medical MCQs – Page 462

Practise multiple-choice questions from medical for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

9221. Which factor of the following contributes to short duration of anesthetic action of single dose thiopental_____________?
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A. Rapid biotransformation

B. Ability to enter and leave brain tissue every rapidly

C. Rapid accumulation in body fat

D. High lipid solubility
9222. The principle central action of caffeine is on the________________?
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A. Spinal cord

B. Hypothalamus

C. Corpus callosum

D. Cerebral cortex
9223. Which of the following is not true for histamine ?
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A. Causes pain when injected subcutaneously

B. Causes arteriolar dialation

C. Is released following injury and in certain allergic responses

D. causes bronchodialtion
9225. Which of the following sympathominetic agents is the most bronchodilator_____________?
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A. Amphetamine

B. Isoproterenol

C. Phenylephrine

D. Nor epinephrine

9227. All of the following are vasodilators except______________?
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A. Procaine

B. Cyclopropane

C. Etomidate

D. Cocaine
9228. Drugs like barbiturates precipitate symptoms of prophyria because______________?
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A. They inhibit ALA synthase

B. They depress ALA synthase

C. They induce heme oxygenase

D. They inhibit heme oxygenase

9231. About articaine, all are true except_____________?
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A. More breaks down causes more toxicity

B. Mandibular infiltration is more effective than nerve block in mandibular molar teeth

C. Is amide which is metabolized in liver

D. Plasma half-life is 90 min
9234. Drug which causes gingival hyperplasia_____________?
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A. Nifedipine

B. Erythromycin

C. Cyclosporin

D. Aspirin

E. Both A & C
9235. Which one of the anti hypertensives is contraindicated in pregnancy ?
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A. Nifedipine

B. a-Methldopa

C. Enlapril

D. Hydralazine

9237. Blockers are used in all except_____________?
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A. Thyrotoxcosis

B. Phenochyromocytoma

C. Secondary shock

D. Migraine

9239. Teratogenicity is_______________?
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A. Drug dependence

B. Carcinoma forming tendency

C. Intolerance to a drug

D. Fetal malformation