1. A patient suffering from acute infectious diarrhea caused by Shigella can be managed in all of the following ways except

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

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

4. Your cousin is planning a three-week trip overseas and asks your advice regarding medications for traveler’s diarrhea. A drug suitable for noninfectious diarrhea is

5. 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

6. Which solution is used as an astringent?

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

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

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

10. Which one of the following compounds has been shown to have value in managing symptoms of jet lag?

11. 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?

12. Which one of the following agents is least likely to protect the upper gastrointestinal tract from ulcer formation?

13. 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

14. 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?

15. Which of the following is the most potent vasodilator discovered to date and is found in high concentration in the thyroid?

16. Cardiac arrhythmias have occurred when this drug was used by patients taking the gastrointestinal promotility agent cisapride

17. A vasodilator that can be inactivated by proteolytic enzymes is

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

19. Which of the following organisms has been implicated as a possible cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease?

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

21. Which is not a risk factor for hyperphosphatemia and death from sodium phosphate enemas when used in children?

22. All of the following agents are considered close to ideal laxatives except

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

24. Which local anesthetic should be used to treat symptoms of pain, itching, burning and discomfort in patients with an established lidocaine allergy?

25. 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