I n t e r n a L medicine questions Bank

ONE of the following drugs is most appropriate in treatment of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

1. 
   clarithromycin
   
2. 
   ethambutol
   
3. 
   azithromycin
   
4. 
   Trimethoprim-Sulphamethoxazole e- INH and rifampicine
   

3. 
   ONE of the following is the mode of action for B-Blockers in controlling hypertension.
   

a- decrease cardiac out put. b- Slow the heart rate
c- Increase cardiac force of contraction d- Increase cardiac output
e- Decrease plasma volume

3. 
   A healty patient who is HLA-B27 is most likely to develop ONE of the following.
   a- psoratic arthritis
   

b- enteropathic spondylitis c- gonococcal arthritis

4. 
   Reiters disease
   
5. 
   ankylosing spondylitis
   

3. 
   According to Vaughan Williams Classification of antiarrhythmic drugs, which class would be verapamil belong to?
   

1. 
   class 1 A
   
2. 
   class 1 B
   
3. 
   class 1 C
   
4. 
   class III
   
5. 
   class IV
   

3. 
   Which one of the following is LEAST useful in assessing patient with a poor prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia?
   

1. 
   mental confusion
   
2. 
   urea of 11.4 mmol/l
   
3. 
   positive C-reactive protein d- respiratory rate of 35/ min. e- age 75 years old.
   

3. 
   All the following are functions of kidney Except. (a). Excretion of waste products.
   

(b). production of erythropoietin. (c). Metabolism of vitamin D (d). destruction of rennin.
(e). production of prostaglandins.

3.