BIOM 3090 FINAL QUIZZES UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. A patient is admitted to the emergency room after
overdosing on his anti-angina medication. He has
hypotension and severe tachycardia. Which ONE of the
following drugs could cause this?
a)Verapamil
b)Metoprolol
c)Quinidine
d)Propranolol
e)Nitroglycerin
Answer:
A)
Question:
2. Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
a)Lithium is more effective at treating the manic phase of
bipolar disorder than the depressive phase
b)Bupropion is the drug of choice for treating depression
in patients with psychosis
c)Haloperidol could induce Parkinson-like symptoms
d)Newer antipsychotic drugs are less likely to enhance
the negative symptoms of schizophrenia
e)Antipsychotics and antidepressants can be used to
treat bipolar disorder
Answer:
B)
Question:
3. A physician prescribes a benzodiazepine for a geriatric
patient with an anxiety disorder. The physician warns the
patient about the most common adverse effects of the
drug, which are:
a)icterus (yellow skin) due to liver damage
b)diarrhea and vomiting
c)dry mouth
d)drowsiness and confusion
e)sudden hair loss
Answer:
D)
,Question:
4. Which ONE of the following is a common direct OR reflex
effect of nitroglycerin?
Decreased heart rate
Increased afterload
Increased rate and force of contraction of the heart
Increased peripheral vascular resistance
Decreased renin production
Answer:
c)
Question:
5. Which one of the following drug combinations can result
in serotonin syndrome?
fluoxetine and lithium
phenelzine and olanzapine
Selegiline and phenobarbital
Imipramine and phenelzine
Bupropion and ropinirole
Answer:
b)
Question:
6. Most local anesthetics in use today are derivatives of:
Cocaine
Codeine
Diazepam
Phencyclidine (PCP)
Ketamine
Answer:
a)
Question:
7. The following are clinical effects of ketamine EXCEPT:
intact swallow reflex
dose-dependent depression of heart rate and respiration
eyes remain open
pronounced muscle rigidity
analgesia
Answer:
b)
, Question:
8. An overdose of lidocaine is typically characterized by:
Respiratory paralysis, primarily
Elevated heart rate and blood pressure
Severe cardiac arrhythmia and a drop in blood pressure
Drowsiness, then excitation and possibly seizures
Skeletal muscle paralysis
Answer:
d)
Question:
9. Which ONE of the following drugs releases nitric oxide
and relaxes blood vessels by increasing cGMP levels?
Furosemide
Sodium nitroprusside
Metoprolol
Losartan
Enalapril
Answer:
b)
Question:
10. Which one of the following statements about
Parkinsonism is CORRECT?
Monoamine oxidase destroys nigrostriatal neurons
Selegiline selectively inhibits monoamine oxidase A
Dopamine receptor agonists should be avoided in
patients with Parkinson's disease
Antimuscarinic drugs prevent the further loss of
nigrostriatal GABA neurons
Levodopa can cause several side-effects including
hallucinations and involuntary movements
Answer:
e)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. A patient is admitted to the emergency room after
overdosing on his anti-angina medication. He has
hypotension and severe tachycardia. Which ONE of the
following drugs could cause this?
a)Verapamil
b)Metoprolol
c)Quinidine
d)Propranolol
e)Nitroglycerin
Answer:
A)
Question:
2. Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
a)Lithium is more effective at treating the manic phase of
bipolar disorder than the depressive phase
b)Bupropion is the drug of choice for treating depression
in patients with psychosis
c)Haloperidol could induce Parkinson-like symptoms
d)Newer antipsychotic drugs are less likely to enhance
the negative symptoms of schizophrenia
e)Antipsychotics and antidepressants can be used to
treat bipolar disorder
Answer:
B)
Question:
3. A physician prescribes a benzodiazepine for a geriatric
patient with an anxiety disorder. The physician warns the
patient about the most common adverse effects of the
drug, which are:
a)icterus (yellow skin) due to liver damage
b)diarrhea and vomiting
c)dry mouth
d)drowsiness and confusion
e)sudden hair loss
Answer:
D)
,Question:
4. Which ONE of the following is a common direct OR reflex
effect of nitroglycerin?
Decreased heart rate
Increased afterload
Increased rate and force of contraction of the heart
Increased peripheral vascular resistance
Decreased renin production
Answer:
c)
Question:
5. Which one of the following drug combinations can result
in serotonin syndrome?
fluoxetine and lithium
phenelzine and olanzapine
Selegiline and phenobarbital
Imipramine and phenelzine
Bupropion and ropinirole
Answer:
b)
Question:
6. Most local anesthetics in use today are derivatives of:
Cocaine
Codeine
Diazepam
Phencyclidine (PCP)
Ketamine
Answer:
a)
Question:
7. The following are clinical effects of ketamine EXCEPT:
intact swallow reflex
dose-dependent depression of heart rate and respiration
eyes remain open
pronounced muscle rigidity
analgesia
Answer:
b)
, Question:
8. An overdose of lidocaine is typically characterized by:
Respiratory paralysis, primarily
Elevated heart rate and blood pressure
Severe cardiac arrhythmia and a drop in blood pressure
Drowsiness, then excitation and possibly seizures
Skeletal muscle paralysis
Answer:
d)
Question:
9. Which ONE of the following drugs releases nitric oxide
and relaxes blood vessels by increasing cGMP levels?
Furosemide
Sodium nitroprusside
Metoprolol
Losartan
Enalapril
Answer:
b)
Question:
10. Which one of the following statements about
Parkinsonism is CORRECT?
Monoamine oxidase destroys nigrostriatal neurons
Selegiline selectively inhibits monoamine oxidase A
Dopamine receptor agonists should be avoided in
patients with Parkinson's disease
Antimuscarinic drugs prevent the further loss of
nigrostriatal GABA neurons
Levodopa can cause several side-effects including
hallucinations and involuntary movements
Answer:
e)
