipenems:


a) methicillin
b) isoniazid
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c) tazocine
d) atropine
e) *tienam

784) Name side effect characteristic for aminoglycosides:


a) hepatotoxicity
b) SNC toxicity
c) *ototoxicity
d) cardiotoxicity
e) mielotoxicity

785) The main side efects of aminoglycosides are EXCEPT:


a) Ototoxicity
b) Nephrotoxicity
c) *Extrapyramidal disorders
d) Neuromuscular blockade
e) Nause and vomiting

786) Aminoglycosides have the following spectrum of action:


a) gram positive microorganisms, anaerobic, spirochete
b) The broad spectrum, exception - Pseudomonas aeruginosa
c) gram-negative microorganisms, anaerobic
d) *The broad spectrum, exception - anaerobes and viruses
e) gram-negative cocci, Rickettsia, fungal

787) Which one of the following drugs is most likely to cause loss of equilibrium and ototoxicity?
a) *Canamycin
b) Ethambutol
c) Isoniazid
d) Para-aminosalicylic acid
e) Rifabutin

788) Has the capacity to cause ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and neuromuscular blockade:
a) vancomycine
b) augmenthine
c) cefachlor
d) erythromycin
e) *gentamicin

789) Named one of the major indications of aminoglycosides:


a) typhus
b) streptococcal angina
c) meningitis
d) typhoid
e) *coli bacillary pyelonephritis

790) Name the adverse effects of aminoglycosides:


a) pancytopenia
b) hepatotoxicity
c) *ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity
d) mucosal gastroinitestinale irritation
e) agranulocytosis

791) Macrolides include of from the following drugs EXCEPT:


a) clarithromycin
b) olethetrin
c) *kanamycin
d) roxythromycin
e) oleandomycin

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792) What are the characteristics for lincosamides?
a) broad-spectrum; bactericidal effect.
b) influence predominantly anaerobes, gram negative cocci.
c) broad-spectru; bacteriostatic effect
d) *influence predominantly anaerobes, gram positive cocci
e) gram-negative cocci, gram-positive cocci and gram-negative bacilli.

793) What is the adverse reaction for lincosamides?


a) nephrotoxicity
b) carcinogenic effect
c) *pseudomembranous colitis
d) respiratory irritation
e) ototoxicity and neurotoxicitae.

794) Chloramphenicol mechanism of action is:


a) Changes the shape of 30 rRNA to cause mRNA to be read incorrectly
b) *Binds to 50s rRNA and inhibits formation of peptide bond
c) Binds to 50s rRNA and prevents movement along mRNA
d) Interferes with the tRNA anticodon reading of mRNA codon
e) Inhibits folic acid metabolism

795) Which antibiotic most easily penetrate into the CNS:


a) benzylpenicillin
b) streptomycin
c) *chloramphenicol
d) tetracycline
e) erythromycin

796) A bacteremic patient is being treated with an antibiotic. Following one week of therapy, this patients develops
severe bone marrow depression resulting in pancytopenia. Which antibiotic is the most likely cause of this patient's toxic
reaction?
a) Doxycycline
b) *Chloramphenicol
c) Azithromycin
d) Gentamycin
e) Ciprofloxacin

797) A one-yr-old baby who has been diagnosed with brain abscess is undergoing an antibiotic treatment. The baby
develops abdominal distention, emesis, and irregular respiration. Name antibiotic that is the most likely cause of this baby's
toxic reaction?
a) Oxytetracycline
b) Amikacin
c) Clarithromycin
d) Sparfloxacin
e) *Chloramphenicol

798) Tetracyclines, such as doxycycline, are effective against rare infections. Which of the epidemic infections that
can be treated with doxycycline is associated with voluminous rice-water diarrhea and may be seen as an epidemic in third
world countries?
a) Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
b) Rabid fever (Francisella tularensis)
c) Black plague (Yersinia pestis)
d) Brucellosis (Brucella species)
e) *Cholera (Vibrio choler)

799) Among the side effects of tetracycline that may be seen in children taking the drug for long or short periods is:
a) *depression of bone growth
b) ototoxicity
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c) nefrotoxicity
d) gastrointestinal irritation
e) allergy

800) Which drug from tetracyclines should be used for spirochetes Borellia burgdorferi.?
a) Demeclocycline
b) *Doxycycline
c) Tetracycline
d) Oxytetracycline
e) Minocycline

801) What kind of side effect is more frequent in tetracycline administration?


a) Agranulocytoses
b) Anemia
c) Renal disturbances
d) Allergic reaction
e) *Bones destruction and teeth coloration

802) Which of the types of drugs binds to teeth and can cause discoloration?
a) *Tetracyclines
b) Macrolides
c) Cephalosporins
d) Penicillins
e) Sulfonamides

803) What is the most common adverse reaction for tetracyclines?


a) Prolonged bleeding
b) Aplastic anemia
c) Bloody diarrhea
d) Seizures
e) *Tooth enamel dysplasia

804) Patients on tetracycline should due which of the following to prevent toxicity?
a) Brush their teeth
b) Exercise regularly
c) *Limit exposure to sunlight
d) Rest at least six hours each night
e) Eat a complete diet including meat and dairy

805) A patient presents with pain in their right side. After physical exam and testing, a fatty liver is found. History is
negative for excessive alcohol use. Name classe of antibiotics that could have caused this:
a) *Tetracyclines
b) Aminoglycosides
c) Cephalosporins
d) Fluoroquinolones
e) Sulfonamides

806) Name drug associated with gray baby syndrome?


a) Demeclocycline
b) Doxycycline
c) Tetracycline
d) Oxytetracycline
e) *Chloramphenicol

807) Which drug would be given to a patient with rickettsia who is allergic to doxycycline?
a) Demeclocycline
b) Tetracycline
c) *0Chloramphenicol
d) Minocycline
e) Oxytetracycline
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808) What antibiotic has strong bactericidal effect?
a) tetracycline
b) macrolide
c) *penicillins
d) chloramphenicol
e) aminoglycoside

809) What remedy is from macrolides group?


a) neomycin
b) doxycycline
c) *erythromycin
d) cefotaxime
e) imipenem

810) What kind of side effect is more frequent in penicillin's administration?


a) agranulocytoses
b) anemia
c) renal disturbances
d) *allergic reaction
e) disbacteriosis

811) Erythromycin works by which of the mechanisms?


a) *Disruption of protein synthesis via ribosomes
b) Inhibition of DNA gyrase
c) Inhibition of reverse transcriptase
d) Inhibition of fungal membrane
e) Inhibition of cell wall synthesis

812) What are the specific adverse effects of erythromycin:


a) agranulocytosis
b) *acoustic-vestibular disorders
c) nausea , vomiting and gastrointestinal irritation
d) apnea with neuromuscular
e) polyneuritis

813) What remedy is from carbapenem group?


a) aztreonam
b) amoxicillin
c) *imipinem
d) clarithromycin
e) doxycycline

814) What remedy-is from tetracycline group?


a) *doxycycline
b) streptomycin
c) clarithromycin
d) amoxicillin
e) penicillin

815) Name antibiotic from lincosamides:


a) gentamicin
b) streptomycin
c) *clindamycin
d) neomycin
e) kanamycin

816) Name antibiotic that inhibits RNA synthesis:


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a) erythromycin
b) *rifampicin
c) chloramphenicol
d) imipinem
e) azithromycin

817) Aminoglycosides are effective against:


a) Gram positive microorganisms, anaerobic microorganisms, spirochetes
b) Broad-spectum, except Pseudomonas aeruginosa
c) Gram negative microorganisms, anaerobic microorganisms
d) *Broad-spectum, except anaerobic microorganisms and viruses
e) Only anaerobic microorganisms

818) Which of the antimicrobial drug would affect gram-negative aerobes (versus gram-positive cocci/bacilli)?
a) Nafcillin
b) Vancomycin
c) *Gentamycin
d) Erythromycin
e) Clindamycin

819) Choose the characteristics of chloramphenicol:


a) *Broad-spectum. not active against chlamydia.
b) Influences only the Gram-positive microorganisms.
c) Influences only the Gram-negative microorganisms.
d) Broad-spectum. Active also against chlamydia.
e) Narrow-spectrum. Demonstrates a bactericidal effect.

820) May be fatal to neonates owing to an inability to conjugate the drug with glucuronic acid:
a) *Chloramphenicol
b) Polymyxin B
c) Erythromycin
d) Kanamycin
e) Neomycin

821) Which of the following antibiotics penetrate the easiest in cephalorachidian liquid?
a) benzathine benzyl penicillin
b) streptomycin
c) chloramphenicol
d) *tetracycline
e) erythromycin

822) The drug chloramphenicol is risky for which categories of patients?


a) *Neonates
b) Congestive heart failure patients
c) Obese patients
d) Adult males
e) Geriatric patients

823) Name drug that can cause irreversible bone marrow depression, leading to aplastic anemia:
a) Oxytetracyclin
b) Minocycline
c) *Chloramphenicol
d) Tetracycline
e) Demeclocycline

824) Chloramphenicol has the following unwanted effects:


a) Nephrotoxicity
b) *Pancytopenia
c) Hepatotoxicity
d) Ototoxicity
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e) Hypertension

825) Erythromycin may produce following side effects:


a) Agranulocytosis
b) *Vestibular disorders
c) Hepatoxic effects
d) Apnea caused by neuromuscular blocker
e) Polineuritis

826) Name following antibiotic, which is used for abdominal typhus treatment:
a) benzathine benzylpenicillin
b) benzylpenicillin potassium
c) *tetracycline
d) cloramphenicol
e) kanamycin

827) Pick out substance that inhibits the human enzyme dehydropeptidase:
a) *Cilastatin
b) Sulbactam
c) Sultiam
d) Aztreonam
e) Tazobactam

828) Cilastatin can therefore be combined intravenously with ______________ in order to protect it from renal
dehydropeptidase:
a) *imipenem
b) meropenem
c) carbepenem
d) aztreonam
e) Tazobactam

829) Choose the characteristics of lincozamides:


a) Broad-spectum. Demonstrates a bactericidal effect.
b) Influence mainly the anaerobic organisms, Gram negative cocci.
c) Broad-spectum. Demonstrates a bacteristatic effect.
d) Influence mainly the anaerobic organisms, Gram positive cocci
e) *Influence mainly the aerobic organisms, Gram positive cocci

830) What kind of remedy will color tears in red-orange color?


a) cloramphenicol
b) *rifampicine
c) metronidazol
d) carbenicilline
e) neomycine

831) Lincozamides have the following unwanted effect:


a) Nephrotoxicity
b) Cancerogenity
c) *Pseudomembranous collitis
d) Irritation of respiratory organs
e) Nonspecific ulcerative colitis

832) Which of the following drugs is used for systemic and deep mycotic infections treatment:
a) Co-trimoxazol
b) Griseofulvin
c) *Amphotericin B
d) Nitrofungin
e) Vancomicin
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833) Mechanism of Amphotericin B action is:
a) Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
b) Inhibition of fungal protein synthesis
c) Inhibition of DNA synthesis
d) *Alteration of cell membrane permeability
e) Inhibition of RNA synthesis

834) Witch drug is from quinolones?


a) nitroxoline
b) *nalidixic acid
c) furazolidon
d) co-trimoxazole
e) furasolidone

835) Mechanism of sulfonamides' antibacterial effect is:


a) Inhibition of dihydropteroate reductase
b) *Inhibition of dihydropteroate synthase
c) Inhibition of cyclooxygenase
d) Activation of DNA gyrase
e) Inhibition of dihydropteroate oxydase

836) Mechanism of action of sulphonamides is:


a) To inhibit alaninaminotransferase.
b) *To inhibit dihydropteroatsynthetase
c) To inhibit H K ATPase
d) To inhibit the enzyme transpeptidase
e) To inhibit monoaminoxidase

837) Name sulfonamides, which act only in the intestinal area:


a) Sulfocarbamides
b) *Ftalilsulfatiazol
c) Sulfacetamide
d) Sulfa Ethiodol
e) Sulfadimidine

838) Sulphonamides with gastrointestinal action:


a) streptocide, sulphacarbamide, sulphadimidine
b) lidaprim, sulphaton, co-trimoxazole
c) sulphacethamide, sulphadiazine
d) *sulphaguanide, sulphasalazine, salazodine.

839) What kind of side effects may Sulfonamides produce?


a) Colestasis
b) *Chrystalluria
c) Pseudomembranous Colitis
d) Neuromuscular Block
e) Balance Disturbances

840) Sulfonamides and nalidixic acid can cause hemolysis in patients that are deficient in what enzyme?
a) Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
b) Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase
c) *Glucose 6-phosphate
d) Glucokinase
e) Fructokinase

841) The enzyme that sulfonamides inhibit (para-aminobenzoic acid, PABis needed for bacterial production of which
of the substrat which is required for synthesis of DNA, RNA, and protein?
a) Murein
b) Niacin
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c) *Folic acid
d) Arachidonic acid
e) Phosphodiesterase

842) Bactrim is an effective and cheap medication containing a sulphonamide and trimethoprim. Which enzyme is
targeted by trimethoprim?
a) Monohydropteroate synthase
b) Monohydrofolate reductase
c) Dihydropteroate synthase
d) *Dihydrofolate reductase
e) Phosphodiesterase

843) Combination of sulfonamides with trimethoprim:


a) Decreases the unwanted effects of sulfonamides
b) *Increases the antimicrobial activity
c) Decreases the antimicrobial activity
d) Increases the elimination ofsulfonamides
e) Decreases the elimination ofsulfonamides

844) Name sulphonamide drug:


a) streptomycin
b) penicillin
c) *co-trimoxazole
d) chloramphenicol
e) clarithromycin

845) Mechanism of action of sulfonamides?


a) Changes the shape of 30 rRNA to cause mRNA to be read incorrectly
b) Binds to 50s rRNA and inhibits formation of peptide bond
c) Binds to 50s rRNA and prevents movement along mRNA
d) Interferes with the tRNA anticodon reading of mRNA codon
e) *Inhibits folic acid metabolism

846) Show mechanism of action of sulphonamides:


a) Inhibition of RNA-polymerase
b) *Have the competitive antagonism with paraaminobenzoic acid
c) Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase
d) Activation of dihydropholatreductase
e) Inhibition of cell wall

847) Sulfonamides have been considered the agents of choice in the treatment of :
a) *pneumonia
b) allergy
c) cellulites
d) inflammation
e) acute pain

848) Which enzyme is targeted by sulfonamide?


a) Monohydropteroate synthase
b) Monohydrofolate reductase
c) *Dihydropteroate synthase
d) Dihydrofolate reductase
e) Tetrahydrofolate reductase

849) Name sulfonamide would be used to treat ulcerative colitis?


a) Sulfacetamide
b) Trimethoprim
c) Co-trimazole
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d) Sulfamethoxazole
e) *Sulfasalazine

850) Co-trimazole is used in patient who develop P. carinii pneumonia. This type of pneumonia is seen in what type
of patient?
a) Neonates
b) Elderly
c) *Immune compromised
d) Patients taking warfarin
e) Patients with glucose-6-phosphate deficiency

851) Name sulfonamide used topically for ocular infections?


a) *Sulfacetamide
b) Trimethoprim
c) Co-trimazole
d) Sulfamethoxazole
e) Sulfasalazine

852) Which drug is used in bacterial infections of the eyes?


a) sulphaguanide
b) sulphadimethoxine
c) *sulfacetamide
d) sulphadiazine
e) sulphaton

853) Mechanism of Trimethoprim' action is:


a) Inhibition of cyclooxygenase
b) *Inhibition of dihydrofolate reductase
c) Inhibition of dihydropteroate synthase
d) Inhibition of DNA gyrase
e) Inhibition of aldoreductase

854) Which of the effetcs was accomplished with second-generation fluoroquinolones?


a) Decreased potency (toxicity)
b) Increased potency (effectiveness)
c) Decreased protein binding (less drug-drug interaction)
d) Added activity against anaerobes
e) *Improved gram-positive antibiotic activity

855) Fluoroquinolones inhibit which topoisomerase in gram-positive bacteria?


a) I
b) II
c) III
d) *IV
e) non of the above

856) Which group of drugs can cause CNS symptoms and have a tendancy to damage cartiledge, thus should never
be given to children under the age of 18?
a) Penicillins
b) Cephalosporins
c) Macrolides
d) Aminoglycosides
e) *Fluoroquinolones

857) Name the antibacterial drug - a nitrofurane derivative:


a) *Nitrofurantoin
b) Trimethoprim
c) Ciprofloxacin
d) Nystatin
e) Metronidazole
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858) Name the antibacterial drug - a nitroimidazole derivative:
a) Clavulanic acid
b) *Metronidazole
c) Nitrofurantoin
d) Doxycycline
e) Nystatin

859) Witch drug is from 8-oxyquinolinics?


a) *nitroxoline
b) nalidixic acid
c) furazolidon
d) co-trimoxazole
e) tetracycline

860) Name the antibacterial drug - a quinolone derivative:


a) Nitrofurantoin
b) *Nalidixic acid
c) Streptomycin
d) Metronidazole
e) Nystatin

861) Name the antibacterial drug - a fluoroquinolone derivative:


a) Chloramphenicol
b) Nitrofurantoin
c) Nalidixic acid
d) *Ciprofloxacin
e) Metronidazole

862) Name the main indications for nitrofuranes:


a) Infections of respiratory tract
b) *Infections of urinary and gastro-intestinal tracts
c) Syphilis
d) Tuberculosis
e) As a disinfectant

863) Name the indications for metronidazole:


a) *Intra-abdominal infections, vaginitis, enterocolitis
b) Pneumonia
c) As a disinfectant
d) Influenza
e) Tuberculosis

864) Mechanism of action of metronidazol:


a) Inhibits protein synthesis by blocking ribosomal movement along messenger RNA
b) *The drug undergoes a reductive bioactivation of its nitro group by ferredoxin (prezent in anacrobie parasites) to form
reactive cytotoxic products
c) The drug blocks glucose uptakc, which leads to decreased formation of ATP
d) It may act by uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation or by activating ATP-ases
e) Inhibits synthesis of cell wall of microbes

865) The mechanism of fluoroquinolones' action is:


a) Inhibition of phospholipase C
b) *Inhibition of DNA gyrase
c) Inhibition of bacterial cell synthesis
d) Alteration of cell membrane permeability
e) Inhibition of pyridoxalphosphate synthesis

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866) Fluoroquinolones are active against:
a) Gram negative microorganisms only
b) Mycoplasmas and Chlamidiae only
c) Gram positive microorganisms only
d) *Variety of Gram-negative and positive microorganisms, including Mycoplasma and Chlamidiae
e) Only protozoa and anaerobes

867) Fluoroquinolones works by which mechanisms?


a) Disruption of protein synthesis via ribosomes
b) *Inhibition of DNA gyrase
c) Inhibition of reverse transcriptase
d) Inhibition of fungal membrane
e) Inhibition of cell wall synthesis

868) The drug of choice for syphilis treatment is:


a) Gentamycin
b) *Penicillin
c) Chloramphenicol
d) Doxycycline
e) Tetracycline

869) The main drugs used in lues?


a) tetracycline
b) *benzylpenicillins
c) erythromycin
d) co-trimoxazole
e) Chloramphenicol

870) Mechanism of Cycloserine's action is:


a) Inhibition of mycolic acids synthesis
b) Inhibition of RNA synthesis
c) *Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
d) Inhibition of pyridoxalphosphate synthesis
e) Inhibition of DNA synthesis

871) Mechanism of Streptomycin action is:


a) Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
b) *Inhibition of protein synthesis
c) Inhibition of DNA synthesis
d) Inhibition of cell membranes permeability
e) Inhibition of RNA synthesis

872) Which chemotherapies may produce reactions from the disulfiram type?
a) cloramfenicol
b) gentamicin
c) *metronidazol
d) clotrimazol
e) ofloxacin

873) Antifungal polyene macrolide that preferentially binds to fungal ergosterol which alters cellular permeability:
a) ketoconazole
b) *amphotericin B
c) flucytosine
d) grisefulvin
e) clotrimazole

874) Amphotericin and nystatin are what type of antifungal drugs?


a) *Polyenes
b) Azoles
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c) Pyrimidines
d) Imidasoles
e) Bis- quaternary ammoniac salts

875) An azole most commonly used for topical treatment of candidiasis:


a) amphotericin B
b) *clotrimazole
c) griseofulvin
d) flucytosine
e) none of the answers

876) Antifungal agent useful in treatment of candidiasis:


a) Amphotericin B
b) Nystatin
c) *Both
d) Neither

877) Polyene used topically; active against most Candida species--most commonly used for suppression of local
candidal infection:
a) miconazole
b) terbinafine
c) nystatin
d) fluconazole
e) *flucytosine

878) Inhibition of fungal squalene epoxidase is this antifungal drug's mechanism of action:
a) ketoconazole
b) fluconazole
c) *terbinafine
d) nystatin
e) flucytosine

879) Given by i.v. administration, the drug of choice for nearly all life-threatening mycotic infections--usually used
as the initial induction regiment:
a) ketoconazole
b) itraconazole
c) flucytosine
d) *amphotericin B
e) nystatin

880) First available reverse transcriptase drug for treatment of HIV-1; a deoxythymidine analogue:
a) foscarnet
b) *zidovudine
c) amantidine
d) indinavir
e) remantadine
881) Saquinavir and ritonavir are what type of drugs?
a) Fusion inhibitors
b) Ion channel blockers
c) Polymerase inhibitors
d) *Protease inhibitors
e) Neuraminidase inhibitors

882) Amantadine and rimantadine are what type of drugs?


a) Fusion inhibitors
b) *Ion channel blockers
c) Polymerase inhibitors
d) Protease inhibitors
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e) Neuraminidase inhibitors

883) Zanamivir and oseltamivir are what type of drugs?


a) Fusion inhibitors
b) Ion channel blockers
c) Polymerase inhibitors
d) Protease inhibitors
e) *Neuraminidase inhibitors

884) HIV protease inhibitor:


a) rimantadine
b) ribavirin
c) *saquinavir
d) stavudine
e) remantadine

885) These drug is prophylactic against influenza A virus infection with 80% efficacy:
a) zidovudine
b) saquinavir
c) ribavarine
d) acyclovir
e) *amantadine

886) Effective antiviral agent, which is also approved for use in the treatment of Parkinson disease:
a) Idoxuridine
b) *Amantadine
c) Vidarabine
d) Cytarabine
e) Trifluridine

887) Name standard therapy for CMV infections?


a) Idoxuridine
b) Cytarabine
c) *Ganciclovir
d) Vidarabine
e) Zidovudine

888) Therapy for viral infections is aimed at which of the following?


a) Enhancing CD4 counts
b) Enveloping viral infected cells
c) Lysing viral infected cells
d) Destroying viruses directly
e) *Preventing or delaying viral replication

889) Protease inhibitors (PIs) block which of the following steps in the viral life cycle?
a) Binding
b) Reverse transcription
c) Integration
d) Transcription
e) *Assembly

890) AZT (Retrovir), also called zidovudine, is used in the treatment of HIV by inhibiting which step in the viral life
cycle?
a) Binding
b) *Reverse transcription
c) Integration
d) Transcription
e) Translation

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891) Acyclovir is phosphorylated by viral kinsases at which step?
a) *First (mono-phosphate)
b) Second (di-phosphate)
c) Third (tri-phosphate)
d) Transcription
e) Translation

892) AZT (Zidovudinhas) what mechanism of action?


a) Blocks viral absorption
b) Blocks uncoating stage
c) Blocks early protein synthesis
d) *Blocks reverse transcriptase
e) Blocks packaging and assembly

893) Mechanism of action of zidovudine:


a) It induce the formation of enzymes, that phosphorylates a factor witch blocks peptide chain initiation, a
phosphodiesterase that degrades terminal nucleotides of t RNA and enzymes that activate kinase
b) They inhibit the first steps in replication of the influenza A and rubella viruses
c) *inhibits reverse transcriptase of HIV-1 and HIV-2 and causes chain termination in viral DNA
d) it is active against herpes simplex virus and varicella- zoster virus, by inhibition of DNA- polymerase
e) inhibit protein formation in viruses

894) Name the drug used for HIV infection treatment, a derivative of nucleosides:
a) Acyclovir
b) *Zidovudine
c) Gancyclovir
d) Trifluridine
e) Amantadine

895) Name the drug from antivirale group with wide spectrum of action:
a) Saquinavir
b) *Interferon alfa
c) Didanozine
d) Acyclovir
e) Zidovudine

896) Most likely to cause additive myelosuppresion in an HIV patient also receiving ganciclovir for CMV retinitis:
a) didanosine
b) *zidovudine
c) zalcitabine
d) saquinavir
e) amantadine

897) Used to treat HSV (herpes):


a) zidovudine
b) *acyclovir
c) interferon
d) ribavirin
e) amantadine

898) Monophosphorylation of this antiviral drug is catalyzed by virus-specified protein kinase phosphotransferase in
CMV-infected cells and by viral thymidine kinase in HSV-infected (herpes) cells:
a) ganciclovir
b) foscarnet
c) cidofovir
d) valacyclovir
e) amantadine
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899) Mechanism of paraaminosalicylic acid action is:
a) Inhibition of mycolic acids synthesis
b) *Inhibition of folate synthesis
c) Inhibition of DNA dependent RNA polymerase
d) Inhibition of DNA gyrase
e) Inhibition of cell wall synthesis

900) Indication for isoniazid:


a) Meningococcal meningitis
b) Typhoid fever
c) Subacute endocarditis
d) Lues
e) *Tuberculosis

901) Which of the following pairs of substances is matched?


a) *Ceruloplasmin - copper
b) Deferoxamine - iron
c) Isoniazid - pyridoxine
d) Vitamin B12 - zinc.

902) The most important drug for treatment of all types of tuberculosis is:
a) Augmentine
b) *Isoniazid
c) Aminosalicylic acid
d) Ampicylline
e) Clarithromycin

903) Which one of the following side effects is more characteristic for ethambutol:
a) proteinuria
b) *decreased visual acuity
c) nongouty polyarthralgia
d) hemolysis
e) methemoglobinemia

904) The important drugs for treatment of tuberculosis are:


a) penicillin, cloramphenicol, gentamicin
b) *isoniazid, riphampicin, ethambutol
c) aminosalicylic acid, nitroxoline, furazidine
d) norepinephrine, ephedrine, epineprine
e) atropine, neostigmine, aceclidine

905) The most common reaction to isoniazid therapy, if pyridoxine is not given concurrently, is:
a) *peripheral neuritis
b) hypersensitivity
c) optic neuritis
d) dryness of mouth
e) convulsions

906) Name drug used specifically only in M. leprae:


a) *Dapsone
b) Isoniazid
c) Rifampin
d) Pyrazinamide
e) Streptomycin

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907) Name drug that can cause reversible optic neuritis:
a) *Ethambutol
b) Isoniazid
c) Rifampin
d) Pyrazinamide
e) Streptomycin

908) A 34-year-old man under treatment for pulmonary TB has acute-onset right big toe pains, swelling, and low-
grade fever. His physical exam is consistent with gouty arthritis, and he is found to have high serum uric acid levels. Name
anti-TB drug that is the most likely cause of this patient's UA levels?
a) Isoniazid
b) *Pyrazinamide
c) Cycloserine
d) Rifampin
e) Ethionamide

909) Isoniazid inhibits mycolid acid synthesis, disrupting bacterial walls and is associated with hepatotoxicity,
peripheral and central neuropathy, and optic neuritis. What vitamin should be given as a supplement with isoniazid to help
prevents these effects?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin K
c) *Vitamin B6
d) Vitamin B12
e) Vitamin E

910) Name aminoglycoside only used for tuberculosis:


a) Ethambutol
b) Isoniazid
c) Rifampin
d) Pyrazinamide
e) *Streptomycin

911) A patient returns complaining of a reddish-orange color in their urine, saliva, sweat, and tears. Which drug from
anti TBC drugs was the patient likely taking?
a) Dapsone
b) Isoniazid
c) *Rifampicin
Pyrazinamide
d) Streptomycin

912) Name a pro-drug that is activated by tuberculosis and can cause hyperuricemia?
a) Ethambutol
b) Isoniazid
c) Rifampin
d) *Pyrazinamide
e) Streptomycin

913) Which of the following is considered a second-line antitubercular agent?


a) *Para-aminosalicyclic acid
b) Isoniazid
c) Rifampin
d) Pyrazinamide
e) Streptomycin

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914) Name the antimycobacterial drug belonging to first-line (I group) agents:
a) para-aminosalicylic acid
b) *Isoniazid
c) Kanamycin
d) Pyrazinamide
e) Prothyonamide

915) Name the antimycobacterial drug, belonging to antibiotics:


a) Isoniazid
b) PAS
c) Ethambutol
d) *Rifampin
e) Pyrazinamide

916) Mechanism of Izoniazid action is:


a) Inhibition of protein synthesis
b) *Inhibition of mycolic acids synthesis
c) Inhibition of RNA synthesis
d) Inhibition of ADP synthesis
e) Inhibition of DNA dependent RNA polymerase

917) Mechanism of Rifampin action is:


a) Inhibition of mycolic acids synthesis
b) *Inhibition of DNA dependent RNA polymerase
c) Inhibition of topoisomerase II
d) Inhibition of cAMP synthesis
e) Inhibition of protein synthesis

918) Mechanism of Streptomycin action is:


a) Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
b) *Inhibition of protein synthesis
c) Inhibition of RNA and DNA synthesis
d) Inhibition of cell membranes permeability
e) Inhibition of pyridoxalphosphate synthesis

919) Name unwanted effect of ethambutol:


a) Cardiotoxicity
b) Immunotoxicity
c) *Retrobulbar neuritis with red-green color blindness
d) Hepatotoxicity
e) Ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity

920) Name unwanted effect of streptomycin:


a) Cardiotoxicity
b) Hepatotoxicity
c) Retrobulbar neuritis with red-green color blindness
d) *Ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, neuromuscular blockage
e) Immunotoxicity

921) Name the antimalarial drug having a gametocidal effect:


a) Mefloquine
b) *Primaquine
c) Doxycycline
d) Sulfonamides
e) Quinidine

922) Name the drug used for malaria chemoprophylaxis and treatment:
a) *Chloroquine
b) Quinidine
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c) Quinine
d) Sulfonamides
e) Metronidazole

923) Name the group of antibiotics having an antimalarial effect:


a) Aminoglycosides
b) *Tetracyclins
c) Sulfonamides
d) Penicillins
e) Carbapenems

924) What antimalarial preparation has an anti inflammmatory action?


a) *Chloroquine
b) Quinine
c) Primetamin
d) Primaquine
e) Emetine

925) Name the drug used for trichomoniasis treatment:


a) *Metronidazole
b) Suramin
c) Pyrimethamine
d) Tetracycline
e) Quinidine

926) Name the drug used for balantidiasis treatment:


a) Azitromycin
b) *Tetracycline
c) Quinine
d) Trimethoprim
e) Quinidine

927) Name the drug, blocking acetylcholine transmission at the myoneural junction of helminthes:
a) Levamisole
b) Mebendazole
c) *Piperazine
d) Niclosamide
e) Suramin

928) Describe niclosamide mechanism of action:


a) Increasing cell membrane permeability for calcium, resulting in paralysis, and death of helminthes
b) Blocking acetylcholine transmission at the myoneural junction and paralysis of helminthes
c) *Inhibiting microtubule synthesis in helminthes and irreversible impairment of glucose uptake
d) Inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation in some species of helminthes
e) Inhibiting microtubule synthesis in helminthes

929) Describe praziquantel mechanism of action:


a) Blocking acetylcholine transmission at the myoneural junction and paralysis of helminthes
b) Inhibiting microtubule synthesis in helminthes and irreversible impairment of glucose uptake
c) *Increasing cell membrane permeability for calcium, resulting in paralysis, dislodgement and death of helminthes
d) Inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation in some species of helminthes
e) Increasing cell membrane permeability for calcium

930) Describe piperazine mechanism of action:


a) Inhibiting microtubule synthesis in helminthes and irreversible impairment of glucose uptake
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b) *Blocking acetylcholine transmission at the myoneural junction and paralysis of helminthes
c) Inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation in some species of helminthes
d) Increasing cell membrane permeability for calcium, resulting in paralysis, dislodgement and death of helminthes
e) Inhibiting microtubule synthesis in helminthes

931) Describe mebendazole mechanism of action:


a) Inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation in some species of helminthes
b) Increasing cell membrane permeability for calcium, resulting in paralysis, dislodgement and death of helminthes
c) *Inhibiting microtubule synthesis in helminthes and irreversible impairment of glucose uptake
d) Blocking acetylcholine transmission at the myoneural junction and paralysis of helminthes
e) Increasing cell membrane permeability for sodium

932) Name the drug, inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation in some species of helminthes:
a) *Niclosamide
b) Piperazine
c) Praziquantel
d) Metronidazole
e) Mebendazole

933) Name the drug for nematodosis (roundworm invasion) treatment:


a) Niclosamide
b) Praziquantel
c) *Pyrantel
d) Metronidazole
e) Bithionol

934) Name the drug for cestodosis (tapeworm invasion) treatment:


a) Piperazine
b) *Praziquantel
c) Pyrantel
d) Ivermectin
e) Metronidazole

935) Name the drug for echinococcosis treatment:


a) Suramin
b) *Mebendazole or Albendazole
c) Piperazine
d) Iodoquinol
e) Metronidazole

936) Adverse drug interactions may occur due to alteration of:


a) pharmacodynamics
b) distribution
c) excretion
d) absorption
e) *all of them

937) Universal antagonist is:


a) *unitiol
b) protamine sulfate
c) naloxone
d) atropine
e) flumazenil

938) Antagonist of heparin:


a) unitiol
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b) *protamine sulfate
c) naloxone
d) atropine
e) flumazenil

939) Antagonis of pilocarpine:


a) unitiol
b) protamine sulfate
c) naloxone
d) *atropine
e) flumazenil

940) Antagonis of diazepam:


a) unitiol
b) protamine sulfate
c) naloxone
d) atropine
e) *flumazenil

941) Antagonis of opioids:


a) unitiol
b) protamine sulfate
c) *naloxone
d) atropine
e) flumazenil

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