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Clinical Pharmacology questions and answers withverified solutions latest update 2024-2025.
T or F:
Bioavailability is the percentage or fraction of the administered dose which reaches systemic circulation -
ANSWER True
Name an example of a drug with zero order elimination - ANSWER alcohol
You can assume a drug is completely cleared from the body after 1 half life - ANSWER false
the autonomic nervous system is divided into what two divisions - ANSWER sympathetic and
parasympathetic
T or F:
A drug with anticholinergic side effects would cause constipation - ANSWER True
T or F
Barbiturates are widely used in medical practice now for anxiety and sleep - ANSWER False -
have been replaced by benzodiazepine
Alprazolam is classified as what kind of drug? - ANSWER Benzodiazepine
T or F
All antidepressants increase the concentration of norepinephrine or serotonin by inhibiting the reuptake
of those neurotransmitters - ANSWER True
T or F
Haloperidol is an atypical antipsychotic (2nd generation) - ANSWER False - 1st generation
Clozapine (Clozaril) has what potentially fatal side effect? - ANSWER agranulocytosis
T or F
Hypertension is defined as blood pressure higher than 140/90 - ANSWER True
Mean arterial pressure = - ANSWER cardiac output x peripheral resistance
Which diuretic is the drug of choice in primary hypertension? - ANSWER Thiazide diuretics
What is the most common side effect of ACEIs? - ANSWER cough
Name one beta blocker - ANSWER acebutolol
Treatment of heart failure is targeted towards - ANSWER 1. decreasing cardiac workload
2. controlling excess fluid
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