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MSN 611 Midterm Practice Questions And Answers
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MSN 611 Midterm Practice QuestionsAnd Answers
Eosinophils, neutrophils, and T cells contain the type of histamine receptors
referred to as:
a. H1
b. H2
c. H3
d. H4 - -d. H4
-Some 1st generation antihistamines are used to treat
a. as stimulants
b. to prevent motion sickness
c. as anticonvulsants
d. as laxatives - -b. to prevent motion sickness
-2nd generation antihistamines are preferred for treating which patient
category?
a. children
b. women
c. patients with hypertension
d. patients with insomnia - -a. children
-Compared to 1st generation antihistamines, 2nd generation antihistamines:
a. are less able to penetrate the blood brain barrier
b. have fewer muscarinic effects
c. have greater anticholinergic effects
d. are more likely to cause drowsiness - -a. are less able to penetrate the
blood brain barrier
-Which types of antihistamines are used to inhibit the secretion of gastric
acid in patients with gastrointestinal disorders?
a. H1
b. H2
c. H3
d. H4 - -b. H2
-Under what two circumstances may 2nd generation antihistamines cause
drowsiness?
,a. if used concurrently with medications that cause CNS depression or with
alcohol
b. if used concurrently with medications that cause CNS depression
c. if they are taken with OTC medications
d. if they are taken with alcohol - -a. if used concurrently with medications
that cause CNS depression or with alcohol
-Why is it important for antiviral compounds to be able to discriminate
between host and viral functions with a high degree of specificity?
a. available antiviral agents mainly target stages in the viral life cycle
b. to avoid attacking host cells, since viruses replicate intracellularly and
often use host cell enzymes, macromolecules, and organelles to make their
own particles
c. in recent years the demand for new antiviral strategies has increased
marketably - -b. to avoid attacking host cells, since viruses replicate
intracellularly and often use host cell enzymes, macromolecules, and
organelles to make their own particles
-Which of the following statements pertains to antimicrobial therapy?
a. lower dosage levels of antimicrobial therapy can help prevent allergic
responses
b. a differential diagnosis should indicate whether an infection is self-limiting
c. self-limiting infections often require antimicrobial therapy
d. in cases of sepsis, laboratory specimens are not required - -b. a
differential diagnosis should indicate whether an infection is self-limiting
-Chose the correct statement describing antibacterial drugs:
a. antibiotics are developed to have similar required exposure times across
drug classes
b. Penicillinase-resistant penicillins are the agents of choice for most
staphylococcal disease
c. narrow therapeutic agents have a higher safety tolerance for large
fluctuations of drug in the blood
d. therapeutic levels of antibacterial agents are established during tissue
culture studies - -b. Penicillinase-resistant penicillins are the agents of
choice for most staphylococcal disease
-The available modes of action of antihelmintic drugs is/are:
a. excrete in the intestine
b. locally within the gut lumen to cause expulsion of worms from the GI tract
and systemically against helminths residing outside the GI tract
, c. is likely present in virtually every mammal residing in a "natural" habitat
d. systemically against helminths residing outside the GI tract - -b. locally
within the gut lumen to cause expulsion of worms from the GI tract and
systemically against helminths residing outside the GI tract
-The desired response to antimicrobial therapy within the first 24 to 48
hours includes:
a. increased thirst
b. increased sputum production
c. white blood cell count begins to normalize
d. spike in temperature - -c. white blood cell count begins to normalize
-Most systemic fungal infections are acquired via:
a. oral-fecal transmission
b. inhalation
c. direct contact
d. nosocomial transmission - -b. inhalation
-The ability of an agent to continually suppress growth of an organism after
concentrations have decreased to below the minimal inhibitory concentration
is known as:
a. probiotic effect
b. postantibiotic effect
c. alternative effect
d. residual effect - -b. postantibiotic effect
-Which of the following protozoal diseases is associated with as many as 500
million new infections and 2 million deaths annually worldwide?
a. Trichomoniasis
b. Malaria
c. Giradiasis
d. Toxoplasmosis - -b. Malaria
-Describe the basic mechanisms of action of the antitumor antibiotics
bleomycin, dactinomycin, and mitomycin.
a. Bleomycin, dactinomycin, and mitomycin cause breaks in single- and
double-strand DNA, intercalate between DNA, and cause cross-linking of
DNA.
b. Actinomycin D is the paradigm of intercalating compounds with sequence
selectivity. - -a. Bleomycin, dactinomycin, and mitomycin cause breaks in
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