MSN 611 Midterm Practice
Exam Questions and
Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Eosinophils, neutrophils, and T cells contain the type of histamine receptors referred to as:
a. H1
b. H2
c. H3
d. H4 - Correct Answers: d. H4
Some 1st generation antihistamines are used to treat
a. as stimulants
b. to prevent motion sickness
c. as anticonvulsants
d. as laxatives - Correct Answers: b. to prevent motion sickness
2nd generation antihistamines are preferred for treating which patient category?
a. children
b. women
c. patients with hypertension
d. patients with insomnia - Correct Answers: a. children
Compared to 1st generation antihistamines, 2nd generation antihistamines:
a. are less able to penetrate the blood brain barrier
b. have fewer muscarinic effects
c. have greater anticholinergic effects
d. are more likely to cause drowsiness - Correct Answers: a. are less able to penetrate the blood brain
barrier
,Which types of antihistamines are used to inhibit the secretion of gastric acid in patients with
gastrointestinal disorders?
a. H1
b. H2
c. H3
d. H4 - Correct Answers: b. H2
Under what two circumstances may 2nd generation antihistamines cause drowsiness?
a. if used concurrently with medications that cause CNS depression or with alcohol
b. if used concurrently with medications that cause CNS depression
c. if they are taken with OTC medications
d. if they are taken with alcohol - Correct Answers: a. if used concurrently with medications that cause
CNS depression or with alcohol
Why is it important for antiviral compounds to be able to discriminate between host and viral functions
with a high degree of specificity?
a. available antiviral agents mainly target stages in the viral life cycle
b. to avoid attacking host cells, since viruses replicate intracellularly and often use host cell enzymes,
macromolecules, and organelles to make their own particles
c. in recent years the demand for new antiviral strategies has increased marketably - Correct Answers: b.
to avoid attacking host cells, since viruses replicate intracellularly and often use host cell enzymes,
macromolecules, and organelles to make their own particles
Which of the following statements pertains to antimicrobial therapy?
a. lower dosage levels of antimicrobial therapy can help prevent allergic responses
b. a differential diagnosis should indicate whether an infection is self-limiting
c. self-limiting infections often require antimicrobial therapy
, d. in cases of sepsis, laboratory specimens are not required - Correct Answers: b. a differential diagnosis
should indicate whether an infection is self-limiting
Chose the correct statement describing antibacterial drugs:
a. antibiotics are developed to have similar required exposure times across drug classes
b. Penicillinase-resistant penicillins are the agents of choice for most staphylococcal disease
c. narrow therapeutic agents have a higher safety tolerance for large fluctuations of drug in the blood
d. therapeutic levels of antibacterial agents are established during tissue culture studies - Correct
Answers: b. Penicillinase-resistant penicillins are the agents of choice for most staphylococcal disease
The available modes of action of antihelmintic drugs is/are:
a. excrete in the intestine
b. locally within the gut lumen to cause expulsion of worms from the GI tract and systemically against
helminths residing outside the GI tract
c. is likely present in virtually every mammal residing in a "natural" habitat
d. systemically against helminths residing outside the GI tract - Correct Answers: b. locally within the gut
lumen to cause expulsion of worms from the GI tract and systemically against helminths residing outside
the GI tract
The desired response to antimicrobial therapy within the first 24 to 48 hours includes:
a. increased thirst
b. increased sputum production
c. white blood cell count begins to normalize
d. spike in temperature - Correct Answers: c. white blood cell count begins to normalize
Most systemic fungal infections are acquired via:
Exam Questions and
Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Eosinophils, neutrophils, and T cells contain the type of histamine receptors referred to as:
a. H1
b. H2
c. H3
d. H4 - Correct Answers: d. H4
Some 1st generation antihistamines are used to treat
a. as stimulants
b. to prevent motion sickness
c. as anticonvulsants
d. as laxatives - Correct Answers: b. to prevent motion sickness
2nd generation antihistamines are preferred for treating which patient category?
a. children
b. women
c. patients with hypertension
d. patients with insomnia - Correct Answers: a. children
Compared to 1st generation antihistamines, 2nd generation antihistamines:
a. are less able to penetrate the blood brain barrier
b. have fewer muscarinic effects
c. have greater anticholinergic effects
d. are more likely to cause drowsiness - Correct Answers: a. are less able to penetrate the blood brain
barrier
,Which types of antihistamines are used to inhibit the secretion of gastric acid in patients with
gastrointestinal disorders?
a. H1
b. H2
c. H3
d. H4 - Correct Answers: b. H2
Under what two circumstances may 2nd generation antihistamines cause drowsiness?
a. if used concurrently with medications that cause CNS depression or with alcohol
b. if used concurrently with medications that cause CNS depression
c. if they are taken with OTC medications
d. if they are taken with alcohol - Correct Answers: a. if used concurrently with medications that cause
CNS depression or with alcohol
Why is it important for antiviral compounds to be able to discriminate between host and viral functions
with a high degree of specificity?
a. available antiviral agents mainly target stages in the viral life cycle
b. to avoid attacking host cells, since viruses replicate intracellularly and often use host cell enzymes,
macromolecules, and organelles to make their own particles
c. in recent years the demand for new antiviral strategies has increased marketably - Correct Answers: b.
to avoid attacking host cells, since viruses replicate intracellularly and often use host cell enzymes,
macromolecules, and organelles to make their own particles
Which of the following statements pertains to antimicrobial therapy?
a. lower dosage levels of antimicrobial therapy can help prevent allergic responses
b. a differential diagnosis should indicate whether an infection is self-limiting
c. self-limiting infections often require antimicrobial therapy
, d. in cases of sepsis, laboratory specimens are not required - Correct Answers: b. a differential diagnosis
should indicate whether an infection is self-limiting
Chose the correct statement describing antibacterial drugs:
a. antibiotics are developed to have similar required exposure times across drug classes
b. Penicillinase-resistant penicillins are the agents of choice for most staphylococcal disease
c. narrow therapeutic agents have a higher safety tolerance for large fluctuations of drug in the blood
d. therapeutic levels of antibacterial agents are established during tissue culture studies - Correct
Answers: b. Penicillinase-resistant penicillins are the agents of choice for most staphylococcal disease
The available modes of action of antihelmintic drugs is/are:
a. excrete in the intestine
b. locally within the gut lumen to cause expulsion of worms from the GI tract and systemically against
helminths residing outside the GI tract
c. is likely present in virtually every mammal residing in a "natural" habitat
d. systemically against helminths residing outside the GI tract - Correct Answers: b. locally within the gut
lumen to cause expulsion of worms from the GI tract and systemically against helminths residing outside
the GI tract
The desired response to antimicrobial therapy within the first 24 to 48 hours includes:
a. increased thirst
b. increased sputum production
c. white blood cell count begins to normalize
d. spike in temperature - Correct Answers: c. white blood cell count begins to normalize
Most systemic fungal infections are acquired via:
