Description : Taxol is a drug currently being used to treat cancer, particularly resistant forms of breast cancer. A natural source of Taxol is: w) bark and leaves of the yew tree x) apricot pits y) periwinkle flowers z) ginkgo leaves
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- BARK AND LEAVES OF THE YEW TREE
Description : Malaria can be cured with a drug extracted from (1) Belladonna tree (2) Cinchona tree (3) Oak tree (4) Neem tree
Last Answer : (2) Cinchona tree Explanation: Quinine, as a component of the bark of the cinchona tree, was used to treat malaria from as early as the 1600s. The bark of trees in this genus is the source of a variety of alkaloids, the most familiar of which is quinine, an antipyretic (anti-fever) agent.
Description : The plasma protein bound fraction of a drug: A. Contributes to the response at the given moment B. Remains constant irrespective of the total drug concentration C. Remains constant irrespective of the disease state D. Is not available for metabolism unless actively extracted by the liver
Last Answer : D. Is not available for metabolism unless actively extracted by the liver
Last Answer : Cinchona tree
Description : The isotope of Cobalt used for the treat- ment of cancer?
Last Answer : Cobalt 60
Description : Do you think forcing this 17 year old girl to undergo chemo to treat her cancer is the right thing to do?
Last Answer : answer:Would it be different if the kid were 18? Remember Terry Schiavo, who the state of Florida wouldn't let die despite her known directions to the contrary? AT age 17, the kid is old enough and mature ... to have a say over her daughter. What the state is doing is the Nanny state at its worst.
Description : What is the quickest way to treat my lung cancer?
Last Answer : There is no way to treat lung cancer with absolute certainty. In order to answer the question, I would have to know the stage in which the lung cancer has progressed.
Description : How does one treat cervical cancer?
Last Answer : So many varieties of treatments are available for treating Cervical cancer. some of them are like radiation therapy, Chemotherapy, Biopsy, Radical trachelectomy.
Description : Why would a drug that damages capsids help treat a viral infection?
Last Answer : capsids prevent viral infections apexthey stop viral infections from reproducing
Description : Why would a drug damage capsids help treat a viral infection?
Last Answer : Capsids help viruses enter cells, which is where the virus wouldreproduce. If viruses have a harder time getting into cells, theyhave a harder time reproducing.
Description : Quinine, the commonly used drug to treat malaria, is obtained from a plant. What part of the plant yields the drug? (1) Leaves (2) Fruits (3) Root (4) Stem bark
Last Answer : (4) Stem bark
Description : The drug isoniazid is used widely in contemporary medicine to a. Treat tuberculosis. b. Prevent fungal overgrowth in the intestine. c. Clear away wound infections. d. Eliminate infections due to gram-negative bacteria.
Last Answer : a. Treat tuberculosis.
Description : The antidote to heparin is a) protamine sulfate. Protamine sulfate, in the appropriate dosage, acts quickly to reverse the effects of heparin. b) vitamin K. Vitamin K is the antidote to ... and symptoms of medicationinduced narcosis. d) Ipecac. Ipecac is an emetic used to treat some poisonings.
Last Answer : a) protamine sulfate. Protamine sulfate, in the appropriate dosage, acts quickly to reverse the effects of heparin.
Description : What is true of ivermectin: A. It is the most effective drug for strongyloidosis B. It is the drug of choice for onchocerciasis C. It can be used to treat pediculosis D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : Select the drug that is used orally to treat scabies: A. Permethrin B. Ivermectin C. Praziquantel D. Crotamiton
Last Answer : B. Ivermectin
Description : Select the drug which is used to treat antibiotic associated pseudomembranous enterocolitis and is a component of anti-H.pylori triple drug regimen: A. Amoxicillin B. Vancomycin C. Metronidazole D. Clotrimazole
Last Answer : C. Metronidazole
Description : Select the correct statement about primaquine: A. It has no role in falciparum malaria B. It is used as a gametocidal drug in falciparum malaria C. It is combined with chloroquine to treat resistant P. falciparum infection D. It is used to prevent recrudescence of falciparum malaria
Last Answer : B. It is used as a gametocidal drug in falciparum malaria
Description : A patient of vivax malaria was treated with the standard dose of chloroquine. After 6 weeks he reported back with a relapse. Which drug will you use to treat the relapse episode: A. Chloroquine B. Primaquine C. Pyrimethamine + sulfadoxine D. Mefloquin
Last Answer : A. Chloroquine
Description : Indicate the drug(s) that is/are used to treat chronic hepatitis B: A. Human interferon α B. Lamivudine C. Amantadine D. Both 'A' and 'B'
Last Answer : D. Both 'A' and 'B'
Description : Though the following drug reduces HIV titre, it is used only to treat associated cytomegalovirus infection in AIDS patients: A. Didanosine B. Foscarnet C. Acyclovir D. Saquinavir
Last Answer : B. Foscarnet
Description : Choose the correct statement about famciclovir: A. It is active against acyclovir resistant strains of herpes simplex virus B. It does not need conversion to an active metabolite C. It is used orally to treat genital herpes simplex D. It is the drug of choice for cytomegalovirus retinitis
Last Answer : C. It is used orally to treat genital herpes simplex
Description : Antimicrobial drug combinations are aimed at achieving the following except: A. Faster and more complete elimination of the infecting organism B. Treat infection when nature and sensitivity of the infecting organism is not definite C. Prevent emergence of resistant strains D. Prevent superinfection
Last Answer : D. Prevent superinfection
Description : The following drug/drugs should not be used to treat tricyclic antidepressant drug poisoning: A. Quinidine B. Digoxin C. Atropine D. All of the above
Description : Select the drug which should not be used to treat neurotic anxiety and tension syndromes despite having antianxiety action: A. Buspirone B. Chlorpromazine C. Diazepam D. Alprazolam
Last Answer : B. Chlorpromazine
Description : A 3-year-old boy gets seizures whenever he develops fever. Which is the most appropriate strategy so that he does not develop febrile convulsions: A. Treat fever with paracetamol and ... Continuous diazepam prophylaxis for 3 years D. Intermittent diazepam prophylaxis started at the onset of fever
Last Answer : D. Intermittent diazepam prophylaxis started at the onset of fever
Description : The drug/drugs that can be used to treat osteoporosis is/are: A. Raloxifene B. Alendronate C. Pamidronate D. Both 'A' and 'B
Description : A 60-year-old male presents with severe hyperthyroidism and multinodular goiter. It was decided to treat him with 131I. The most appropriate course of treatment would be: A. Immediate 131I dosing with no ... . Propranolol + Lugol's iodine for 2 weeks- 131I-continue Lugol's iodine for 2-3 months
Last Answer : C. Propranolol + carbimazole till severe thyrotoxicosis is controlled—1 week gap—131I— resume carbimazole after 1 week for 2-3 month
Description : Microsomal enzyme induction has one of the following features: A. Takes about one week to develop B. Results in increased affinity of the enzyme for the substrate C. It is irreversible D. Can be used to treat acute drug poisonings
Last Answer : A. Takes about one week to develop
Description : A 75-year-old man had been receiving gentamicin (an aminoglycoside antibiotic) to treat an urinary tract infection. After three months of therapy patient's serum creatinine levels were 10 mg/ ... Type II allergic reaction b)Type III allergic reaction c) Pseudo allergic reaction d) Overdose toxicity
Last Answer : d) Overdose toxicity
Description : Quinine, the commonly used drug to treat malaria, is obtained from a plant. What part of the plant yields the drug ? (1) Leaves (2) Fruits (3) Root (4) Stem bark
Last Answer : Stem bark
Description : What is cinnabar? How is metal extracted from cinnabar? Explain briefly. -Science
Last Answer : Cinnabar is HgS. Mercury is obtained by roasting cinnabar. HgO formed is thermally unstable and gives mercury. Mercury can be purified by distillation.
Description : Aluminium is extracted from bauxite (a) By reduction with carbon (b) By reduction with Mg (c) By reduction with CO (d) By electrolysis in molten cryolite
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : The metal that is usually extracted from sea water is?
Last Answer : :Mg
Description : The mineral from which a metal can be profitably extracted are called?
Last Answer : Ores
Description : Element extracted from monozite sand is?
Last Answer : Thorium
Description : Metals extracted from sea water?
Last Answer : Magnesium and sodium
Description : The element extracted from radioactive disintegration of radium?
Last Answer : Radon
Description : The elements extracted through the process of distillation?
Last Answer : Zinc and Mercury
Description : The study of metals and the overall process by which metals are extracted from its ores are called?
Last Answer : Metallurgy
Description : Why is extraction of aluminium not commercially viable by using reducing agents like coke? OR Coke is used in the extraction of iron but not in the extraction of aluminium. Why? OR Aluminium cannot be extracted by heating bauxite and coke. Why?
Last Answer : Oxygen of aluminium oxide cannot be easily taken away by reducing agents like coke.
Description : The residue of sugarcane from which the juice is extracted can be used to prepare
Last Answer : cardboard.
Description : My husband is getting two teeth extracted today. Any tips for him to cope with the aftermath?
Last Answer : answer:He will need to eat soft foods for a day or two. He won't want to chew on the side where the extraction was for a few days. He'll have a dressing in his mouth at the extraction sites. ... having my tooth pulled, I didn't feel any pain during the procedure. I also didn't need any painkillers.
Description : How old were you when you got your wisdom teeth extracted?
Last Answer : I was 27. It’s not a big deal, don’t worry.
Description : How long does it usually take to heal after having two wisdom teeth extracted?
Last Answer : I went home on a Friday and was back at work on Monday, at the oral surgeon’s office as an out patient. They will usually take the two wisdom teeth on the same side at one time. They took my right side wisdom teeth first and then four months later the left side.
Description : How did people get their wisdom teeth extracted before modern dentistry?
Last Answer : answer: Only at the end of the nineteenth century the use of local anesthesia together with the development of radiology led to the establishment of surgical dentistry. Especially the technique of ... 1950s, highly dangerous infections have become rare, PubMed Before that they were left alone.
Description : What would be the maximum travel range do you believe that can extracted from a motor glider?
Last Answer : answer:They have already flown around the world with small engines Here’s the Wiki article. Batteries and solar powered Solar planes Here’s Sunseeker II
Description : Is wearing my retainer while 3 of my wisdom teeth growing in a bad thing? And do wisdom teeth need to be extracted?
Last Answer : answer:Always, always, always wear your retainer. If you need to get it adjusted for your wisdom teeth, tell your ortho on your next retainer check or call to make an appt. No, not everyone needs there wisdom teeth removed. If they come in fine, then you are okay.