Description : Actions of pilocarpine include the following except: A. Sweating B. Salivation C. Miosis D. Cycloplegia
Last Answer : D. Cycloplegia
Description : Cholinergic muscarinic receptor stimulation produces the following effects except: A. Sweating B. Rise in blood pressure C. Bradycardia D. Urination
Last Answer : B. Rise in blood pressure
Description : Actions of morphine include the following except: A. Vagal stimulation B. Miosis C. Antiemetic D. Postural hypotensio
Last Answer : C. Antiemetic
Description : Timolol eye drops are preferred over pilocarpine eye drops by glaucoma patients because: A. Timolol is more effective than pilocarpine B. Timolol acts by enhancing uveo-scleral outflow C. Timolol produces less ocular side effects D. There are no contraindications to timolol
Last Answer : C. Timolol produces less ocular side effects
Description : Pilocarpine reduces intraocular tension in open angle glaucoma by: A. Contracting sphincter pupillae B. Increasing tone of ciliary muscle C. Reducing aqueous formation D. Enhancing uveo-scleral outflow
Last Answer : B. Increasing tone of ciliary muscle
Description : Pilocarpine is used for: A. Glaucoma B. Paralytic ileus C. Urinary retention D. All of the above
Last Answer : A. Glaucoma
Description : Significant tolerance does not develop to the following action of morphine: A. Analgesia B. Euphoria C. Sedation D. Miosis
Last Answer : D. Miosis
Description : When pupillary dilation-but not cycloplegia-is desired, a good choice is (a) Homatropine (b) Isoproterenol (c) Phenylephrine (d) Pilocarpine (e) Tropicamide
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : A suspected case of poisoning has been brought to the casualty with weakness, fainting, involuntary passage of urine and stools, profuse sweating, salivation, watering from nose and eyes. His pulse ... likely type of poisoning: A. Belladonna B. Barbiturate C. Anticholinesterase D. Dicophane (DDT
Last Answer : C. Anticholinesterase
Description : A suspected case of poisoning has been brought to the casualty with weakness, fainting, involuntary passage of urine and stools, profuse sweating, salivation, watering from nose and eyes. His pulse ... likely type of poisoning: A. Belladonna B. Barbiturate C. Anticholinesterase D. Dicophane (DDT)
Description : The nonselective α adrenergic blockers produce the following actions except: A. Postural hypotension B. Bradycardia C. Miosis D. Inhibition of ejaculation
Last Answer : B. Bradycardia
Description : An undesirable effect of a drug that occurs at therapeutic doses and can be predicted from its pharmacological actions is called: A. Side effect B. Toxic effect C. Allergic reaction D. Idiosyncrasy
Last Answer : A. Side effect
Description : If the dose-response curves of a drug for producing different actions are widely separated on the dose axis, the drug is: A. Highly potent B. Highly efficacious C. Highly toxic D. Highly selective
Last Answer : D. Highly selective
Description : Acetylcholine has no therapeutic application because: A. None of its actions are beneficial in any condition B. Its effects are transient C. It produces wide spread actions affecting many organs D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C’ are correct
Last Answer : D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C’ are correct
Description : An immunologically mediated reaction to a drug producing stereotyped symptoms unrelated to its pharmacodynamic actions is: A. Hypersensitivity B. Supersensitivity C. Intolerance D. Idiosyncrasy
Last Answer : A. Hypersensitivity
Description : A drug which produces qualitatively different actions when administered through different routes is: A. Phenytoin sodium B. Hydralazine C. Magnesium sulfate D. Nitroglycerine
Last Answer : C. Magnesium sulfate
Description : Use of an emetic to remove the ingested poison is contraindicated in following poisonings except that by: A. Strychnine B. Caustic soda C. Ferrous sulfate D. Kerosene
Last Answer : C. Ferrous sulfate
Description : Drugs acting through receptors exhibit the following features except: A. Structural specificity B. High potency C. Competitive antagonism D. Dependence of action on lipophilicity
Last Answer : D. Dependence of action on lipophilicity
Description : Active transport of a substance across biological membranes has the following characteristics except: A. It is specific B. It is pH dependent C. It is saturable D. It requires metabolic energy
Last Answer : B. It is pH dependent
Description : Transdermal drug delivery systems offer the following advantages except: A. They produce high peak plasma concentration of the drug B. They produce smooth and nonfluctuating plasma concentration of the ... the achieved plasma drug concentration D. They avoid hepatic first-pass metabolism of the drug
Last Answer : A. They produce high peak plasma concentration of the drug
Description : To be used as a topically applied ocular beta blocker a drug should have the following properties except: A. Strong local anaesthetic activity B. High lipophilicity C. High ocular capture D. Low systemic activity
Last Answer : A. Strong local anaesthetic activity
Description : Drug metabolism can be induced by the following factors except: A. Cigarette smoking B. Acute alcohol ingestion C. Exposure to insecticides D. Consumption charcoal broiled meat
Last Answer : B. Acute alcohol ingestion
Description : The following statement is not true of log dose-response curve: A. It is almost linear except at the ends B. It is a rectangular hyperbola C. It facilitates comparison of different agonists D. It can help in discriminating between competitive and noncompetitive antagonists
Last Answer : B. It is a rectangular hyperbola
Description : All of the following subserve as intracellular second messengers in receptor mediated signal transduction except: A. Cyclic AMP B. Inositol trisphosphate C. Diacyl glycerols D. G proteins
Last Answer : D. G proteins
Last Answer : A
Description : Several children at a summer camp were hospitalized with symptoms thought to be due to ingestion of food containing botulinum toxins. The effects of botulinum toxin are likely to include (a) Bronchospasm (b) Cycloplegia (c) Diarrhea (d) Skeletal muscle spasms (e) Hyperventilation
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : True statements about the pupil include: a. it is controlled mainly by the autonomic system b. miosis increases the depth of focus for near vision c. a change in the pupil diameter from 2 to 8 mm increases the amount of light entering the eye by 16- fold d. all above
Last Answer : all above
Description : All are seen in 3rd nerve palsy except: a. Ptosis b. Diplopia c. Miosis d. Outwards eye deviation
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : Actions of growth hormone include the following except
Last Answer : Actions of growth hormone include the following except
Description : Actions of adenosine include the following except: A. Depression of A-V node B. Coronary vasodilatation C. Bronchodilatation D. Fall in BP
Last Answer : C. Bronchodilatation
Description : Actions of bradykinin include the following except: A. Fall in blood pressure B. Cardiac depression C. Increase in capillary permeability D. Bronchoconstriction
Last Answer : B. Cardiac depression
Description : Actions of chlorpromazine include the following except: A. Indifference to external stimuli B. Postural hypotension C. Hypoprolactinemia D. Hypothermia in cold surroundings
Last Answer : C. Hypoprolactinemia
Description : Actions of oxytocin include the following except: A. Vasoconstriction B. Increased water reabsorption in renal collecting ducts C. Contraction of mammary myoepithelium D. Release of prostaglandins from endometrium
Last Answer : A. Vasoconstriction
Description : Actions of progesterone include the following except: A. Rise in body temperature B. Endometrial proliferation C. Proliferation of acini in mammary gland D. Suppression of cell mediated immunity
Last Answer : B. Endometrial proliferatio
Description : Actions of thyroxine include the following except: A. Induction of negative nitrogen balance B. Reduction in plasma cholesterol level C. Fall in plasma free fatty acid level D. Rise in blood sugar leve
Last Answer : C. Fall in plasma free fatty acid level
Description : 17.5 Actions of thyroxine include the following except: A. Induction of negative nitrogen balance B. Reduction in plasma cholesterol level C. Fall in plasma free fatty acid level D. Rise in blood sugar level
Last Answer : D. Rise in blood sugar level
Description : 16.3 Actions of growth hormone include the following except: A. Increased protein synthesis B. Increased fat utilization C. Increased carbohydrate utilization D. Glucose intolerance
Last Answer : C. Increased carbohydrate utilization
Description : At therapeutic doses, actions of amphetamine include the following except: A. Prolongation of attention span B. Wakefulness C. Lowering of seizure threshold D. Delaying fatigue
Last Answer : C. Lowering of seizure threshold
Description : The metabolic actions of adrenaline include the following except: A. Glycogenolysis in liver and muscle B. Inhibition of neoglucogenesis in liver C. Lipolysis in adipose tissue D. Release of potassium from liver followed by its uptake
Last Answer : B. Inhibition of neoglucogenesis in liver
Description : The actions of platelet activating factor include the following except: A. Increased capillary permeability B. Bronchodilatation C. Vasodilatation D. Erosion of gastric mucosa
Last Answer : B. Bronchodilatation
Description : Actions of prostaglandin E2 include the following except: A. Fall in blood pressure B. Bronchoconstriction C. Uterine contraction D. Inhibition of gastric acid secretion
Last Answer : B. Bronchoconstriction