MCQ Book Questions

Q55534. Which of the following drugs is a class III CARDIO–VASCULAR DRUGS 125 antiarrhythmic agent that is effective in the acute management of atrial fibrilla- tion or atrial flutter of recent onset ?

Q55535. Which of the following groups of symptoms is most often associated with a patient who has right-sided heart failure?

Q55536. Which of the following combinations of drugs, when used together, reduce both preload and afterload?

Q55537. When digoxin is used in a patient with congestive heart failure (CHF), it works by exerting a positive effect on

Q55538. Because of proven beneficial effects on “cardiac remodeling”, these agents are now indicated as first line therapy in CHF patients. Which of the following is representative of this group of drugs?

Q55539. For treating the patient with congestive heart failure (CHF), which of the following dosages of dopamine is selected for its positive inotropic effects?

Q55540. Milrinone is an example of

Q55541. Situations that predispose a digitalis- treated patient to toxicity include

Q55542. Unfractionated heparin binds to anti- thrombin III and inactivates clotting factor(s)

Q55543. A patient to be commenced on oral anti- coagulant therapy for DVT would be treated with

Q55544. A patient on oral anticoagulant therapy is commenced on sulfamethoxazole- trimethoprim, double-strength twice daily. One may expect to see the international normalized ratio MCQs IN PHARMACOLOGY 126

Q55545. When compared to unfractionated heparin, low molecular weight heparins have

Q55546. Acute renal failure (ARF) may be caused by all of the following except

Q55547. During Phase 2 of action potential in cardiac cell, depolarizing current through calcium channels is balanced by

Q55548. The action of quinidine differs from that of digitalis in

Q55549. Overuse of digitalis may result in

Q55550. The action of digitalis is enhanced by

Q55551. In case of acute pain of angina pectoris the most effective treatment would be to administer

Q55552. Which of the following is used to lower blood lipid levels?

Q55553. The chief use of levoarterenol is to treat