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Question 1 of 5

A 36-year-old male has been smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day for the last 20 years. He has tried nicotine patches with no success and wants to know if there is any 'pill he could try'. What medication could the physician recommend?

A. Citalopram

B. Phenelzine

C. Buspirone

D. Bupropion

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Bupropion

Question 2 of 5

Digitalis is most suitable for treatment of CHF when it is due to

A. Digoxin

B. Furosemide

C. Enalapril

D. Amrinone

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Enalapril

Question 3 of 5

Droperidol, a neuroleptic, belongs to following class of drugs.

A. Phenothiazines

B. Thioxanthines

C. Butyrophenone

D. Benzamides

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Butyrophenone

Question 4 of 5

In small intestine, morphine particularly affects

A. Duodenum

B. Ileum

C. Both (a) and (b)

D. Does not affect small intestine

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)

Question 5 of 5

For limiting cerebral edema due to brain tumor, the preferred corticosteroids are betamethasone/dexamethasone because

A. They do not cause Na+ and water retention

B. They are more potent

C. They can be administered intravenously

D. They inhibit brain tumors

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: They do not cause Na+ and water retention

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