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This section includes 529 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Medical Subjects knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 501. |
A potent non-texic anti-herpes drug is_______________? |
| A. | Acyclovir |
| B. | Vidarabine |
| C. | Idoxyuridine |
| D. | Ara-amp |
| Answer» B. Vidarabine | |
| 502. |
A person with glaucoma should not receive________________? |
| A. | Sedatives |
| B. | Vasoconstrictors |
| C. | Antisialogogues |
| D. | Local anaesthetic |
| Answer» D. Local anaesthetic | |
| 503. |
A patient, without prior medication, breathes a gas mixture consisting of 50 percent nitrous oxide and 50 percent oxygen by volume. Which of the following effects would be expected_____________? |
| A. | Analgesia |
| B. | Excitation |
| C. | Surgical anesthesia |
| D. | Respiratory arrest |
| Answer» B. Excitation | |
| 504. |
A patient with grandmal epilepsy would likely be under treatment with_______________? |
| A. | Meprobamate |
| B. | Pentobarbital |
| C. | Trimethadione |
| D. | Phenytoin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 505. |
A patient with grand mal epilepsy would likely be under treatment with_____________? |
| A. | Meprobamate |
| B. | Pentobarbital |
| C. | Trimethadione |
| D. | Phenytoin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 506. |
A patient taking which of the following drug should not eat cheese, etc_____________? |
| A. | Tetracycline |
| B. | Amoxycillin |
| C. | Doxycycline |
| D. | Triamterene |
| Answer» B. Amoxycillin | |
| 507. |
A patient taking beta-blocker preoperatively, at induction of anaesthesia with fentanyl. Which muscle relaxant should be avoided ? |
| A. | Pancuronium |
| B. | Rocuronium |
| C. | Vecuronium |
| D. | Atracurium |
| Answer» B. Rocuronium | |
| 508. |
A patient suffering from syphilis is given pencillin He may develop_____________? |
| A. | Cholestatic Jaundice |
| B. | Grey Syndrome |
| C. | Fanconi Syndrome |
| D. | Jarish – Herxheimer reaction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 509. |
A patient on 300 mg of aspirin will show all the following except________________? |
| A. | Irreversible inhibition of cyclooxygenase path way |
| B. | Prolonged bleeding time |
| C. | Inhibition of thromboxane TXA2 |
| D. | Inhibition of prostaglandin PGI2 |
| Answer» B. Prolonged bleeding time | |
| 510. |
A patient on digoxin should not be given quindine because______________? |
| A. | Displaces digoxine from its tissue binding sites |
| B. | Displaces digoxin from its protein binding sites |
| C. | Decrease the renal clearance of digoxin |
| D. | Decreases the plasma potassium level |
| Answer» B. Displaces digoxin from its protein binding sites | |
| 511. |
A patient is talking terfenadine for cold and comes for tooth extraction. What tablet you have given which makes him suffer from cardiac arrhythmia______________? |
| A. | Erythromycin |
| B. | Doxycycline |
| C. | Penicillin |
| D. | Streptomycin |
| Answer» B. Doxycycline | |
| 512. |
A patient is having bronchodilation, increased temperature, constipation and tachycardia. The tentative diagnosis is_______________? |
| A. | Oraganophosphate poisoning |
| B. | Paracetamol poisoning |
| C. | Mushroom poisoning |
| D. | Atropine poisoning |
| Answer» E. | |
| 513. |
A patient has seasonal allergic rhinitis and is on terfenadine, He develps cardiac arrhythmias after a course of antibiotics. Which of the following antibiotic could have been given_____________? |
| A. | Ampicillin |
| B. | Tetracyclin |
| C. | Erythromycin |
| D. | Co-trimoxazole |
| Answer» D. Co-trimoxazole | |
| 514. |
A patient has had an allergic reaction with Urticarlia and wheezing. The drug of choice will be_____________? |
| A. | Epinephrine |
| B. | Hydrocortisone |
| C. | Succinylcholine |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Hydrocortisone | |
| 515. |
A paralyzing dose of succinylcholine initially elicits______________? |
| A. | CNS stimulation |
| B. | Muscle fasciculation |
| C. | CNS depression |
| D. | Decreased salivation |
| Answer» C. CNS depression | |
| 516. |
A Hemophiliac patient has rheumatold arthritis. Which drug might be prescribed to relieve the pain ? |
| A. | Acetaminophen |
| B. | Acetylsalicylic acid |
| C. | Phenylbutazone |
| D. | Naproxen |
| Answer» B. Acetylsalicylic acid | |
| 517. |
A factor with a mucopoly saccaride, present in liver, presenting in platelet aggregation is______________? |
| A. | Plasmin |
| B. | Acetylsalicylic acid |
| C. | Heparin |
| D. | Prothrombin |
| Answer» D. Prothrombin | |
| 518. |
A drug A & B compared, all are true except____________? |
| A. | 1 mg of A causes same effect of 3 mg of B, so A is more potent |
| B. | 1 mg of A cause effect not even caused by maximum tolerated dose of B, so drug A is more efficacious |
| C. | 1 mg of A cause effect not caused by 1 mg of B so A is more efficacious |
| D. | Efficacy is not dose dependent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 519. |
A distinict advantage that tetracyclines have over penicillins is that tetracyclines_____________? |
| A. | Have no side effects |
| B. | Do not cause superinfections |
| C. | Are safer to use during pregnancy |
| D. | Have a wider range of antibacterial activity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 520. |
A diabetic patient developed cellulitis due to Staphylococcus aureus, Which was found to be Methicillin resistant on the antibiotic sensitivity testing. All the following antibiotics will be appropriate except_____________? |
| A. | Vancomycin |
| B. | Imipenem |
| C. | Teichoplanin |
| D. | Linezolid |
| Answer» C. Teichoplanin | |
| 521. |
A dentist who first used ether as a general antithetic was_____________? |
| A. | Martin |
| B. | Morton |
| C. | Morrison |
| D. | Murray |
| Answer» C. Morrison | |
| 522. |
A common side effect associated with all NSAID drugs is_______________? |
| A. | Drowsiness |
| B. | Gastric irritation |
| C. | Xerostomia |
| D. | Constipation |
| Answer» C. Xerostomia | |
| 523. |
A child with permanently stained teeth reports, He was most probably administered_____________? |
| A. | Disphenyl hydantoin |
| B. | Diphenhydramine |
| C. | Digoxin |
| D. | Doxycycline |
| Answer» E. | |
| 524. |
A child is brought with drowsiness, decreased deep tendon reflexes and seizures. On examination the child has a blue line on gums. There is history of constipation. Which will be most appropriate drug that should be used in this child ? |
| A. | EDTA |
| B. | DMSA |
| C. | BAL |
| D. | Penicillamine |
| Answer» B. DMSA | |
| 525. |
A child has phocomelia, this impliments his mother had taken which of the following medication during pregnancy______________? |
| A. | Tetracycline |
| B. | Thalidomide |
| C. | Warfarin |
| D. | Chloroquine |
| Answer» C. Warfarin | |
| 526. |
A biological experiment in which one compares the effects of two preparations by means of common biological response is known a_____________? |
| A. | Biodegradable |
| B. | Bio-experiment |
| C. | Bio-assay |
| D. | Bio-statement |
| Answer» D. Bio-statement | |
| 527. |
A 50 year old female with end stage renal disease (ESRD) develops pulmonary tuberculosis. Which one of the following drugs should be used in a reduced dose ? |
| A. | Rifampicin |
| B. | Isoniazide |
| C. | Pyrazamide |
| D. | Ethambutol |
| Answer» E. | |
| 528. |
1st past metabolism effect can be observed with which route______________? |
| A. | Oral |
| B. | Inhalation |
| C. | Rectal |
| D. | Parental |
| Answer» B. Inhalation | |
| 529. |
1st generation cephalosporin is________________? |
| A. | Cephadroxil |
| B. | Cefepime |
| C. | Cefotaxime |
| D. | Cefoperazone |
| Answer» B. Cefepime | |