BCPS CORRECT EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔meds notorious for causing edema - ✔✔CCB
gabapentin, pregabalin
Pioglitazone (Actos), rosiglitazone (Avandia)
NSAIDS,
OC-Estrogen
(***PCN G_O***)
✔✔duration of treatmnet, preferred treatment of prostatitis - ✔✔8-12 weeks, bactrim
✔✔meds that should be avoided in pt with seizure disorder - ✔✔meperidine, tramadol,
bupriopion
✔✔detecting a difference that doesn't actually exist = type x error - ✔✔type 1
(1 = worse = 1st badness)
✔✔NOT detecting a difference that does exist = type x error - ✔✔type 2
✔✔clopidogrel metabolism pathway - ✔✔CYP2D19 - prodrug
✔✔types of clinical trials by decreasing strength of evidence - ✔✔RCT, cohort, case
controlled studies, case reports (cases at the end together)
✔✔CCB used for rate control in afib - ✔✔non-dihydropiridine: verapamil, diltiazem
✔✔prokinetic agents of choice - ✔✔erythromycin, metoclopramide
✔✔beta blockers of choice for ppx of esophageal varices from portal HTN - ✔✔non-
selective: propanalol, nadolol
, ✔✔chemo agents that cause neuropathy - ✔✔paclitaxel, cisplatin, vincristine
✔✔first line agent for symptomatic bradycardia - ✔✔atropine
✔✔type of stat test for ordinal data - ✔✔mann-whitney
✔✔treatment for hyperthyroidism - ✔✔Methimazole (preferred non-preg); or
Propylthiouracil (PTU) [if pregnant 1st trimester, then sw)
if thyroitoxicosis then propanolol first short term
(Graves disease = hyperthy)
✔✔high dose statins for post MI - ✔✔rosuvastatin 20 mg, atovastatin 40 mg
✔✔live attenuated vaccines = ? - ✔✔intranasal flu, MMR, varicella
✔✔common side effect of risperidone - ✔✔galactorrhea
✔✔first line h pylori treatments - ✔✔OAC: omeprazole, amox, clarithro
MOC: metronid, ompeprazole, clarithyro
✔✔meds that may cause SIADH - ✔✔(hyponatetremia) SSRIs, carbamazepine,
diuretics
✔✔acetylcholinesterace inhibitors - example and ADEs - ✔✔donepezil, pilocarpine - GI:
nausea/loose stools, flushing, bradycardai
✔✔big side effect of protease inhibitors - ✔✔lipodystrophy
ex. ritonavir
✔✔common ADR with NRTIs - ✔✔neuropathy
ex. didanosine, tenofovir
✔✔common ADRs with efavirenz - ✔✔liver tox, rash, mental health chagnes
✔✔which antiarrythymic is CI after sign amount of time before cardioversion (e.g. pt in
afib for 2weeks) - ✔✔flecanide
ok to use doeftilide, amiodarone, ibutilide for cardioversion
✔✔antipsychotics with least amount of dopamine blocking activity (preferred for patients
with parkinsons) - ✔✔quetiapine, clozapine - least EPS producing
✔✔which NMB has risk of hyperkalemia - ✔✔succinylcholine, depolarizing agents
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔meds notorious for causing edema - ✔✔CCB
gabapentin, pregabalin
Pioglitazone (Actos), rosiglitazone (Avandia)
NSAIDS,
OC-Estrogen
(***PCN G_O***)
✔✔duration of treatmnet, preferred treatment of prostatitis - ✔✔8-12 weeks, bactrim
✔✔meds that should be avoided in pt with seizure disorder - ✔✔meperidine, tramadol,
bupriopion
✔✔detecting a difference that doesn't actually exist = type x error - ✔✔type 1
(1 = worse = 1st badness)
✔✔NOT detecting a difference that does exist = type x error - ✔✔type 2
✔✔clopidogrel metabolism pathway - ✔✔CYP2D19 - prodrug
✔✔types of clinical trials by decreasing strength of evidence - ✔✔RCT, cohort, case
controlled studies, case reports (cases at the end together)
✔✔CCB used for rate control in afib - ✔✔non-dihydropiridine: verapamil, diltiazem
✔✔prokinetic agents of choice - ✔✔erythromycin, metoclopramide
✔✔beta blockers of choice for ppx of esophageal varices from portal HTN - ✔✔non-
selective: propanalol, nadolol
, ✔✔chemo agents that cause neuropathy - ✔✔paclitaxel, cisplatin, vincristine
✔✔first line agent for symptomatic bradycardia - ✔✔atropine
✔✔type of stat test for ordinal data - ✔✔mann-whitney
✔✔treatment for hyperthyroidism - ✔✔Methimazole (preferred non-preg); or
Propylthiouracil (PTU) [if pregnant 1st trimester, then sw)
if thyroitoxicosis then propanolol first short term
(Graves disease = hyperthy)
✔✔high dose statins for post MI - ✔✔rosuvastatin 20 mg, atovastatin 40 mg
✔✔live attenuated vaccines = ? - ✔✔intranasal flu, MMR, varicella
✔✔common side effect of risperidone - ✔✔galactorrhea
✔✔first line h pylori treatments - ✔✔OAC: omeprazole, amox, clarithro
MOC: metronid, ompeprazole, clarithyro
✔✔meds that may cause SIADH - ✔✔(hyponatetremia) SSRIs, carbamazepine,
diuretics
✔✔acetylcholinesterace inhibitors - example and ADEs - ✔✔donepezil, pilocarpine - GI:
nausea/loose stools, flushing, bradycardai
✔✔big side effect of protease inhibitors - ✔✔lipodystrophy
ex. ritonavir
✔✔common ADR with NRTIs - ✔✔neuropathy
ex. didanosine, tenofovir
✔✔common ADRs with efavirenz - ✔✔liver tox, rash, mental health chagnes
✔✔which antiarrythymic is CI after sign amount of time before cardioversion (e.g. pt in
afib for 2weeks) - ✔✔flecanide
ok to use doeftilide, amiodarone, ibutilide for cardioversion
✔✔antipsychotics with least amount of dopamine blocking activity (preferred for patients
with parkinsons) - ✔✔quetiapine, clozapine - least EPS producing
✔✔which NMB has risk of hyperkalemia - ✔✔succinylcholine, depolarizing agents
