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Chapters
| 1. |
Which of the following is >90% bound to plasma proteins? |
| A. | Atenolol |
| B. | Diazepam |
| C. | Gentamycin |
| D. | Lithium |
| E. | Theophylline |
| Answer» B. Diazepam | |
| 2. |
Which of the following has the largest volume of distribution? |
| A. | Digoxin |
| B. | Imipramine |
| C. | Lithium |
| D. | Chloroquine |
| E. | Trimethoprim |
| Answer» D. Chloroquine | |
| 3. |
Which of the following has the shortest half life? |
| A. | Theophylline |
| B. | Diazepam |
| C. | Aspirin |
| D. | Lithium |
| E. | Digoxin |
| Answer» C. Aspirin | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is a phase one reaction? |
| A. | Reduction |
| B. | Acetylation |
| C. | Glucuronidation |
| D. | Methylation |
| E. | Sulphate conjugation |
| Answer» A. Reduction | |
| 5. |
Clearance of which drug involves capacity limited elimination? |
| A. | Theophylline |
| B. | Gentamycin |
| C. | Digoxin |
| D. | Lithium |
| E. | Phenytoin |
| Answer» E. Phenytoin | |
| 6. |
An example of drugs that undergo chemical antagonism is |
| A. | Insulin - glucagon |
| B. | Protamine - heparin |
| C. | Prednisone - glipizide |
| D. | Morphine - naloxone |
| E. | Phenoxybenzamine - prazosin |
| Answer» B. Protamine - heparin | |
| 7. |
Regarding first order kinetics - all of the following are true EXCEPT |
| A. | First order kinetics means rate of reaction is proportional to concentration |
| B. | First order kinetics is more common than zero order kinetics |
| C. | First order kinetics apply to exponential processes |
| D. | First order kinetics generally apply to high plasma concentrations (>20 mg / 100 ml) of ethanol |
| E. | First order kinetics result in steady state concentrations after multiple dosing. |
| Answer» D. First order kinetics generally apply to high plasma concentrations (>20 mg / 100 ml) of ethanol | |
| 8. |
Bioavailability is |
| A. | The difference between the amount of drug absorbed and the amount excreted |
| B. | The proportion of the drug in a formulation that is found in the systemic circulation |
| C. | The AUC relating plasma concentration of drug to time after administration |
| D. | Always identical with different formulations of the same drug |
| E. | A measure of the rate of absorption of a drug |
| Answer» B. The proportion of the drug in a formulation that is found in the systemic circulation | |
| 9. |
Which of the following drugs has a high extraction ratio? |
| A. | Diazepam |
| B. | Theophylline |
| C. | Phenytoin |
| D. | Warfarin |
| E. | Propranolol |
| Answer» E. Propranolol | |
| 10. |
What is the half life of a drug with a volume of distribution of 700l/70kg and clearance of 49l/hour/70kg? |
| A. | 5 hours |
| B. | 7 hours |
| C. | 10 hours |
| D. | 12.5 hours |
| E. | 15 hours |
| Answer» C. 10 hours | |
| 11. |
Regarding biotransformation |
| A. | Phase one reactions always precede phase two reactions |
| B. | Skin is an organ involved in drug biotransformation |
| C. | Water conjugation is a phase one reaction |
| D. | CYP2D6 accounts for the majority of P450 activity |
| E. | Epoxidation is phase two biotransformation |
| Answer» B. Skin is an organ involved in drug biotransformation | |
| 12. |
Which of the following receptor - ligand pathway is correct? |
| A. | Insulin - G protein receptor |
| B. | Mineralocorticoid - tyrosine kinase receptor |
| C. | Vitamin D - intracellular receptor |
| D. | Adrenaline - ligand gated channel receptor |
| E. | Platelet derived growth factor - cytokine receptor |
| Answer» C. Vitamin D - intracellular receptor | |
| 13. |
Age associated changes in pharmacokinetics include |
| A. | Reduction in creatinine clearance in 2/3 population |
| B. | Decreased body fat |
| C. | Increase body water |
| D. | A greater reduction in conjugation compared with oxidation |
| E. | A decreased absorption related to age alone |
| Answer» A. Reduction in creatinine clearance in 2/3 population | |
| 14. |
The metabolic pathway of detoxification that become increasingly important in paracetamol toxicity is |
| A. | Conjugation with glucuronide |
| B. | Oxidation |
| C. | Reduction |
| D. | Methylation |
| E. | Cytochrome p450 dependent glutathione conjugation |
| Answer» E. Cytochrome p450 dependent glutathione conjugation | |
| 15. |
You are given a vial with 15 ml of 0.5% prilocaine to do an arm block. How many mg of prilocaine are you injecting? |
| A. | 7.5 mg |
| B. | 15 mg |
| C. | 30 mg |
| D. | 50 mg |
| E. | 75 mg |
| Answer» E. 75 mg | |
| 16. |
Drugs that enhance other drug metabolism include all of the following EXCEPT |
| A. | Rifampicin |
| B. | Ketoconazole |
| C. | Phenobarbital |
| D. | Griseofulvin |
| E. | Phenytoin |
| Answer» B. Ketoconazole | |
| 17. |
Which is the safest to give in pregnancy? |
| A. | Lithium |
| B. | Phenytoin |
| C. | Gentamycin |
| D. | Heparin |
| E. | ACE inhibitors |
| Answer» D. Heparin | |
| 18. |
Regarding pharmacology principles |
| A. | Diffusion is directly proportional to thickness and inversely proportional to surface area |
| B. | LD50 - 50% of the dose that kills most people |
| C. | Efficacy is the maximum response produced by a drug |
| D. | A partial agonist is always less potent than a full agonist |
| E. | EC50 = concentration of agonist that results in maximal response in 50% of patients |
| Answer» C. Efficacy is the maximum response produced by a drug | |
| 19. |
Reports of cardiac arrhythmias caused by unusually high blood levels of 2 antihistamines (terfenadine and astemizole) are best explained by |
| A. | Concomitant treatment with phenobarbital |
| B. | Use of these drugs by smokers |
| C. | Use of antihistamines by persons of Asian background |
| D. | A genetic predisposition to metabolise succinylcholine slowly |
| E. | Treatment of these patients with ketoconazole |
| Answer» E. Treatment of these patients with ketoconazole | |
| 20. |
Which of the following statements is correct? |
| A. | The half life is the time taken for a parameter to fall to 1/4 its original value |
| B. | Partial agonists act at receptor sites to cause maximal pharmacological effect at high doses |
| C. | Diazepam has a high extraction ratio and is thus subject to flow dependent elimination |
| D. | Morphine and pethidine have the same potency |
| E. | A patient with oedema will have an increased volume of distribution of tobramycin |
| Answer» E. A patient with oedema will have an increased volume of distribution of tobramycin | |
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