Question 1

Which of the following beta-blockers is  selective for beta-1 receptors?

Accepted Answer

bisoprolol

Answer

carvedilol

Answer

nadolol

Answer

propranolol

Question 2

What is the mechanism of action of dabigatran?

Accepted Answer

Direct thrombin inhibitor

Answer

Antiplatelet

Answer

Factor Xa inhibitor

Answer

Vitamin K antagonist

Question 3

Which medication may reduce uric acid levels effects and therefore be beneficial in gout?

Accepted Answer

losartan

Answer

lisinopril

Answer

hydrochlorothiazide

Answer

valsartan

Question 4

What is the mechanism of action of fondaparinux?

Accepted Answer

Factor Xa inhibitor

Answer

low molecular weight heparin

Answer

direct thrombin inhibitor

Answer

antiplatelet

Question 5

Which of the following is true about midodrine?

Accepted Answer

It may cause supine hypertension.

Answer

It is a beta-1 agonist.

Answer

It is dosed once daily.

Answer

It is best taken at night before bedtime.

Question 6

Which of the following severe adverse effects is most common with use of ACE inhibitors?

Accepted Answer

Angioedema

Answer

Torsades de pointes

Answer

Peripheral neuropathy

Answer

Decreased seizure threshold

Question 7

Which of the following is not a sign of digoxin toxicity?

Accepted Answer

Hypercalcemia

Answer

Visual disturbances

Answer

Confusion

Answer

Nausea and vomiting

Question 8

Which of these drugs increases the risk of thrombosis?

Accepted Answer

oral contraceptives

Answer

cyclobenzaprine

Answer

glimepiride

Answer

ropinirole

Question 9

Which of the following binds to the IIb/IIIa receptor?

Accepted Answer

eptifibatide

Answer

clopidogrel

Answer

enoxaparin

Answer

dabigatran

Question 10

Which of the following is a potassium-sparing diuretic?

Accepted Answer

triamterene

Answer

bumetanide

Answer

furosemide

Answer

chlorthalidone

Question 11

Where does metolazone work?

Accepted Answer

distal tubules

Answer

glomerulus

Answer

ascending limb of the loop of Henle

Answer

aldosterone-dependent sodium-potassium exchange sites

Question 12

Which of the following is not a vasodilator?

Accepted Answer

midodrine

Answer

nitroprusside

Answer

nesiritide

Answer

nitroglycerin

Question 13

What is the mechanism of action of hydralazine?

Accepted Answer

arterial vasodilator

Answer

phosphodiesterase inhibitor

Answer

sodium-potassium-ATPase inhibitor

Answer

alpha-2 adrenergic agonist

Question 14

Which of the following is a selective alpha-1 agonist?

Accepted Answer

phenylephrine

Answer

epinephrine

Answer

norepinephrine

Answer

dopamine

Question 15

Which of the following is most commonly associated with dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers?

Accepted Answer

water retention

Answer

tardive dyskinesia

Answer

ototoxicity

Answer

hypokalemia

Question 16

Which of the following is not recommended in pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

enalapril

Answer

methyldopa

Answer

nifedipine

Answer

labetalol

Question 17

Which of the following is a group I antiarrhythmic (blocks sodium channels)?

Accepted Answer

propafenone

Answer

verapamil

Answer

amiodarone

Answer

metoprolol

Question 18

Which of the following is a group III antiarrhythmic?

Accepted Answer

sotalol

Answer

quinidine

Answer

flecainide

Answer

lidocaine

Question 19

What is the approximate half-life of amiodarone?

Accepted Answer

58 days

Answer

1 hour

Answer

3 days

Answer

6 hours

Question 20

Which of the following is a high intensity statin?

Accepted Answer

atorvastatin 40 mg

Answer

lovastatin 40 mg

Answer

pravastatin 40 mg

Answer

simvastatin 40 mg

Question 21

Which of the following drug classes commonly causes an increase in potassium levels?

Accepted Answer

ACE inhibitors

Answer

Loop diuretics

Answer

Alpha-1 antagonists

Answer

Calcium channel blockers

Question 22

Which of the following drugs is the most likely to prolong the QT interval?

Accepted Answer

sotalol

Answer

doxazosin

Answer

metoprolol

Answer

verapamil

Question 23

Which drug class should generally be avoided in bronchospastic disease?

Accepted Answer

beta-blockers

Answer

Thiazide-like diuretics

Answer

Angiotensin receptor blockers

Answer

ACE inhibitors

Question 24

Which of the following factor Xa inhibitors is not available in an oral dosing form?

Accepted Answer

fondaparinux (Arixtra)

Answer

apixaban (Eliquis)

Answer

rivaroxaban (Xarelto)

Answer

edoxaban (Savaysa)

Question 25

Which class of drug is diltiazem?

Accepted Answer

non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker

Answer

alpha-1 antagonist

Answer

alpha-2 agonist

Answer

dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker

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