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Pharmacology: Drugs Used In Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders
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Pharmacology: Drugs Used In Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders
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1. Which of the following statements concerning traveler’s diarrhea (TD) is true?
2. Which of the following is released in traumatized tissue, causes pain and edema, and is inactivated by angiotensin converting enzyme?
3. Bisacodyl frequently can cause
4. Which of the following statements about adsorbant drugs used for diarrhea is true?
5. All of the following vasoconstrictors are deemed safe and effective for the temporary relief of itching and swelling except
6. A patient who must take verapamil for hypertension and angina has become severely constipated. Which of the following drugs would be most suitable as a cathartic?
7. Which one of the following drugs has resulted in severe hematotoxicity when administered to a patient being treated with azathioprine?
8. Which one of the following antibodies has the longest half-life?
9. Which of the following–if given intravenously–will cause increased gastrointestinal motility and diarrhea?
10. A drug associated with the long QT syndrome and cardiac arrhythmias is
11. Which of the following is an appropriate non-pharmacologic recommendation for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?
12. Which of the following statements about non-drug therapies for acute diarrhea is not correct?
13. All of the following statements about stool softeners are true except
14. This antibiotic is not appropriate for use as an oral agent in the treatment of recurrent peptic ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori
15. A patient with Zollinger–Ellison syndrome has been receiving high doses of cimetidine for 7 weeks. A frequent adverse effect of cimetidine is
16. Mechanistically, which of the following drugs will decrease stomach acid secretion by blockade of H2 histaminic receptors?
17. Which one of the following agents is least likely to protect the upper gastrointestinal tract from ulcer formation?
18. Which one of the following compounds has been shown to have value in managing symptoms of jet lag?
19. Which of the following is a decapeptide precursor of a vasoconstictor substance?
20. This agent is the drug of choice in severe amebic disease and for hepatic abscess. It is activated to toxic intermediates by the pyruvate – ferredoxin oxidoreductase enzyme system present in the parasite.
21. A patient is broght to the emergency room suffering from nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. He has muscle weakness, which seems to be progressing downward from the head and neck. The patient has difficulty talking clearly and has ptosis and ophthalmoplegia. The most likely cause of these symptoms is
22. Aluminum hydroxide is used to treat hyperphosphatemia associated with renal failure. Chronic use of aluminum hydroxide may cause all of the following conditions except
23. As part of a comprehensive management strategy to treat peptic ulcer disease, patients should be encouraged to do all of the following except
24. Dietary supplementation with DHEA is best documented to have therapeutic value in the treatment of
25. A patient suffering from acute infectious diarrhea caused by Shigella can be managed in all of the following ways except

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