PHARMACOLOGY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

PHARMACOLOGY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS


Q1. The study of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion of
drug is referred as:
(a) Pharmacological
(b) pharmacokinetics
(c) pharmacodynamic
(d) Pharmaceutics
Ans: (b) pharmacokinetics
Q2. Which of the following local anesthetic agent has shorter
duration
of action?
(a) lidocaine
(b) Procaine
(c) Bupivacaine
(d) Ropivacaine
Ans: (b) Procaine
Q3. The drug that increases both systolic and diastolic blood
pressure
from prolonged period is
(a) Dopamine
(b) Ephedrine
(c) Epinephrine
(d) Dobutamine
Ans: (b) Ephedrine
Q4. Atropine is commonly used prior to administrations of
inhalant

, anesthetics to reduced
(a) muscle tone
(b) secretions
(c) nausea and vomiting
(d) all of the above
Ans: (b) secretions
Q5. The local anesthetic which also acts as an antiarrhythmic
agent
(a) Cocaine
(b) Lidocaine
(c) Bupivacaine
(d) Ropivacaine
Ans: (b) Lidocaine
Q6. Which of the following energy is preferred in elderly
patients?
(a) aspirin
(b) morphine
(c) diclofenac sodium
(d) Ampicillin
Ans: (c) diclofenac sodium
Q7. Which of the following routes of drug administration is
most likely
to lead to the first pass effect?
(a) sublingual
(b) oral
(c) intravenous
(d) intramuscular
Ans: (b) oral
Q8. Phenytoin is used in the treatment of
(a) Petit Mal epilepsy