FPGEE Online Practice Questions and Answers

Lansoprazole is not used in which of the following cases?

A. Gastritis

B. Peptic Ulcers

C. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

D. Thalamus hypertrophy

Mechanism of action of isoetharine is:

A. Inhibits phosphodiesterase

B. Reduces calcium influx into neurons

C. Potentiates glucose-mediated insulin secretion

D. Inhibits phospholipase A2

E. beta-2 agonist

Class of reserpine is:

A. Anticoagulants

B. Methylxanthines

C. Inotropic agents

D. Antiarrhythmic agents

E. Autonomic nervous system drugs

Class of cascara is:

A. H2 antagonists

B. Macrolides

C. Cathartics

D. Analgesics

E. Lipid lowering drugs

Antibiotics that often cause colitis-acute inflammation of colon as side effect include:

I- Broad-spectrum penicillins II- Cephalosporins III- Clindamycin

A. I only

B. III only

C. I and II only

D. II and III only

E. All are correct

Drug used together with chloroquine in the treatment of malaria with the purpose to kill persistants parasites in the liver of a person infected with Plasmodium vivax is:

A. Quinine

B. Pyrimethamine

C. Sulfadoxine

D. Primaquine

E. Quinidine

Abundant element in the interstitial fluid may include:

A. Potassium

B. Sodium

C. Magnesium

D. Calcium

E. Chloro

Which of the following is the end product of ANAEROBIC reactions?

A. Pyruvic acid

B. CO2

C. CO2 + H2O

D. Lactic acid

E. Proteins

Which of the following is the predominant intracellular element?

A. Sodium

B. Magnesium

C. Potassium

D. Calcium

E. Phosphorous

GLYCOGENESIS is a process characterized by:

A. The breakdown of glycogen into glucose

B. The transformation of glucose to glycogen

C. The breakdown of sugar into pyruvate

D. The breakdown of sugar into lactate

E. The formation of glucose from non-carbohydrates sources

Diphtheria is caused by: A. Plasmodium.

B. Vibrio.

C. Shigella.

D. Neisseria.

E. Corynebacterium.

Factors that determine bioalence of two brands of a drug include:

I. the taste of the preparations

II. the physical appearance of the preparations

III.

pharmacokinetic parameters of the preparations

A.

I only

B.

III only

C.

I and II only

D.

II and III only

E.

I, II and III

Colchicines, a widely drug used in gout treatment, can give false results of:

A. Glucose

B. Uric acids

C. Urates

D. Ketones

E. RBCs

Osteoporosis is mainly characterized by:

A. Loss of joint movements

B. Loss of bone mass

C. Imbalance of uric acid

D. Hormonal imbalance

E. All are correct

Examples of drug(s) that may precipitate asthma include all of the following, EXCEPT:

A. Aspirin

B. -BIockers

C. Ipratropium

D. NSAIDs

E. Cholinergic drugs