corticosteroid ingestion? a. Disseminated infection b. Immunosuppression c. Increased risk of infection d. Masking of infectious symptoms e. All of the above
84. Which of the following is NOT a common symptom
of antipsychotic medications? a. Akathisia b. Anhedonia c. Diabetes d. Weight gain e. Tardive dyskinesia
77. Compared with other NSAIDs, which of the following
is a benefit associated with the use of piroxicam? a. Once-daily dosing b. No gastric side effects c. Cytoprotective effects d. Inexpensive e. Different mechanism of action
85. A 65-year-old woman with congestive heart failure
and atrial fibrillation is diagnosed with glaucoma. What is the most appropriate topical treatment? a. Timolol b. Timolol plus dorzolamide c. Latanoprost d. Epinephrine e. Any of the above
78. Which of the following is an indication for
clomiphene citrate? a. Dysmenorrhea b. Nausea c. Depression d. Infertility e. Psoriasis 79. Which of the following is detected by the e.p.t. home pregnancy test? a. Human chorionic gonadotropin b. Prolactin c. Progestin d. Progesterone e. Estradiol 80. Which of the following is/are the mechanism of action of nitric oxide (NO)? a. Increased smooth muscle activity b. Stimulation of nucleotide c-GMP c. Smooth muscle relaxation d. a and b e. b and c 81. Which of the following drug combinations are found in Advair? a. Flunisolide and salmeterol b. Fluticasone and salmeterol c. Beclomethasone and formoterol d. Fluticasone and formoterol e. None of the above 82. Which of the following is the preferred method to evaluate the efficacy of warfarin therapy? a. Prothrombin time (PT) b. Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) c. Bleeding time d. International Normalized Ration (INR) e. a, b, and d 83. InnoPran XL is available as: a. 80 mg b. 120 mg c. 180 mg d. a and b e. b and c
86. What is the rationale for the preferred use of inhaled
corticosteroids over oral corticosteroids in the treatment of asthma? a. Increased efficacy b. Decreased systemic side effects c. Increased ease of use d. a and b e. b and c 87. Lisinopril is a: a. b blocker. b. a1 blocker. c. angiotensin-recepter blocker. d. angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. e. diuretic. 88. True or False: It takes 2 to 6 weeks after initiation of cromolyn sodium to see therapeutic effects for the maintenance treatment of asthma. a. True b. False 89. True or False: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors combined with angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) provide greater efficacy then either alone. a. True b. False 90. True or False: Antihypertensive agents of different classes may be combined in patients refractory to single-drug treatment. a. True b. False 91. Bicitra is the U.S. brand name for: a. Sodium citrate and citric acid b. Dibasic sodium phosphate c. Bismuth subsalicylate d. Magaldrate and simethicone e. Calcium carbonate 92. Aprepitant (Emend) is: I. Available as capsules II. A substance P antagonist III. Used to prevent acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy