उत्तरों सहित औषध विज्ञान वर्कशीट

What is a "high-alert medication"?

1. AA drug that is expensive and must be kept in a locked cupboard
2. BA drug that causes more serious harm when used in error
3. CAny drug that is given by the intravenous or intramuscular route
4. DA new drug during its first year on the market

Why is magnesium sulfate given to a woman with severe pre-eclampsia?

1. ATo prevent eclamptic seizures
2. BTo raise her blood pressure
3. CTo start labour contractions
4. DTo treat a urinary infection

Which drug reverses the sedation of a benzodiazepine overdose?

1. AAtropine
2. BProtamine sulfate
3. CFlumazenil
4. DNaloxone

How does sucralfate help a peptic ulcer heal?

1. AIt blocks histamine H2 receptors in the stomach
2. BIt neutralises acid by releasing bicarbonate
3. CIt kills Helicobacter pylori directly
4. DIt forms a protective coating over the ulcer base

Before starting a TNF-alpha inhibitor such as adalimumab, which test is required?

1. AA glucose tolerance test
2. BScreening for latent tuberculosis
3. CA bone density scan
4. DAn echocardiogram in every patient

SSRI को किस दवा के साथ मिलाने से सेरोटोनिन सिंड्रोम का जोखिम सबसे अधिक बढ़ता है?

1. Aपैरासिटामोल
2. Bओमेप्राज़ोल
3. Cएमोक्सिसिलिन
4. Dएक मोनोएमीन ऑक्सीडेज़ इनहिबिटर

Why must several weeks pass before starting an MAO inhibitor after stopping fluoxetine?

1. AFluoxetine permanently and irreversibly blocks MAO enzymes
2. BFluoxetine and its active metabolite have very long half-lives
3. CFluoxetine must first be converted into an MAO inhibitor
4. DMAO inhibitors are absorbed only after fluoxetine is gone

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

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