Description : Choose the relatively vasicoselective anticholinergic drug used for urinary frequency and urge incontinence due to detrusor instability: A. Pirenzepine B. Oxybutynin C. Oxyphenonium D. Glycopyrolate
Last Answer : B. Oxybutynin
Description : Which type of medication may be used in the treatment of a patient with incontinence to inhibit contraction of the bladder? a) Anticholinergic agent Anticholinergic agents are ... be treated using pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine, ingredients found in over-the-counter decongestants.
Last Answer : a) Anticholinergic agent Anticholinergic agents are considered first-line medications for urge incontinence.
Description : Which type of incontinence is associated with weakened perineal muscles that permit leakage of urine when intra-abdominal pressure is increased? a) Stress incontinence Stress incontinence ... intact urinary physiology who experience mobility impairment, environmental barriers, or cognitive problems.
Last Answer : a) Stress incontinence Stress incontinence may occur with coughing or sneezing.
Description : A 40 years old multiparous woman complains of involuntary loss of urine associated with coughing, laughing, lifting or standing. The history is most suggestive of: a) Fistula. b) Stress incontinence. c) Urge incontinence. d) Urethral diverticulum. e) Urinary tract infection.
Last Answer : b) Stress incontinence.
Description : Choose the drug which blocks basal as well as stimulated gastric acid secretion without affecting cholinergic, histaminergic or gastrin receptors: A. Famotidine B. Loxatidine C. Omeprazole D. Pirenzepine
Last Answer : C. Omeprazole
Description : Atropine produces the following actions except: A. Tachycardia B. Mydriasis C. Dryness of mouth D. Urinary incontinence
Last Answer : D. Urinary incontinence
Description : ntacids administered concurrently reduce efficacy of the following antipeptic ulcer drug: A. Cimetidine B. Colloidal bismuth C. Sucralfate D. Pirenzepine
Last Answer : C. Sucralfate
Description : The most efficacious drug for inhibiting round the clock gastric acid output is: A. Omeprazole B. Cimetidine C. Pirenzepine D. Misoprostol
Last Answer : A. Omeprazole
Description : Choose the correct statement in relation to treatment of urinary tract infection (UTI): A. Majority of UTIs are caused by gram positive bacteria B. Smaller doses of the antimicrobial agent ... drug gets concentrated in urine D. Most acute UTIs are treated with a combination antimicrobial regimen
Last Answer : B. Smaller doses of the antimicrobial agent suffice for lower UTI
Description : The following antiarrhythmic drug has the most prominent anticholinergic action: A. Disopyramide B. Quinidine C. Procainamide D. Lignocaine
Last Answer : A. Disopyramide
Description : Of the following, choose the antidepressant having both high sedative and high anticholinergic activity: A. Imipramine B. Amitriptyline C. Fluoxetine D. Trazodone
Last Answer : B. Amitriptyline
Description : Choose the correct statement about moclobemide: A. It is a reversible inhibitor of MAO-A with short duration of action B. Patients taking it need to be cautioned not to consume tyramine rich food C. It is contraindicated in elderly patients D. It produces anticholinergic side effect
Last Answer : A. It is a reversible inhibitor of MAO-A with short duration of action
Description : Choose the correct statement about drotaverine: A. It is a smooth muscle antispasmodic acting by non-anticholinergic mechanisms B. It is a papaverine congener used in peripheral vascular diseases C. It ... used to control diarrhoea D. It is a M1/M3 selective antagonist used for spastic constipation
Last Answer : A. It is a smooth muscle antispasmodic acting by non-anticholinergic mechanisms
Description : Through which of the following activities does the patient learn to consciously contract excretory sphincters and control voiding cues? a) Biofeedback Cognitively intact patients who have stress or urge ... functional incontinence. d) Bladder training Habit training is a type of bladder training.
Last Answer : a) Biofeedback Cognitively intact patients who have stress or urge incontinence may gain bladder control through biofeedback.
Description : Has urinary incontinence caused you to restrict your activities and limit your social interactions to avoid embarrassment?
Last Answer : answer:Man, I so sympathize. Ever since my third child was born (almost 16 years ago!), I've had a prolapsed bladder. If I have a prolonged cough or a bad coughing fit, I'm likely to pee. Sometimes laughing ... I know it's likely to be a problem (when I'm sick with a cough), I wear pads. Blech.
Description : Urinary incontinence?
Last Answer : DefinitionUrinary (or bladder) incontinence is when you are not able to keep urine from leaking from your urethra, the tube that carries urine out of your body from your bladder. It can ... when the bladder cannot empty completely, which leads to dribbling.Mixed incontinence -- involves more t
Description : Urinary incontinence - tension-free vaginal tape?
Last Answer : DefinitionPlacement of tension-free vaginal tape is a procedure to help control stress incontinence, urine leakage that can happen when you laugh, cough, sneeze, lift things, or exercise. The procedure helps close ... In spinal anesthesia, you will be awake but numb from the waist down, and you wil
Description : Which of the following is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older adult? a) Constipation. Constipation is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older adult. Other ... level in the menopausal woman is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older woman.
Last Answer : a) Constipation. Constipation is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older adult. Other reversible causes include acute urinary tract infection, infection elsewhere in the body, decreased ... a change in a chronic disease pattern, and decreased estrogen levels in the menopausal women.
Description : Indicate the drug which attains therapeutic antibacterial concentration in the urinary tract but not in other tissues: A. Pefloxacin B. Amikacin C. Nitrofurantoin D. Cephalexin
Last Answer : C. Nitrofurantoin
Description : Select the antimicrobial drug which is used orally only for urinary tract infection or for bacterial diarrhoeas: A. Nalidixic acid B. Azithromycin C. Bacampicillin D. Pefloxacin
Last Answer : A. Nalidixic acid
Description : Select the drug that primarily reduces the static component of urinary obstruction in benign hypertrophy of prostate and takes more than 3 months to exert its beneficial effect: A. Tamsulosin B. Terazosin C. Finasteride D. Amphetamine
Last Answer : C. Finasteride
Description : Select the drug which can improve urinary flow rate in benign prostatic hypertrophy without affecting prostate size: A. Amphetamine B. Prazosin C. Finasteride D. Goserelin
Last Answer : B. Prazosin
Description : Choose the correct statement about methenamine (hexamine): A. It acts by getting converted to mandelic acid in the urinary tract B. It releases formaldehyde in acidic urine which inturn kills ... acute urinary tract infections D. It is the preferred urinary antiseptic in patients with liver disease
Last Answer : B. It releases formaldehyde in acidic urine which inturn kills bacteria
Description : Which of the following is an efficacious antiinflammatory drug but a relatively weak inhibitor of cyclooxygenase: A. Nimesulide B. Paracetamol C. Ketoprofen D. Indomethacin
Last Answer : A. Nimesulide
Description : Metoclopramide blocks apomorphine induced vomiting, produces muscle dystonias and increases prolactin release indicates that it has: A. Anticholinergic action B. Antihistaminic action C. Anti 5-HT3 action D. Antidopaminergic action
Last Answer : D. Antidopaminergic action
Description : Venlafaxine differs from standard tricyclic antidepressants in that it: A. Does not inhibit 5-HT reuptake B. Does not inhibit noradrenaline reuptake C. Does not have anticholinergic or antiadrenergic property D. Has lower antidepressant efficacy
Last Answer : C. Does not have anticholinergic or antiadrenergic property
Description : The distinctive features of fluoxetine compared to the typical tricyclic antidepressants include the following except: A. It is less likely to produce cardiac arrhythmias in overdose B. It infrequently ... suffering from chronic somatic illness D. It does not block neuronal uptake of biogenic amines
Last Answer : D. It does not block neuronal uptake of biogenic amines
Description : The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have overcome the following limitation(s) of typical tricyclic antidepressants: A. Frequent anticholinergic, sedative and hypotensive side effects B. High risk of cardiac arrhythmias and seizures in overdose C. Delayed response
Description : The following category of drugs is not indicated in early/mild cases of Parkinson's disease: A. Central anticholinergic B. MAO-B inhibitor C. COMT inhibitor D. Nonergoline dopaminergic agonist
Last Answer : C. COMT inhibitor
Description : Which of the following anticholinergic drugs is primarily used in preanaesthetic medication and during surgery: A. Glycopyrrolate B. Pipenzolate methyl bromide C. Isopropamide D. Dicyclomine
Last Answer : A. Glycopyrrolate
Description : The second generation H1 antihistaminics have the following advantages except: A. Lack of anticholinergic side effects B. Lack of alcohol potentiating potential C. Recipient can drive motor vehicles D. Good antipruritic action
Last Answer : D. Good antipruritic action
Description : The following is not a feature of second generation antihistaminics: A. Nonimpairment of psychomotor performance B. High antimotion sickness activity C. Absence of anticholinergic/anti5 -HTa ctions D. Additional mechanisms of antiallergic action
Last Answer : B. High antimotion sickness activity
Description : Choose the correct statement about anabolic steroids: A. They are testosterone congeners having anabolic but no androgenic activity B. They are androgens with relatively selective anabolic activity C. They are suitable for long-term therapy in children D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C’ are correct
Last Answer : B. They are androgens with relatively selective anabolic activity
Description : Choose the drug whose single oral dose affords clinical cure of uncomplicated malaria caused by chloroquine sensitive/resistant P.falciparum as well as P. vivax: A. Quinine B. Mefloquine C. Artesunate D. Proguanil
Last Answer : B. Mefloquine
Description : Glaucoma is treated by which of the following: w) androgenic drug x) androgenic blocking drug y) cholinergic drug z) anticholinergic drug
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CHOLINERGIC DRUG
Description : The effect of sympathetic nervous system include: a. contraction of the bladder detrusor muscle b pupillary dilatation c. reduced gastrointestinal motility d. constricts bronchiole smooth muscle
Last Answer : pupillary dilatation
Last Answer : reduced gastrointestinal motility
Description : Empiric therapy with chloramphenicol is valid in the following conditions except: A. Urinary tract infection B. Pelvic abscess C. Endophthalmitis D. Meningitis in a 4-year-old child
Last Answer : A. Urinary tract infection
Description : The following is true of sulfonamides except: A. They are more likely to produce crystalluria in alkaline urine in which they are less soluble B. They are primarily metabolized by acetylation ... in the urinary tract D. Used alone, they have become therapeutically unreliable for serious infections
Last Answer : A. They are more likely to produce crystalluria in alkaline urine in which they are less soluble
Description : Amiloride has the following effect on urinary cation excretion: A. Decreases both K+ and H+ ion excretion B. Decreases K+ excretion but increases H+ ion excretion C. Increases K+ but decreases Na+ excretion D. Decreases both Na+ and K+ excretion
Last Answer : A. Decreases both K+ and H+ ion excretion
Description : A patient of congestive heart failure was being treated with furosemide and digoxin. He developed urinary tract infection. Which of the following antimicrobials should be avoided: A. Ampicillin B. Gentamicin C. Norfloxacin D. Cotrimoxazole
Last Answer : B. Gentamicin
Description : In patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy, finasteride exerts the following action/actions: A. Reduces size of the prostate gland B. Increases peak urinary flow rate C. Relaxes vesical sphincter D. Both 'A' and 'B' are correct
Last Answer : D. Both 'A' and 'B' are correct
Description : The organ most sensitive to actions of atropine is: A. Gastric glands B. Salivary glands C. Urinary bladder muscle D. Heart
Last Answer : B. Salivary glands
Description : This is referred to a product of simultaneous frequency and amplitude modulation or a carrier frequency variation which produces unwanted distortion. A. Absorption modulation B. Simultaneous modulation C. Dynamic instability D. Series modulation
Last Answer : C. Dynamic instability
Description : The following drug is used to reduce the frequency of angina pectoris as well as to terminate an acute attack: A. Isosorbide dinitrate B. Pentaerythritol tetranitrate C. Diltiazem D. Dipyridamole
Last Answer : A. Isosorbide dinitrate