Which of the following statements is not true?
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In patients with hypovolemic states, heart failure, and other diseases that
impair cardiovascular function, normal doses of sedative-hypnotics may cause
cardiovascular depression
In patients with pulmonary disease, therapeutic doses of sedative-hypnotics
can produce significant respiratory depression.
Sedative hypnotics can be utilized as an anticonvulsant; zolpidem (Ambien)
and lorazepam (Ativan) are excellent options for managing seizures.
Benzodiazepines exert dose-dependent anterograde amnestic effects.
Which of the following pharmaceutical agents is not recommended for treating methanol
poisoning?
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Ethanol intravenously
Fomepizole (Antizole)
Sodium Bicarbonate
Disulfiram (Antabuse)
Cardiotoxicity limits the clinical usefulness of which of these natural product
chemotherapy drugs?
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Bleomycin (Blenoxane)
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
Vinblastine (Velban)
Irinotecan (Camptosar)
Alternative indication for glucagon use besides hypoglycemia
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-Intravenous glucagon is commonly used in the endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography procedure to facilitate the relaxation of the
sphincter of Oddi.
-sometimes used in the treatment of beta blocker overdose because of the
drug's ability to increase cAMP production in the heart independent of β-
receptor function.
,Which of the following is the least preferable initial treatment of choice for status
epilepticus?
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Lorazepam (Ativan)
Diazepam (Valium)
Propofol (Diprivan)
Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx)
Which of the following is a long-acting benzodiazepine that is used to treat anxiety?
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Diazepam (Valium)
Alprazolam (Xanax)
Eszopiclone (Lunesta)
Zolpidem (Ambien)
Which of the following drugs is the treatment of choice for uncomplicated non-
falciparum and sensitive falciparum malaria?
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, Chloroquine (Aralen)
Amodiaquine (Camoquin)
Piperaquine (Eurartesim)
Mefloquine (Lariam)
Neurological symptoms such as paresthesias, weakness, ataxia, and spasticity may be
seen in which of the following disorders?
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Vitamin B12 deficiency
Iron deficiency
Folate deficiency
Vitamin A deficiency
A 25-year-old male with a history of bipolar disease presents to the emergency
department (ED) with acute agitation characteristic of mania. Non-pharmacological
methods of de-escalation have been attempted without success. Which of the following
is not recommended to treat this patient?
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Haloperidol (Haldol)
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Naltrexone (Vivitrol, ReVia)
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In patients with hypovolemic states, heart failure, and other diseases that
impair cardiovascular function, normal doses of sedative-hypnotics may cause
cardiovascular depression
In patients with pulmonary disease, therapeutic doses of sedative-hypnotics
can produce significant respiratory depression.
Sedative hypnotics can be utilized as an anticonvulsant; zolpidem (Ambien)
and lorazepam (Ativan) are excellent options for managing seizures.
Benzodiazepines exert dose-dependent anterograde amnestic effects.
Which of the following pharmaceutical agents is not recommended for treating methanol
poisoning?
,Give this one a try later!
Ethanol intravenously
Fomepizole (Antizole)
Sodium Bicarbonate
Disulfiram (Antabuse)
Cardiotoxicity limits the clinical usefulness of which of these natural product
chemotherapy drugs?
Give this one a try later!
Bleomycin (Blenoxane)
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
Vinblastine (Velban)
Irinotecan (Camptosar)
Alternative indication for glucagon use besides hypoglycemia
Give this one a try later!
-Intravenous glucagon is commonly used in the endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography procedure to facilitate the relaxation of the
sphincter of Oddi.
-sometimes used in the treatment of beta blocker overdose because of the
drug's ability to increase cAMP production in the heart independent of β-
receptor function.
,Which of the following is the least preferable initial treatment of choice for status
epilepticus?
Give this one a try later!
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Diazepam (Valium)
Propofol (Diprivan)
Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx)
Which of the following is a long-acting benzodiazepine that is used to treat anxiety?
Give this one a try later!
Diazepam (Valium)
Alprazolam (Xanax)
Eszopiclone (Lunesta)
Zolpidem (Ambien)
Which of the following drugs is the treatment of choice for uncomplicated non-
falciparum and sensitive falciparum malaria?
Give this one a try later!
, Chloroquine (Aralen)
Amodiaquine (Camoquin)
Piperaquine (Eurartesim)
Mefloquine (Lariam)
Neurological symptoms such as paresthesias, weakness, ataxia, and spasticity may be
seen in which of the following disorders?
Give this one a try later!
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Iron deficiency
Folate deficiency
Vitamin A deficiency
A 25-year-old male with a history of bipolar disease presents to the emergency
department (ED) with acute agitation characteristic of mania. Non-pharmacological
methods of de-escalation have been attempted without success. Which of the following
is not recommended to treat this patient?
Give this one a try later!
Haloperidol (Haldol)
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Naltrexone (Vivitrol, ReVia)
