9 - pharmacology mcqs - 25 to 35

25 - drug of choice in acanthamoeba keratitis ?

answer : propamidine isthionate .
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26 - dopa decarboxylase is blocked by ?

a- carbidopa
b- pyridoxine
c- methyl dopa
d- tyrosine

answer is a . carbidopa .

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27 - babloo 24 yrs was bitten by a scorpion and was admitted with pulmonary edema , bradycardia and hypertension . the drug of choice in this patient is ?

a- atropine
b- digoxin
c- dopamine
d- prazosin

answer is d . prazosin .
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28 - beta blocker to be avoided in renal failure ?

answer : atenolol ( aten - trade name ) .
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29 - poisoning with which of the following mushroom is very fatal ?

a- amanita phylloides
b- clitocybe
c- inocybe
d- amanita muscaria

answer is a . amanita phylloides .
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30 - trenaxamic acid antagonises the action of ?

a- alteplase
b- warfarin
c- heparin
d- aspirin

answer is a . alteplase .
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31 - which of the following statins need not be given in the night ?

answer : rosuvastatin .
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32 - mannitol is useful in all except ?

a- cerebral edema
b- to prevent anuria
c- pulmonary edema and CCF
d- acute congestive glaucoma

answer is c . pulmonary edema and congestive cardiac failure .
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33 - drug to be avoided in the first trimester of pregnancy ?

a- warfarin
b- INH
c- quinine
d- methyl dopa

answer is a . warfarin .
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34 - thalidomide causes phocomelia during ?

a- first trimester
b- second
c- third
d- all trimesters

answer is a . first trimester only .
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35 - the blood pressure lowering effect of captopril is blunt by?

answer : icatibant ( ICATIBANT )
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