TESTED QUESTIONS 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION.
◍ Cystic Fibrosis (CF) of the pancreas is also known
as.Answer:Fibrocystic disease of the pancreas
◍ Respiratory distress syndrome is a.Answer:A lung disorder
characterized by increased pulmonary resistance and caused by a
surfactant deficiency
◍ Transudative pleural effusions have.Answer:Have watery and
diffuse fluid due to increased blood pressure or decreased capillary
oncotic pressure
◍ Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is associated with.Answer:Meconium ileus
◍ Activity of NSAIDs.Answer:Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, and
Antipyretic activity
◍ Activity of Acetaminophen.Answer:Analgesic and antipyretic
activity, but no anti-inflammatory activity
,◍ NSAIDs are considered safe to use by individuals with heart
disease is.Answer:Naproxen
◍ Gout is treated with.Answer:Antigout drugs )e.g., allopurinol,
colchicine, febuxostat) and uricosuric drugs (probenecid,
sulfinpyrazone)
◍ The only drugs that directly work on the pathophysiological causes
of gout are.Answer:Allopurinol and febuxostat
◍ Renal calculi can occur as a.Answer:Comorbid condition in patient
with gout
◍ Colchicine reduces.Answer:The inflammatory response seen in
gout, reduces the pain in an acute gout attack, but does not stop gout
from developing into chronic gouty arthritis
◍ Colchicine efficacy is affected by.Answer:Its incidence of adverse
effects
◍ Allopurinol is the drug that inhibits.Answer:Xanthine oxidase
◍ Urate lowering therapy (ULT) can initiate.Answer:Can initiate an
acute gouty attack; concomitant colchicine, NSAIDs, or
corticosteroids are used with ULT drugs to decrease the incidence of
ULT-induced acute gouty attacks
, ◍ Allopurinol is the agent of choice for individuals
with.Answer:Gout and high serum urate levels with underlying renal
dysfunction, history of tophaceous gout, or urinary calculi
◍ Acute gouty attacks are treated preferentially with.Answer:NSAIDs
(e.g., indomethacin, ibuprofen, naproxen, sulindac)
◍ NSAIDs can cause GI bleeding (indicated by darkening of stools
and epigastric pain); it is recommended to switch to.Answer:A COX-
2 inhibitor (e.g., celecoxib)
◍ Ankylosing spondylitis is a.Answer:Chronic inflammatory joint
disease characterized by fusion and stiffening of the spine and
sacroiliac joints
◍ Acute liver disorders (e.g., acute hepatitis, hepatotoxicity) may be
caused by.Answer:Acetaminophen overdose
◍ Osteoblast cells on bone cause.Answer:Bone formation
◍ Osteoclasts are cells on bone that cause.Answer:Bone breakdown
◍ Osteomalacia is.Answer:A condition of insufficient bone
mineralization (softening of bone)