MCQ Book Questions

Q55334. Postural hypotension is a common ad- verse effect of which one of the follow- ing types of drugs ?

Q55335. A visitor from another city comes to your office complaining of incessant cough. He has diabetes and hypertension and has recently started taking a different antihypertensive medication. The most likely cause of his cough is

Q55336. Reserprine, an alkaloid derived from the root of Rauwolfia serpentina

Q55337. Nitroglycerin, either directly or through reflexes, results in which one of the following effects

Q55338. The antianginal effect of propranolol may be attributed to which one of the following

Q55339. The major common determinant of myo- cardial oxygen consumption is

Q55340. Choose the incorrect statement from the following

Q55341. Denervation super-sensitivity includes

Q55342. Which of the following is approved for the treatment of hemorrhagic stroke ?

Q55343. Which of the following drugs used for the treatment of angina by inhalation has a very rapid onset and a brief duration of effect ?

Q55344. Which of the following is a vasodilator drug used for hypertension that lacks a direct effect on autonomic receptors but may provoke anginal attacks?

Q55345. The biochemical mechanism of action of digitalis is associated with

Q55346. A patient has been taking digoxin for several years for chronic heart failure is about to receive atropine for another condition. A common effect of digoxin (at therapeutic blood levels) that can be almost entirely blocked by atropine is

Q55347. In a patient given a cardiac glycoside, important effects of the drug on the heart include which of the following?

Q55348. Which of the following situations consti- tutes an added risk of digoxin toxicity ?

Q55349. At rest, the interior of the typical mammalian neuronal axon potential is approximately ________ mV

Q55350. Following enzyme is involved in the synthesis of actylcholine

Q55351. Which of the following has been shown to prolong life in patient with chronic congestive failure but has a negative inotropic effect on cardiac contractility?

Q55352. Which of the following is the drug of choice in treating suicidal overdose of digitoxin ?

Q55353. When used as an antiarrhythmic drug, Lidocaine typically