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Indicate the indirect-acting sympathomimetic agent:
Epinephrine Phenylephrine Ephedrine Isoproterenol |
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Indicate the hypnotic benzodiazepine, which has the shortest elimination half-life:
Temazepam Triazolam Flurazepam Diazepam |
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Which of the following agents is preferred in the treatment of insomnia?
Barbiturates Hypnotic benzodiazepines Ethanol Phenothiazide |
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Drug of choice of actinimycosis
Penicillin Sulfonamides Tetracycline Azithromicin |
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Which of the following hypnotic agents is absorbed slowly?
Phenobarbital Flurazepam Triazolam Temazepam |
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Which one of the following hypnotic benzodiazepines is more likely to cause rebound insomnia?
Triazolam Flurazepam Temazepam All of the above |
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All of the following agents are beta receptor agonists EXCEPT:
Epinephrine Isoproterenol Methoxamine Dobutamine |
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The metabolic function of Riboflavin involves the following
FMN and FAD NADP and NADPH AMP and ATP Retine and Retinine |
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Orally effective iron chelating agent
EDTA Defriprome Penicillamine BAL |
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Which of the following hypnotic drugs causes least suppression of REM sleep?
Flumazenil Phenobarbital Flurazepam Secobarbital |
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Vigabatrine MOA is:
GABA transaminase inhibitor GABA antagonist GABA mimetic GABA uptake inhibition |
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Drug having analgesic and modest anti-inflammatory property
Paracetamol Nimesulide Ketorolac Diflunizole |
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Characteristics of methoxamine include all of the following EXCEPT:
It is a direct-acting alfa1-receptor agonist It increases heart rate, contractility and cardiac output It causes reflex bradycardia It increases total peripheral resistance
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Although the benzodiazepines continue to be the agents of choice for insomnia, they have:
The possibility of psychological and physiological dependence Synergistic depression of CNS with other drugs (especially alcohol) Residual drowsiness and daytime sedation All of the above |
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Indicate the agent of choice in the emergency therapy of anaphylactic shock:
Methoxamine Terbutaline Norepinephrine Epinephrine |
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Characteristics of carvedilol include all of the following EXCEPT:
It is a beta1-selective antagonist It has both alfa1-selective and beta-blocking effects It attenuates oxygen free radical-initiated lipid peroxidation It inhibits vascular smooth muscle mitogenesis |
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Which of the following behavioral problems would suggest an organic brain lesion
Formal thought disorder Auditory hallucinations Visual hallucinations Depression |
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Which of the following is a mood stabilizer?
Li Haloperidol Amytryptiline Diazepam |
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Hypnotic drugs should:
Reduce anxiety and exert a calming effect Induce absence of sensation Produce drowsiness, encourage the onset and maintenance of sleep Prevent mood swings in patients with bipolar affective disorders |
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The mechanism of antiparasitic action of Mebendazole and thiabendazole involves
stimulation of acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions inhibition of dihydropolate reductase interference with microtubule synthesis and assembly block thiamine transport |
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