GMS 6540 PRACTICE EXAMS 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Enzalitamide blocks the signaling caused by which hormone? - ✔✔Testosterone
✔✔Do x-rays have shorter or longer wavelengths than visible light? - ✔✔shorter
✔✔most DNA damage caused during x-ray radiation therapy is - ✔✔indirect
✔✔pieces of iodine-125 are sometimes placed in the prostate to treated prostate
cancer, called BLANK. - ✔✔Brachytherapy
✔✔when treating a tumor w/ radiotherapy, what part of the tumor generally responds
best to treatment? - ✔✔outside
✔✔cell in which phase of the cell cycle are least likely yo respond to radiation therapy? -
✔✔S
✔✔what type of immune cell begins the sequence of events that leads to organ
transplant rejection? - ✔✔antigen presenting cells
✔✔an activated T cell induces T cell proliferation through the production of what
signaling molecule - ✔✔IL2
✔✔Corticosteroids act as immunosuppressants most directly through th inhibition of
what mechanism? - ✔✔preventing cytokine production
✔✔some cancer chemotehrapeurtics act as immunosuppressants most directly trhough
teh inhibition of what mechanism? - ✔✔preventing T cell proliferation
✔✔a pt suffering from the early staged of renal failure would be least likely to be
prescribed which immunosuppressant? - ✔✔Cyclosporine
✔✔what type of immune cells produce antibodies? - ✔✔B cells
✔✔RhD (-) mother carrying a RhD (+) baby after giving birthing a RhD (+) baby -
✔✔needs medical intervention
✔✔production of monoclonal antibodies involves the isolation of cells from which
location? - ✔✔spleen
✔✔Infliximab binds what protein - ✔✔TNF-alpha
, ✔✔muromonab is what type of antibody? - ✔✔mouse
✔✔what is a superinfection? - ✔✔new infection arising while a patent is receiving abx
for the original infection at a distant site
ex C difficile colitis
✔✔gram (+) bacteria lack which structure when compared to gram (-) bacteria -
✔✔outer membrane
✔✔which class of antibacterials is bactericidal? - ✔✔fluroquinolones
✔✔a pt w/ a anaerobic gram (-) bacterial infection; which antibacterial would be worst
choice to treat w/? - ✔✔ciprofloxacin
✔✔beta-lactams inhibit the proper formation of which part of the bacterial cell wall? -
✔✔peptidoglycan
✔✔to induce an allegic rxn, PCN must first covalently bind to - ✔✔protein
✔✔which beta-lactam drug is active against cell wall synthesis in beta-lactamase
expressing bacteria? - ✔✔dicloxacillin
✔✔which drug may be used as a noncompetitive inhibitor of beta-lactamase? -
✔✔Clavulanate
✔✔which drug should not be given orally for a systemic infection? - ✔✔vancomycin
✔✔sulfanilomide inhibits what enzyme? - ✔✔dihydropteroate synthase
✔✔trimethoprim inhibits what enzyme? - ✔✔dihydrofolate reductase
✔✔in which type of pt would sulfamethoxazole not be appropriate for treating a bacterial
inefection? - ✔✔cancer chemotherapy
✔✔a dose of bactrim contains trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole in a 1:5 ratio. once in
blood, this is a 1:20 ratio. which drug has a greater availability? - ✔✔sulfamethoxazole
✔✔which bacterial mechanism of resistance is shared by both sulfonamides and
trimethoprim? - ✔✔altered drug target
✔✔sulfonamides can alter conc. of other drugs in the body. taking them would be
expected to BLANK the plasma conc. of these other drugs. - ✔✔increase
WITH SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Enzalitamide blocks the signaling caused by which hormone? - ✔✔Testosterone
✔✔Do x-rays have shorter or longer wavelengths than visible light? - ✔✔shorter
✔✔most DNA damage caused during x-ray radiation therapy is - ✔✔indirect
✔✔pieces of iodine-125 are sometimes placed in the prostate to treated prostate
cancer, called BLANK. - ✔✔Brachytherapy
✔✔when treating a tumor w/ radiotherapy, what part of the tumor generally responds
best to treatment? - ✔✔outside
✔✔cell in which phase of the cell cycle are least likely yo respond to radiation therapy? -
✔✔S
✔✔what type of immune cell begins the sequence of events that leads to organ
transplant rejection? - ✔✔antigen presenting cells
✔✔an activated T cell induces T cell proliferation through the production of what
signaling molecule - ✔✔IL2
✔✔Corticosteroids act as immunosuppressants most directly through th inhibition of
what mechanism? - ✔✔preventing cytokine production
✔✔some cancer chemotehrapeurtics act as immunosuppressants most directly trhough
teh inhibition of what mechanism? - ✔✔preventing T cell proliferation
✔✔a pt suffering from the early staged of renal failure would be least likely to be
prescribed which immunosuppressant? - ✔✔Cyclosporine
✔✔what type of immune cells produce antibodies? - ✔✔B cells
✔✔RhD (-) mother carrying a RhD (+) baby after giving birthing a RhD (+) baby -
✔✔needs medical intervention
✔✔production of monoclonal antibodies involves the isolation of cells from which
location? - ✔✔spleen
✔✔Infliximab binds what protein - ✔✔TNF-alpha
, ✔✔muromonab is what type of antibody? - ✔✔mouse
✔✔what is a superinfection? - ✔✔new infection arising while a patent is receiving abx
for the original infection at a distant site
ex C difficile colitis
✔✔gram (+) bacteria lack which structure when compared to gram (-) bacteria -
✔✔outer membrane
✔✔which class of antibacterials is bactericidal? - ✔✔fluroquinolones
✔✔a pt w/ a anaerobic gram (-) bacterial infection; which antibacterial would be worst
choice to treat w/? - ✔✔ciprofloxacin
✔✔beta-lactams inhibit the proper formation of which part of the bacterial cell wall? -
✔✔peptidoglycan
✔✔to induce an allegic rxn, PCN must first covalently bind to - ✔✔protein
✔✔which beta-lactam drug is active against cell wall synthesis in beta-lactamase
expressing bacteria? - ✔✔dicloxacillin
✔✔which drug may be used as a noncompetitive inhibitor of beta-lactamase? -
✔✔Clavulanate
✔✔which drug should not be given orally for a systemic infection? - ✔✔vancomycin
✔✔sulfanilomide inhibits what enzyme? - ✔✔dihydropteroate synthase
✔✔trimethoprim inhibits what enzyme? - ✔✔dihydrofolate reductase
✔✔in which type of pt would sulfamethoxazole not be appropriate for treating a bacterial
inefection? - ✔✔cancer chemotherapy
✔✔a dose of bactrim contains trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole in a 1:5 ratio. once in
blood, this is a 1:20 ratio. which drug has a greater availability? - ✔✔sulfamethoxazole
✔✔which bacterial mechanism of resistance is shared by both sulfonamides and
trimethoprim? - ✔✔altered drug target
✔✔sulfonamides can alter conc. of other drugs in the body. taking them would be
expected to BLANK the plasma conc. of these other drugs. - ✔✔increase
