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What is a "broad-spectrum" antibiotic?

1. AOne that is taken for a long time at low dose to prevent any infection
2. BOne that is given only intravenously in hospital
3. COne that acts against many Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
4. DOne that also treats viral and fungal infections

Clomifene is used mainly to:

1. AInduce ovulation in women with infertility
2. BTreat menopausal hot flushes and night sweats
3. CStop postpartum bleeding
4. DPrevent pregnancy

Which drug is an antidote for methanol or ethylene glycol (antifreeze) poisoning?

1. ANaloxone
2. BFlumazenil
3. CFomepizole
4. DAtropine

Which advice helps reduce the most common side effect of varenicline?

1. ATake it after food with a full glass of water
2. BTake double doses in the first week
3. CTake it with alcohol to reduce nausea
4. DTake it on an empty stomach at bedtime with a little milk

A patient wants to stop paroxetine suddenly. What should the nurse explain?

1. AStopping suddenly causes the drug to work better for a while
2. BStopping suddenly causes dangerous low blood sugar
3. CIt can be stopped at any time, as antidepressants cause no withdrawal effects
4. DIt can cause dizziness, "electric shock" feelings and irritability

Bethanechol may be used for non-obstructive urinary retention. How does it work?

1. AIt increases urine production in the kidney
2. BIt stimulates muscarinic receptors and contracts the bladder muscle
3. CIt shrinks the prostate gland
4. DIt blocks muscarinic receptors and relaxes the bladder wall muscle

Before starting rituximab, patients are tested for hepatitis B. Why?

1. AHepatitis B infection makes rituximab completely ineffective
2. BRituximab can reactivate hepatitis B and cause liver failure
3. CRituximab is a vaccine against hepatitis B
4. DRituximab is made from the hepatitis B virus

A 19-year-old woman is starting isotretinoin for severe acne. Which requirement is most important?

1. ATaking the drug only at weekends
2. BWeekly hearing tests and monthly eye examinations during treatment
3. CA high-vitamin A diet to boost the effect
4. DReliable contraception and pregnancy tests, as it is highly teratogenic