ALU 201 CORRECT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔atherosclerotic plaques develop primarily in - ✔✔elastic arteries (aorta, carotid, iliac)
and large and medium sized muscular arteries (popliteal)
✔✔treatment of choice for takayasu's arteritis - ✔✔corticosteroids
✔✔best diagnostic evidence for takayasu's in combination with angioplasty -
✔✔vascular imaging
✔✔classic symptoms for takayasu's - ✔✔myalgias, fever, malaise, weight loss, anorexia
✔✔takayasu's arteritis (TA) involves - ✔✔aortic arch and its main branches, coronary
and pulmonary vessels
✔✔procedure of choice for GCA (temporal arteritis) - ✔✔positive biopsy of affected
vessel
✔✔GCA (temporal arteritis) is characterized by - ✔✔inflammatory changes in one of the
branches of aorta, occurring almost exclusively in people over 50
✔✔most common subtype of melanoma - ✔✔superficial spreading melanoma
✔✔apthous ulcers (flat erosions of mouth) are usually associated with - ✔✔crohns and
systemic lupus
✔✔oral cancer is usually - ✔✔squamous cell carcinoma
✔✔gastrointestinal system consists of - ✔✔alimentary food tract, pancreas,
hepatobiliary system
, ✔✔characteristics of thyroid nodules suspicious for malignancy - ✔✔single,
hypofunctioning, solid
✔✔narrowing of aortic valve, causing left ventricular outflow obstruction - ✔✔aortic
valve stenosis
✔✔presence of an elevated WBC and pyuria is suggestive of - ✔✔acute polynephritis
✔✔intercranial tumor with a poor prognosis - ✔✔gioblastoma multiforme
✔✔class of drug used to treat dementia - ✔✔cholinesterase inhibitors
✔✔drugs used to treat alcohol abuse - ✔✔disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone
✔✔drugs used to treat parkinsons - ✔✔carbidopa, levodopa, bromocriptine, amantadine
✔✔drugs used to treat migraines - ✔✔triptans, ergot alkaloids, beta and calcium
channel blockers, amitriptyline
✔✔lithium can be used to treat - ✔✔bipolar, major depression, borderline personality,
schizophrenia
✔✔drugs commonly used to treat depression - ✔✔SSRI, SNRI, Bupropion, MAOI
✔✔uses for valproates - ✔✔mood stabilizer, epilepsy, preventing migraines,
neuropathic pain
✔✔class of drug that inhibits the digestion of bone - ✔✔bisphonates
✔✔subgroup of DMARD's that are administered by injection - ✔✔tumor necrosis factor
(TNF) inhibitors aka: anti TNF drugs
✔✔definition of DMARD's (disease-modifying anti rheumatic drugs) - ✔✔any drug that
reduces the rate of damage to the bone and cartilage
✔✔calcineurin inhibitors can be used to treat - ✔✔autoimmune disorders such as RA,
Lupus, psoriasis
✔✔glucocorticoids can be used to - ✔✔suppress various allergic, inflammatory and
autoimmune disorders and help prevent acute transplant rejection
✔✔drugs that destroy helminthes (parasitic worms) - ✔✔anthelmintics
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔atherosclerotic plaques develop primarily in - ✔✔elastic arteries (aorta, carotid, iliac)
and large and medium sized muscular arteries (popliteal)
✔✔treatment of choice for takayasu's arteritis - ✔✔corticosteroids
✔✔best diagnostic evidence for takayasu's in combination with angioplasty -
✔✔vascular imaging
✔✔classic symptoms for takayasu's - ✔✔myalgias, fever, malaise, weight loss, anorexia
✔✔takayasu's arteritis (TA) involves - ✔✔aortic arch and its main branches, coronary
and pulmonary vessels
✔✔procedure of choice for GCA (temporal arteritis) - ✔✔positive biopsy of affected
vessel
✔✔GCA (temporal arteritis) is characterized by - ✔✔inflammatory changes in one of the
branches of aorta, occurring almost exclusively in people over 50
✔✔most common subtype of melanoma - ✔✔superficial spreading melanoma
✔✔apthous ulcers (flat erosions of mouth) are usually associated with - ✔✔crohns and
systemic lupus
✔✔oral cancer is usually - ✔✔squamous cell carcinoma
✔✔gastrointestinal system consists of - ✔✔alimentary food tract, pancreas,
hepatobiliary system
, ✔✔characteristics of thyroid nodules suspicious for malignancy - ✔✔single,
hypofunctioning, solid
✔✔narrowing of aortic valve, causing left ventricular outflow obstruction - ✔✔aortic
valve stenosis
✔✔presence of an elevated WBC and pyuria is suggestive of - ✔✔acute polynephritis
✔✔intercranial tumor with a poor prognosis - ✔✔gioblastoma multiforme
✔✔class of drug used to treat dementia - ✔✔cholinesterase inhibitors
✔✔drugs used to treat alcohol abuse - ✔✔disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone
✔✔drugs used to treat parkinsons - ✔✔carbidopa, levodopa, bromocriptine, amantadine
✔✔drugs used to treat migraines - ✔✔triptans, ergot alkaloids, beta and calcium
channel blockers, amitriptyline
✔✔lithium can be used to treat - ✔✔bipolar, major depression, borderline personality,
schizophrenia
✔✔drugs commonly used to treat depression - ✔✔SSRI, SNRI, Bupropion, MAOI
✔✔uses for valproates - ✔✔mood stabilizer, epilepsy, preventing migraines,
neuropathic pain
✔✔class of drug that inhibits the digestion of bone - ✔✔bisphonates
✔✔subgroup of DMARD's that are administered by injection - ✔✔tumor necrosis factor
(TNF) inhibitors aka: anti TNF drugs
✔✔definition of DMARD's (disease-modifying anti rheumatic drugs) - ✔✔any drug that
reduces the rate of damage to the bone and cartilage
✔✔calcineurin inhibitors can be used to treat - ✔✔autoimmune disorders such as RA,
Lupus, psoriasis
✔✔glucocorticoids can be used to - ✔✔suppress various allergic, inflammatory and
autoimmune disorders and help prevent acute transplant rejection
✔✔drugs that destroy helminthes (parasitic worms) - ✔✔anthelmintics
