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MCQs Of Sedatives & Hypnotics
001. Hypnotic drugs are used to treat:
a) Psychosis
b) Sleep disorders
c) Narcolepsy
d) Parkinsonian disorders
Answer b
002. Anxiolytic agents should:
a) Relieve pain
b) Reduce anxiety and exert a calming effect
c) Improve mood and behavior in patient with psychotic symptoms
d) Produce drowsiness, encourage the onset and maintenance of a state of sleep
Answer b
003. Anxiolytics are also useful for:
a) Treatment of epilepsy and seizures
b) Insomnia
c) Muscle relaxation in specific neuromuscular disorders
d) All of the above
Answer d
004. Indicate the agents of choice in the treatment of most anxiety states:
a) Barbiturates
b) Benzodiazepines
c) Lithium salts
d) Phenothiazines
Answer b
005. The choice of benzodiazepines for anxiety is based on:
a) A relatively high therapeutic index
b) Availability of flumazenil for treatment of overdose
c) A low risk of physiologic dependence
d) All of the above
Answer d
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006. Which of the following anxiolitics is a benzodiazepine derivative:
a) Buspirone
b) Clordiazepoxide
c) Meprobamate
d) Chloral hydrate
Answer b
007. Indicate the benzodiazepine, which has the shortest elimination half-life:
a) Quazepam
b) Triazolam
c) Diazepam
d) Clorazepame
Answer b
008. Which of the following benzodiazepines has the shortest duration of action?
a) Triazolam
b) Clorazepate
c) Prazepam
d) Clordiazepoxide
Answer a
009. Which of the following benzodiazepines is less likely to cause cumulative and residual effects
with multiple doses?
a) Clorazepate
b) Quazepam
c) Lorazepam
d) Prazepam
Answer c
010. Anxiolytic dosage reduction is recommended:
a) In patients taking cimetidine
b) In patients with hepatic dysfunction
c) In elderly patients
d) All of the above
Answer d
011. Which of the following benzodiazepines is preferred for elderly patients?
a) Clorazepate
b) Clordiazepoxide
c) Triazolam
d) Prazepam
Answer c
012. Which of the following anxiolytics is preferred in patient with limited hepatic function?
a) Buspirone
b) Quazepam
c) Diazepam
d) Chlordiazepoxide
Answer a
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Libyan Medical Network
MCQs Of Sedatives & Hypnotics
001. Hypnotic drugs are used to treat:
a) Psychosis
b) Sleep disorders
c) Narcolepsy
d) Parkinsonian disorders
Answer b
002. Anxiolytic agents should:
a) Relieve pain
b) Reduce anxiety and exert a calming effect
c) Improve mood and behavior in patient with psychotic symptoms
d) Produce drowsiness, encourage the onset and maintenance of a state of sleep
Answer b
003. Anxiolytics are also useful for:
a) Treatment of epilepsy and seizures
b) Insomnia
c) Muscle relaxation in specific neuromuscular disorders
d) All of the above
Answer d
004. Indicate the agents of choice in the treatment of most anxiety states:
a) Barbiturates
b) Benzodiazepines
c) Lithium salts
d) Phenothiazines
Answer b
005. The choice of benzodiazepines for anxiety is based on:
a) A relatively high therapeutic index
b) Availability of flumazenil for treatment of overdose
c) A low risk of physiologic dependence
d) All of the above
Answer d
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Libyan Medical Network
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006. Which of the following anxiolitics is a benzodiazepine derivative:
a) Buspirone
b) Clordiazepoxide
c) Meprobamate
d) Chloral hydrate
Answer b
007. Indicate the benzodiazepine, which has the shortest elimination half-life:
a) Quazepam
b) Triazolam
c) Diazepam
d) Clorazepame
Answer b
008. Which of the following benzodiazepines has the shortest duration of action?
a) Triazolam
b) Clorazepate
c) Prazepam
d) Clordiazepoxide
Answer a
009. Which of the following benzodiazepines is less likely to cause cumulative and residual effects
with multiple doses?
a) Clorazepate
b) Quazepam
c) Lorazepam
d) Prazepam
Answer c
010. Anxiolytic dosage reduction is recommended:
a) In patients taking cimetidine
b) In patients with hepatic dysfunction
c) In elderly patients
d) All of the above
Answer d
011. Which of the following benzodiazepines is preferred for elderly patients?
a) Clorazepate
b) Clordiazepoxide
c) Triazolam
d) Prazepam
Answer c
012. Which of the following anxiolytics is preferred in patient with limited hepatic function?
a) Buspirone
b) Quazepam
c) Diazepam
d) Chlordiazepoxide
Answer a
By Abdulogy www.md.ly
Libyan Medical Network
