BPS Final Exam Questions And
Answers
/. What is the basis of the doctrine of signatures? - Answer-✅things in the world are
"encoded" with clues as to their purpose
/.Why are all-in-one cold medications a poor choice to treat a cold? - Answer-✅many
ingredients interfere with each other
/.What is a counter-indication? - Answer-✅a condition for which a medication should not
be used
/.What is trepanation? - Answer-✅cutting a hole in the skull
/.Which of the following herbal remedies makes a poor combination with Tylenol? -
Answer-✅St. John's wort
/.The most common cause of cancer is - Answer-✅tobacco
/.Testing athletes for steroid use is performed using a GC/MS . How does this
instrument work? - Answer-✅the GC sorts molecules that are then weighed by the MS
/.What drugs killed 18 cyclists during 1987 to 1989? - Answer-✅EPO
/.Aspirin is considered a stomach irritant because - Answer-✅it decreases the
production of mucus and increases the production of acid
/.Sumatriptan is an agonist of which of the following neurotransmitters? - Answer-
✅same structure as sumatriptan example
/.Which one of the following does NOT cause toxic headaches? - Answer-✅processed
foods containing MSG
/.What do antibodies stick to? - Answer-✅epitopes
/.What does a human cell use to signal the immune system that it is infected with a
virus? - Answer-✅MHC receptor
, /.Why are purified drugs safer than extracts? - Answer-✅doses can be controlled more
precisely using purified materials
/.Which of the following foods probably contains MSG? - Answer-✅canned spaghetti
sauce
/.Which of the following was highly profitable for the drug industry because of its illegal
use? - Answer-✅methanphetamine
/.What is a teratogen? - Answer-✅substance causing birth defects
/.What is the major reason why industrial chemicals are dangerous? - Answer-✅they
are produced in very large quantities
/.Which drug can be used to make explosives? - Answer-✅acetasalicylic acid
/.What is the most common side effect of first generation antihistamines? - Answer-
✅drowsiness
/.What potentially serious side effect is associated with asthma inhalers? - Answer-
✅heart attack
/.What is the most common side effect of metal heart valve replacement? - Answer-
✅clicking sound
/.According to health canada, how much salt should the average person consume each
day? - Answer-✅1000-1500mg
/.which blood pressure regulatory system can be controlled with drugs? - Answer-
✅secondary
/.which of the following natural remedies is highly effective in treating congestive heart
failure? - Answer-✅foxglove
/.What natural health product does health Canada warn against taking for angina? -
Answer-✅arginine
/.Which of the following indicates an increased risk of heart attack? - Answer-✅LDL/HDl
ratio more than 5
/.Why are vegetable oils hydrogenated by the food industry? - Answer-✅improve mouth
feel of food
Answers
/. What is the basis of the doctrine of signatures? - Answer-✅things in the world are
"encoded" with clues as to their purpose
/.Why are all-in-one cold medications a poor choice to treat a cold? - Answer-✅many
ingredients interfere with each other
/.What is a counter-indication? - Answer-✅a condition for which a medication should not
be used
/.What is trepanation? - Answer-✅cutting a hole in the skull
/.Which of the following herbal remedies makes a poor combination with Tylenol? -
Answer-✅St. John's wort
/.The most common cause of cancer is - Answer-✅tobacco
/.Testing athletes for steroid use is performed using a GC/MS . How does this
instrument work? - Answer-✅the GC sorts molecules that are then weighed by the MS
/.What drugs killed 18 cyclists during 1987 to 1989? - Answer-✅EPO
/.Aspirin is considered a stomach irritant because - Answer-✅it decreases the
production of mucus and increases the production of acid
/.Sumatriptan is an agonist of which of the following neurotransmitters? - Answer-
✅same structure as sumatriptan example
/.Which one of the following does NOT cause toxic headaches? - Answer-✅processed
foods containing MSG
/.What do antibodies stick to? - Answer-✅epitopes
/.What does a human cell use to signal the immune system that it is infected with a
virus? - Answer-✅MHC receptor
, /.Why are purified drugs safer than extracts? - Answer-✅doses can be controlled more
precisely using purified materials
/.Which of the following foods probably contains MSG? - Answer-✅canned spaghetti
sauce
/.Which of the following was highly profitable for the drug industry because of its illegal
use? - Answer-✅methanphetamine
/.What is a teratogen? - Answer-✅substance causing birth defects
/.What is the major reason why industrial chemicals are dangerous? - Answer-✅they
are produced in very large quantities
/.Which drug can be used to make explosives? - Answer-✅acetasalicylic acid
/.What is the most common side effect of first generation antihistamines? - Answer-
✅drowsiness
/.What potentially serious side effect is associated with asthma inhalers? - Answer-
✅heart attack
/.What is the most common side effect of metal heart valve replacement? - Answer-
✅clicking sound
/.According to health canada, how much salt should the average person consume each
day? - Answer-✅1000-1500mg
/.which blood pressure regulatory system can be controlled with drugs? - Answer-
✅secondary
/.which of the following natural remedies is highly effective in treating congestive heart
failure? - Answer-✅foxglove
/.What natural health product does health Canada warn against taking for angina? -
Answer-✅arginine
/.Which of the following indicates an increased risk of heart attack? - Answer-✅LDL/HDl
ratio more than 5
/.Why are vegetable oils hydrogenated by the food industry? - Answer-✅improve mouth
feel of food
