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| 1. |
Which of the following is the drug of choice for Syndrome of Inappropriate secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone(SIADH) ? |
| A. | Demeclocyline |
| B. | Vasopressin |
| C. | Thiazide diuretic |
| D. | Chlorpropamide |
| Answer» B. Vasopressin | |
| 2. |
Which NSAID undergoes enterohepatic circulation - |
| A. | Ibuprofen |
| B. | Piroxicam |
| C. | Phenylbutazone |
| D. | Aspirin |
| Answer» C. Phenylbutazone | |
| 3. |
Atropine is most sensitive to ? |
| A. | Mucous and pharyngeal secretions |
| B. | Heart |
| C. | Pupil |
| D. | GI tract motility |
| Answer» B. Heart | |
| 4. |
Beta1 selective agonist is: |
| A. | Albuterol |
| B. | Terbutaline |
| C. | Isoetharine |
| D. | Dobutamine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Therapeutic uses of Prostaglandin EI include all of the following except: |
| A. | Medical termination of pregnancy |
| B. | Impotence |
| C. | Primary pulmonary hypertension |
| D. | Maintenance of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) |
| Answer» D. Maintenance of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) | |
| 6. |
Which one of the following drugs has been shown to offer protection from gastric aspiration syndrome in a patient with symptoms of flux? |
| A. | Metoclopramide. |
| B. | Ondansetron. |
| C. | Atropine. |
| D. | Sodium citrate. |
| Answer» B. Ondansetron. | |
| 7. |
Which one of the following is not a 5 HT receptor antagonist |
| A. | Ketan serin |
| B. | Methysergide |
| C. | Tropisetron |
| D. | Lanreotide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
All are Pseudomonas, except - |
| A. | Nafcillin |
| B. | Carbenicillin |
| C. | Azlocillin |
| D. | Ticarcillin |
| Answer» B. Carbenicillin | |
| 9. |
Endotoxin of which gram negative bacteria have no part in pathogensis of disease |
| A. | Klebsiella |
| B. | E. coli |
| C. | Pseudomonas |
| D. | Vibrio cholera |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which of the following antihypertensives causes sedation: |
| A. | Clonidine |
| B. | Hydralazine |
| C. | Losartan |
| D. | Amlodipine |
| Answer» B. Hydralazine | |
| 11. |
All are antiemetics except - |
| A. | Ondensetron |
| B. | Domperidone |
| C. | Cyclizine |
| D. | Phenazocine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Dose of mebendazole for the treatment of Ascariasis is ? |
| A. | 100 mg OD * 3 days |
| B. | 100 mg BD * 3 days |
| C. | 100 mg stat |
| D. | 100 mg BD * 5 days |
| Answer» C. 100 mg stat | |
| 13. |
Therapeutic effects on Theophylline is enhanced by all, except - |
| A. | Cimetidine |
| B. | Smoking |
| C. | Erythromycin |
| D. | Congestive heart failure |
| Answer» C. Erythromycin | |
| 14. |
A diabetic female on INH and rifampicin for TB suffers DVT;She is started on warfarin;PT is not raised;next step should be: |
| A. | Switch ethambutol for rifampin |
| B. | Use LMW heparin |
| C. | Long term heparin therapy |
| D. | Replace warfarin with acesoumarin |
| Answer» C. Long term heparin therapy | |
| 15. |
All of the following cause macrocytic anaemia, except - |
| A. | Primaquine |
| B. | Methotrexate |
| C. | Trimethoprin |
| D. | Azathioprine |
| Answer» B. Methotrexate | |
| 16. |
Medical defibrillator is |
| A. | Bertylium |
| B. | Lignocaine |
| C. | Amiodarone |
| D. | Tocanide |
| Answer» B. Lignocaine | |
| 17. |
Drug of choice for Herpes simplex encephal is - |
| A. | 5-Hydroxy Deoxyuridine (5-Hu) |
| B. | Acyclovir |
| C. | Gancyclovir |
| D. | Both A and B |
| Answer» C. Gancyclovir | |
| 18. |
All are true about streptokinase and urokinase,EXCEPT: |
| A. | Infection with streptococcus causes beneficial dual effect |
| B. | Reduces chances of arterial and venous thrombosis |
| C. | Control is done with thrombin time |
| D. | Mechanism of action is plasmin activates thrombin |
| Answer» B. Reduces chances of arterial and venous thrombosis | |
| 19. |
Which does not cause megaloblastic anemia- |
| A. | Cloroquine |
| B. | Phenytoin |
| C. | Alcohol |
| D. | Sulfasalazine |
| Answer» B. Phenytoin | |
| 20. |
Furosemide is useful in |
| A. | Hypertension |
| B. | Refractory edema |
| C. | Hypocalcemia |
| D. | Hypokalemia |
| Answer» C. Hypocalcemia | |
| 21. |
Basanti,23 year old pregnant woman presents with features of dilated cardiomyopathy.Which of the following drugs you will NOT give to treat her: |
| A. | Digoxin |
| B. | ACE inhibitors |
| C. | Diuretics |
| D. | Vasodilators |
| Answer» C. Diuretics | |
| 22. |
Dose of which drug is NOT altered in CRF - |
| A. | Rifampicin |
| B. | Gentamicin |
| C. | Tetracycline |
| D. | Cephalosporins |
| Answer» B. Gentamicin | |
| 23. |
Which anti thyroid drug can be safely used in pregnancy - |
| A. | Prophylthiouracil |
| B. | I131 |
| C. | Methimazole |
| D. | Carbimazole |
| Answer» B. I131 | |
| 24. |
Beta-blockers are used in all, except - |
| A. | Hypertension |
| B. | Thyrotoxicosis |
| C. | Variant angina |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 25. |
The new agent pemetrexed, useful in breast cancer, belongs to which of the following category of drugs - |
| A. | Antitumor antibiotic |
| B. | Alkylating agent |
| C. | Hormonal agent |
| D. | Antimetabolite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
All of the following are hallucinogens,except: |
| A. | Mescaline. |
| B. | Methylphenidate. |
| C. | LSD. |
| D. | Phenhylcyclidine. |
| Answer» C. LSD. | |
| 27. |
Methotrexate is used in high doses in: |
| A. | Osteosarcoma |
| B. | Retionoblastoma |
| C. | Rhabdomyosarcoma |
| D. | Ewing's sarcoma |
| Answer» B. Retionoblastoma | |
| 28. |
All of the following Anticancer agents cause bone marrow depression except: |
| A. | Doxarubicin |
| B. | Flutamide |
| C. | Chlorambucil |
| D. | Daunorubicin |
| Answer» C. Chlorambucil | |
| 29. |
Ethosuximide is used in the treatment of: |
| A. | Absence seizure |
| B. | Tonic-clonic seizure |
| C. | Simple partial seizure |
| D. | Myoclonic seizure |
| Answer» B. Tonic-clonic seizure | |
| 30. |
A 30 yrs old female epileptic on phenytoin,developed weakness and fatigue.Blood examination revealed Hb=4.6 gm.MCV=102 fl and MCH=40 pg/dl.What is the most probable diagnosis |
| A. | Heart failure |
| B. | Iron deficiency anaemia |
| C. | Phenytoin induced agranulocytosis |
| D. | Megaloblostic anaemia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
A patient of peptic ulcer was prescribed ranitidine and sucralfate in the morning hours.Why is this combination incorrect: |
| A. | Ranitidine decreases the gastric pH so sucralfate is not able to act |
| B. | Sucralfate inhibits absorption of ranitidine |
| C. | Ranitidine combines with sucralfate and prevents its action |
| D. | Combination of this two drugs produces serious side effects like agreanulacytosis |
| Answer» C. Ranitidine combines with sucralfate and prevents its action | |
| 32. |
SLE like syndrome is most commonly associated with administration of: |
| A. | Procainamide |
| B. | Rifampicin |
| C. | Phenytoin |
| D. | Digitalis |
| Answer» B. Rifampicin | |
| 33. |
Narrow therapeutic index is seen with: |
| A. | Lithium |
| B. | Desipramine |
| C. | Diazepam |
| D. | Penicillin |
| Answer» B. Desipramine | |
| 34. |
Which of the following is a long acting beta 2 agonist ? |
| A. | Salbutamol |
| B. | Salmeterol |
| C. | Terbutaline |
| D. | Levalbuterol |
| Answer» C. Terbutaline | |
| 35. |
One of the following statements regarding mycophenolate mofetil is incorrect: |
| A. | It is a selective uncompetitive and reversible inhibitor |
| B. | It is a prodrug |
| C. | Selectivity inhibits lymphocyte proliferation |
| D. | It also inhibits calcineurin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Rizatriptan is a drug used for ? |
| A. | Prophylaxis of migraine |
| B. | Acute migraine |
| C. | Cluster headache |
| D. | Chronic migraine |
| Answer» C. Cluster headache | |
| 37. |
Which of the following drugs is known to cause granuloma in the liver - |
| A. | Allopurinol |
| B. | Nifedipine |
| C. | Tetracycline |
| D. | Methyl testosterone |
| Answer» B. Nifedipine | |
| 38. |
Not true about the composition of ORS: |
| A. | NaCI -3.5gm |
| B. | KCI -1.5gm |
| C. | Bicarbonate -2gm |
| D. | Glucose -20gm |
| Answer» D. Glucose -20gm | |
| 39. |
The statement NOT true of ipratropium bromide is that it - |
| A. | Is administered orally |
| B. | Is useful in psychogenic asthma |
| C. | Acts primarily in the larger airways |
| D. | Is an anticholinergic |
| Answer» B. Is useful in psychogenic asthma | |
| 40. |
Steroid causes increase in blood glucose level by: |
| A. | Decreasing the rate of gluconeogenesis |
| B. | Inhibiting hormone sensitive lipase |
| C. | Decreasing uptake of glucose by peripreral tissue |
| D. | Reducing utilization of glucose in the cells |
| Answer» D. Reducing utilization of glucose in the cells | |
| 41. |
When nitrates are combined with calcium channel blockers - |
| A. | Arterial pressure will decrease |
| B. | Heart rate will increase |
| C. | Ejection time will decrease |
| D. | End diastolic volume will increase |
| Answer» B. Heart rate will increase | |
| 42. |
Cidofovir can be used for ? |
| A. | Respiratory papillomatosis |
| B. | Herpes simplex |
| C. | Herpes zoster |
| D. | All of the avove |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
All of the following statement regarding amyloidosis are true except: |
| A. | Secondary amyloidosis - shows AA type deposits |
| B. | Multiple myeloma-shows AL type deposits |
| C. | Renal amyloidosis commonly presents with mida proteinuria |
| D. | Renal amyloidosis commonly presents with hypertension |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
HDL is specifically increased by: |
| A. | Lovastatin |
| B. | Niacin |
| C. | Gemfibrozel |
| D. | Probucol |
| Answer» C. Gemfibrozel | |
| 45. |
Apixaban is a: |
| A. | Antiplatelet agent |
| B. | TNF alpha Inhibitors |
| C. | Interferon Alpha Inhibitor |
| D. | Factor Xa inhibitor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Which one of the following is not an adverse effect of salbutamol: |
| A. | Tachycardia |
| B. | Tolerance |
| C. | Hypokalemia |
| D. | Hypoglycemia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which anti HIV drug does not cause peripheral neuropathy |
| A. | Didanosine |
| B. | Zalcitabine |
| C. | Lamivudine |
| D. | Stavudine |
| Answer» D. Stavudine | |
| 48. |
Alpha 1 blocker without any effect on blood pressure is ? |
| A. | Tamsulosin |
| B. | Prazosin |
| C. | Oxazocin |
| D. | Terazocin |
| Answer» B. Prazosin | |
| 49. |
Leucovorin rescue is related to- |
| A. | MTX toxicity |
| B. | Cyclophosphamide toxicity |
| C. | Oncovin toxicity |
| D. | Cisplatin toxicity |
| Answer» B. Cyclophosphamide toxicity | |
| 50. |
Difference between action of DEC and Ivermectin in a case of scrotal filariasis is: |
| A. | DEC acts on both microfilariae and adults while Ivermectin acts on adults only |
| B. | DEC acts on adults and Ivermectin on microfilariae |
| C. | DEC acts more effectively on microfilariae than Ivermectin |
| D. | DEC acts only on micro filariae than Ivermectin acts only on adults. |
| Answer» C. DEC acts more effectively on microfilariae than Ivermectin | |