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Which drug is used as an antidote for cyanide poisoning?

1. AVitamin K
2. BProtamine sulfate
3. CHydroxocobalamin
4. DDeferoxamine

Where is a sublingual tablet placed?

1. AIn the stomach, swallowed with water
2. BUnder the tongue
3. CBetween the cheek and the gum
4. DOn top of the tongue, then chewed

Alendronate, used for osteoporosis, belongs to which class?

1. ACalcium channel blockers
2. BBisphosphonates
3. CThyroid hormones
4. DCorticosteroids

A patient with heart failure starts furosemide. Which self-monitoring instruction is most useful?

1. AMeasure the temperature twice a day and record it in a diary
2. BCheck the blood glucose before every meal
3. CWeigh daily at the same time on the same scales
4. DCount the respiratory rate each evening

A man taking tamsulosin is planning cataract surgery. What should the nurse advise?

1. ATake a double dose on the day of surgery
2. BTell the eye surgeon, as it can cause floppy iris syndrome
3. CStop the drug for one day and no further action is needed
4. DThe drug has no link with eye surgery

Why are benzodiazepines used with great caution in older people?

1. AThey raise the risk of confusion, falls and fractures
2. BThey are not absorbed from the gut after age 65
3. CThey cause permanent hearing loss in older people
4. DThey cause severe high blood pressure in older people

A woman with chronic hypertension who takes lisinopril is now pregnant. What is the key concern?

1. AACE inhibitors harm fetal kidneys, so a safer drug is used
2. BLisinopril has no known fetal effects and should be continued
3. CAll antihypertensives must be stopped in pregnancy
4. DLisinopril works better in pregnancy, so the dose should be increased

A patient on weekly methotrexate is prescribed trimethoprim for a urinary infection. What is the main risk?

1. AHypoglycaemia from reduced liver glucose output
2. BLoss of antibiotic effect because methotrexate binds trimethoprim
3. CSevere hypertension from the combination
4. DBone marrow suppression, because both drugs inhibit folate metabolism