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Questions: 15 | Attempts: 526 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionAn antacid that has also laxative properties
Questions: 21 | Attempts: 709 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionDirections: questions 1-5 Match each antidepressant drug with the appropriate description (each lettered option can be selected once, more than once, or not at all): This drug has pronounced anticholinergic properties
Seizures happen because of sudden or abnormal electrical activity in the brain. When people think of seizures, they often think of convulsions in which a person's body shakes rapidly and uncontrollably but not all...
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 3344 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionFor each numbered item select the one lettered option which is most closely associated with it (each lettered option can be selected once, more than once, or not at all). This drug is effective in all form of epilepsy in all form of epilepsy at all age groups
Welcome back to another chapter in our ongoing series of pharmacological quizzes on the topic of neoplasms, or tumours, and the pharmaceuticals used to prevent their development. What do you know about these antineoplastic...
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 713 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 42-year-old woman presented with fever, night sweats, cough and a 8 kg weight loss. Chest x-rays displayed a mediastinal mass and a CT scan of the abdomen showed multiple enlarged lymph nodes. A biopsy of an inguinal node revealed Reed-Sternberg cells. The patient was scheduled for a combination ABVD anticancer chemotherapy (doxorubicin, bleomycin vinblastine and dacarbazine). Which of the following malignancies was the patient most likely to suffer from?
As the name would suggest, antineoplastic drugs are used in order to prevent the development of neoplasms, which are also known as tumours. What do you know about these particular drugs and how they work? Take this...
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 6872 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 69-year-old man with a large-cell lymphoreticular lymphoma was started on a chemotherapeutic regimen of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone and bleomycin 1 year ago. Three weeks after his sixth course he developed dyspnea, a nonproductive cough and fever. Chest x-ray showed diffuse bilateral infiltrates and a lung biopsy revealed inflammation and fibrosis with no evidence of lymphoma. Bacterial, fungal and viral cultures were negative. Which of the drugs administered to the patient could have caused this pulmonary disorder?
Welcome, one and all, to another quiz on the topic of antiviral drugs, which are of course used to treat infections of a viral nature, as opposed to bacterial. Think you handled the last quiz well enough? We’ll see how...
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 566 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 71-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with a 2-day history of progressive dyspnea, fever, cough and wheezing. Chest radiograph was normal but a bronchoscopy showed marked erythema of the trachea and bronchi, with multiple ulcerations. A bronchial biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of herpetic tracheobronchitis. The patient received IV acyclovir for 3 days but no improvement was seen. Resistance to acyclovir was suspected and an alternative drug was given IV. Which of the following drugs was most likely administered?
In today’s pharmacology quiz we’ll be looking at a very important topic – antiviral drugs! These pharmaceuticals are used specifically for treating infections of a viral nature, with such examples as flu,...
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 953 | Last updated: Mar 19, 2023
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Sample QuestionThe diagram below depicts a simplified pathway of the viral growth cycle: Which of the steps shown in the pathway is most likely inhibited by enfuvirtide?
Hello and welcome to a wonderful quiz on pharmacology, where today we’ll be looking at the topic of immunomodulators – drugs used to help regulate the immune system, which are used for such ailments as asthma and...
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 1534 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhich of the following statements regarding immunosuppressive drugs are correct (Check all that apply)
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 1604 | Last updated: Mar 19, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 41-year-old woman, coming back from a trip to Kenya, was admitted to the hospital because of malaise, myalgia, abdominal pain and fever (104E F). The recent history of the patient was significant for two paroxysmal attacks of chills, fever and vomiting. The first attack lasted a day and was followed by a second 36 hours later. Physical examination revealed an acutely hill patient complaining of severe abdominal pain. Palpation showed a tender, soft and enlarged spleen. Examination of a stained blood specimen revealed ringlike and crescent-like forms within the RBCs. Which of the following pairs of drugs would be appropriate for this patient?
Are you aware of anticoagulant drugs and the role they play in medicine? Anticoagulants are commonly known as blood thinners. The objective of these medications is to prevent or reduce blood coagulation, which prolongs clotting...
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 6021 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 54-year-old woman suffering from asthma was brought to the emergency room because of a sudden offset of left side paresis. Imaging studies confirmed the diagnosis of thromboembolic stroke and the patient started a treatment that included a drug that acts by blocking platelet ADP receptors. Which of the following drugs has this mechanism of action?
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