CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY MIDTERM

Fill in the blank:

"____________________ are drugs that increase the urine output and excretion of electrolytes and water."

• Anthelmintics

• Cathartics

• Diuretics

• Emetics

Group of drugs that prevent vomition. One example of this is Metoclopramide.

• Adsorbents

• Emetics

• Anti-emetics

• Carminatives

These drugs are used only in cases of non-productive cough to prevent trauma to the respiratory tract and allow the patient to rest:

• Anti-tussives

• Mucolytics

• Expectorants

• Carminatives

IVFT: Your patient is exhibiting diarrhea leading to obvious starvation. Which of the following fluids is best for your patient?

• Sodium Chloride

• Ringer's solution

• Ammonium chloride

• Lactated Ringer's solution

Upon observation, you noticed that your patient has a poor skin turgor & a sunken eyeball. What is your patient's estimated dehydration percentage?

• 4%: Mild

• 6%: Moderate

• 8%: Severe

• 12%: Circulatory insuffienciency

The drug of choice for tapeworm?

• Oxyclozanide

• Praziquantel

• Pyrantel

• Morantel

All of these are duretics that increase Glomerular Filtration Rate. Which drug is not classified as a "Xanthine derivative"?

• Threombromine

• Caffeine

• Aminophylline

• Digoxin

Mannitol is an...?

• Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

• Loop of Henle diretic

• Potassium-sparing diuretic

• Osmotic diuretic

GIT Drugs. These are substances that form thin layer over skin or mucous membrane in order to prevent contact with possible irritants.

• Cytoprotectants

• Adsorbents

• Prokinetics

• Laxatives

Which of the following is not a Sugar-based fluid?

• 5% dextrose

• Lactated ringer's

• Sodium bicarbonate

• Sodium Chloride