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Questions # 31:

Parkinson's disease is characterized by a deficiency of:

Options:
A.

Acetylcholine in the motor cortex.

B.

Noradrenaline in the spinal motor neurons.

C.

Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA. in inhibitory pathways.

D.

Dopamine in the nigrostriatal pathway.

E.

Serotonin in the brain stem.

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Questions # 32:

In which of the following organs or tissues is the action of acetylcholine NOT described as "nicotinic"?

I Motor endplates of skeletal muscle

II Celiac ganglia

III Circular muscles of the iris

Options:
A.

I only

B.

III only

C.

I and II only

D.

II and III only

E.

I, II and III

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Questions # 33:

Which of the following agents or combinations may be appropriated to treat severe intermittent asthma?

Options:
A.

High doses of inhaled corticosteroid

B.

Long acting β2-agonists

C.

Short acting β2-agonists

D.

Oral corticosteroids

E.

Combination of all the above medication

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Questions # 34:

In the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, the salicylates:

Options:
A.

Stop and often reverse the progressive joint involvement.

B.

Specifically reverse the cause of the disease.

C.

Provide only analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.

D.

Are effective because they are uricosuric agents.

E.

Are more effective when given with allopurinol.

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Questions # 35:

All of the following drugs will increase the heart rate directly or by reflex when injected intravenously into a young healthy adult, EXCEPT:

Options:
A.

isoproterenol

B.

histamine

C.

phentolamine

D.

phenylephrine

E.

atropine

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Questions # 36:

Antimalarial drug used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis as DMRA-Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug

Options:
A.

Chloroquine

B.

Quinine

C.

Sulfasalazine

D.

Hydroxycloroquine

E.

Primaquine

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Questions # 37:

All are β2-agonists used as brochodilators in the treatment of bronchospasm, EXCEPT:

Options:
A.

Albuterol

B.

Salmeterol

C.

Terbutaline

D.

Pindolol

E.

Levalbuterol

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Questions # 38:

The pharmacist fills a prescription for sumatriptan 100 mg tablets for a migraine patient. Appropriate information to provide to the patient includes which of the following?

Options:
A.

If the sumatriptan does not relieve the headache within four hours, ergotamine may be used.

B.

If no relief is achieved in two hours, sumatriptan may be repeated.

C.

If the headache is relieved but another headache occurs eight hours later, sumatriptan may be used for the second headache.

D.

The maximum dosage in any 24 hour period is six tablets.

E.

If relief is not achieved, no other medication can be used for 24 hours.

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Questions # 39:

Biceps muscles are part of:

I the arm

II the thigh

III the rib cage

Options:
A.

I only

B.

III only

C.

I and II only

D.

II and III only

E.

I, II and III

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Questions # 40:

A patients with allergy to Sulphonamides (i.e.: SulphametoxazolE. can take all of the following medications, EXCEPT:

Options:
A.

Penicillin

B.

Lidocaine

C.

Celecoxib

D.

Clindamycin

E.

Tetracycline

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