1. Which of the following statements adequately describes bulk-forming laxaties?

2. 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?

3. Which of the following statements about non-drug therapies for acute diarrhea is not correct?

4. A patient with a 30-year history of type 1 diabetes comes to you with a complaint of bloating and sour bleaching after meals. On several occasions, vomiting has occurred after a meal. Evaluation reveals delayed emptying of the stomach, and you diagnose diabetic gastro paresis. Which of the following drugs would be most useful in this patient?

5. Which one of the following drugs has resulted in severe hematotoxicity when administered to a patient being treated with azathioprine?

6. Which of the following is most effective in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease?

7. A 55-year-old woman with insulindependent diabetes of 40 years’ duration complains of severe bloating and abdominal distress, especially after meals. Evaluation is consistent with diabetic gastroparesis. The drug you would be most likely to recommend is

8. Which solution is used as an astringent?

9. All of the following statements adequately describe bulk-forming laxatives except

10. Mechanistically, which of the following drugs will decrease stomach acid secretion by blockade of H2 histaminic receptors?

11. Which one of the following antibodies has the longest half-life?

12. As part of a comprehensive management strategy to treat peptic ulcer disease, patients should be encouraged to do all of the following except

13. Which of the following statements about adsorbant drugs used for diarrhea is true?

14. On your way to an examination you experience that vulnerable feeling that an attack of diarrhea is imminent. If you stopped at a drugstore, you could buy this antidiarrheal drug without a prescription even though it is related chemically to the strong opioid – analgesic meperidine

15. Which one of the following drugs has no effect on prothrombin but increases the likelihood of bleeding in patients who are also taking warfarin?

16. All of the following vasoconstrictors are deemed safe and effective for the temporary relief of itching and swelling except

17. Bisacodyl frequently can cause

18. Which of the following statements about adsorbent drugs used for diarrhea is true?

19. A 2-year-old child was brought to the emergency room 1 hour after ingestion of tablets he had managed to obtain from a bottle on top of the refrigerator. His symptoms included marked gastrointestinal distress, vomiting (with hematemesis), and epigastric pain. Metabolic acidosis and leukocytosis were also present. This patient is most likely to have ingested tablets containing

20. Which of the following statements adequately describes bulk-forming laxatives?

21. This antibiotic is not appropriate for use as an oral agent in the treatment of recurrent peptic ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori

22. Which of the following is released in traumatized tissue, causes pain and edema, and is inactivated by angiotensin converting enzyme?

23. A peptide that causes increased capillary permeability and edema is

24. Dietary supplementation with DHEA is best documented to have therapeutic value in the treatment of

25. Which of the following statements concerning traveler’s diarrhea (TD) is true?