GEN & OCULAR PHARMA (4.0) - QUESTIONS Flashcards
following installation of 2% pilocarpine, the anterior chamber becomes
- shallower
- deeper
- shallower
which of the ff. drugs tend to raise intraocular pressure?
- cortisone
- caffeine
- digoxin
- vitamin c
- cortisone
* caffeine
the jones test is
- fluorescein dye test
- an alcian blue test
- fluorescein dye test
* an alcian blue test
Ephedrine applied to the conjunctival sac
- dilates the pupil only
- paralyses the accommodation
- dilates the pupil only
hormones are organic compounds constructed primarily from three different atoms.
the names of these 3 atoms are:
- carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen
- carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
- nitrogen, potassium and oxygen
- carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
vasopressin and oxytoxin are hormones releases from
- adenohypophysis
- neurohypophysis
- neurohypophysis
acetazolamide (diamox) is used with
- miotics in primary glaucoma
- cycloplegic in secondary glaucoma
- miotics in primary glaucoma
* cycloplegic in secondary glaucoma
mydrysone is a (an)
- adrenaline steroid
- non-adrenaline steroid
- non-adrenaline steroid
which of the ff. statements concerning the use of miotics in the treatment of strabismus is not correct?
- miotics do not obviate the need for glasses
- miotics act by stimulating the peripheral accommodation
- miotics are used to paralyze the accommodation
- miotics may induce ciliary spasms resulting in headache, photophobia and induced myopia
- miotics are used to paralyze the accommodation
which of the ff. can only be determined with cycloplegia?
- facultative hyperopia
- absolute hyperopia
- latent hyperopia
- latent hyperopia
fluorescein becomes easily contaminated by the ocular pathogen
- staphylococcus aureus
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
phenylephrine (mydriatic) and thymoxamine (miotic) is a safe combination for ophthalmic use. (T/F)
T
dopamine eyedrops cause pupillary dilatation (T/F)
T
steroid hormones are produced from the
- ovary
- testis
- adrenal cortex
- all of the above
- ovary
- testis
- adrenal cortex
the two major medullary (adrenal hormones) are
- epinephrine
- norepinephrine
- ACTH
- LTH
- epinephrine
* norepinephrine
antimuscarinic agents produce
- mydriasis
- cycloplegia
- mydriasis
* cycloplegia
steroid hormones are secreted by glands whose origins come from embryonic tissues called …
- mesoderm
- ectoderm
- endoderm
- mesoderm
which of the ff. ophthalmic solutions is an eyewash?
- degest
- prefrin
- blinx
- ocusol
- visine
- blinx
* ocusol
estradiol is a hormone found in
- males
- females
- females
eserine tends to lower intraocular pressure in glaucomatous eyes by
- constricting the pupil
- contracting the ciliary muscle
- dilating the intraocular capillaries and producing a mild hyperemia
- all of the above
- constricting the pupil
- contracting the ciliary muscle
- dilating the intraocular capillaries and producing a mild hyperemia
an agrears solution of fluorescein in the conjunctival sac normally disappears into the nose within
- 20 secs
- 60 secs
- 100 secs
- 120 secs
- 60 secs
which of the ff. can only be determined with cycloplegia?
- atropine
- cocaine
- oral contraceptives
- amphetamines
- lead compounds
- all of the above
- atropine
- cocaine
- oral contraceptives
- amphetamines
- lead compounds
parathormone (a hormone produced by the parathyroids) regulates
- the amount of calcium in the blood plasma
- the amount of iodine in the blood
- sodium concentration
- the amount of calcium in the blood plasma
the principal actions of vasopressin are
- to stimulate contraction of smooth muscles in the arteriole
- to stimulate the contraction of the small blood vessels that connect arteries to capillaries
- the dilation of small blood vessels
- to stimulate contraction of smooth muscles in the arteriole
- to stimulate the contraction of the small blood vessels that connect arteries to capillaries
