MCQ Book Questions

Q55794. Glucocorticoids have not been proved to be effective in the treatment of

Q55795. For patients who have been on long-term therapy with a glucocorticoid and who now wish to discontinue the drug, gradual tapering of the glucocorticoid is needed to allow recovery of

Q55796. A 24-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes wishes to try tight control of her diabetes to improve her long-term prognosis. Which of the following regimens is most appropriate?

Q55797. Which of the following substances when present in urine is the most likely positive sign of pregnancy?

Q55798. A 54-year-old obese patient with type 2 diabetes and a history of alcoholism probably should not receive metformin because it can increase his risk of

Q55799. Which of the following drugs is taken during the first part of a meal for the purpose of delaying the absorption of dietary carbohydrates?

Q55800. Which of the following drugs is most likely to cause hypoglycemia when used as monotherapy in the treatment of type 2 diabetes?

Q55801. In the treatment of hypothyroidism, thyroxine is preferred over liothyronine because thyroxine

Q55802. A young woman seeks advice because she had unprotected sexual intercourse 12 hours earlier. Based on her menstrual cycle, she believes that conception is possible. Which of the following drugs should she use as a postcoital contraceptive?

Q55803. All of the following hormonal drugs possess a steroidal nucleus except

Q55804. Which one of the following statements about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) regimens in menopause is accurate?

Q55805. Hypercoagulability and dermal vascular necrosis due to protein C deficiency is known to be an early–appearing adverse effect of treatment with

Q55806. A 42-year-old woman requires treatment for diabetes insipidus following surgical removal of part of her pituitary gland. The advantage of treating this patient with desmopressin instead of vasopressin is that desmopressin

Q55807. All of the following substances are endogenous tropic hormones secreted by the pituitary gland except

Q55808. Which of the following substances when present in urine is the most likely positive sign of pregnancy?

Q55809. Which of the following glucocorticoids produces the least sodium retention?

Q55810. Which of the following glucocorticoids produces the least sodium retention?

Q55811. Which of the following insulins can be administered intravenously?

Q55812. Which of the following classes of compounds stimulates the release of insulin from pancreatic β-cells?

Q55813. Insulin preparations that contain a modifying protein include