medical MCQs – Page 70

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

1381. Ipratropium bromide is used for_____________?
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A. Renal colic

B. miosis

C. >Bronchial asthma

D. Organophosphorus poisoning

1382. A distinict advantage that tetracyclines have over penicillins is that tetracyclines_____________?
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A. Have no side effects

B. Are safer to use during pregnancy

C. Do not cause superinfections

D. Have a wider range of antibacterial activity
1383. Therapeutic uses of a adrenoceptor blockers include all of the following EXCEPT______________?
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A. Amxiety

B. Peripheral Vascular disease

C. Benign Prostatic hypertrophy

D. Hypertension

1384. In the treatment of intestinal of intestinal and extraintestinal amoebiasis which of the following drug is useful____________?
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A. Metronidazole

B. Chloroquine

C. Cefaclor

D. Diloxane

1385. The following drugs are useful in hypertension except_____________?
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A. Alpha methyl dopa

B. Calcium channel blockers

C. Beta blockers

D. Pentoxifyline
1386. Metronidazole is a type of___________?
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A. Antidepressant

B. Quinolone

C. Imidazole derivative

D. Broad spectrum antibiotic

1387. Which one of the following is Not true of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor____________?
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A. May cause hyperkalaemia in diabetic patients

B. Contraindicated in pregnancy

C. Contraindicated in diabetic nephropathy

D. NSAIDs may impair its hypotensive effect

1388. Oral infection by penicillinase producing organisms should be treated with____________?
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A. Ampicillin

B. Any of the above

C. Dicloxacillin

D. Erythromycin

1389. D-tubocurarine blocks the neuromuscular transmission by___________?
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A. Blocking acetylcholine receptors

B. Destroys acetyl choline

C. Prevent release of acetyl choline

D. Inactivate acetylcholine esterase enzyme

1390. A child with permanently stained teeth reports, He was most probably administered_____________?
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A. Doxycycline

B. Diphenhydramine

C. Digoxin

D. Disphenyl hydantoin

1391. Ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity is caused by______________?
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A. antibiotic

B. Antiemetic

C. Antifungal

D. Antiviral

1392. The potent anti arrhythmic drug which has little negative ionotropic effect valuable in patients with poor left ventricular function_____________?
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A. Amlodipine

B. Digoxin

C. Amiodarnone

D. Bidoprolo

1393. Tetracycline is contraindicated in_____________?
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A. Pregnancy

B. All of the above

C. Children

D. Renal failure

1394. All of the following statement about antimalarial drugs are correct except_____________?
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A. Primaquine eliminates P. vivax and P. ovale

B. Mefloquine may safely be given to air pilots

C. Halofantrine prolongs QT interval and causes dysarrythmia

D. Primaquine is liable to cause hemolysis in patients with G6PD deficiency

1395. The drug of choice for treatment of tyhoid is____________?
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A. Cefotaxim

B. Ciprofloxacin

C. Tetracycline

D. Metronidazole

1396. Jerisch-Heximer reaction is treated by administering______________?
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A. Tetracyclines

B. Intravenous Penicillin G

C. Steroids

D. Antihistamines
1397. Which of the following statements regarding nitroglycerin is true ?
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A. The effect is more pronounced in venous

B. High membrane penetrability

C. Poorly suited for oral administration

D. All of the above
1398. Stepwise mutation for drug resistance is seen with_____________?
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A. Penicillin

B. Garamycin

C. Kanamycin

D. Streptomycin

1399. A patient suffering from syphilis is given pencillin He may develop_____________?
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A. Grey Syndrome

B. Jarish Herxheimer reaction

C. Fanconi Syndrome

D. Cholestatic Jaundice

1400. Which of the following is third generation cephalosporin ?
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A. Cefuroxime

B. Cefoxitin

C. Cefadroxil

D. Cefeperazone