INORG: Q and A Flashcards
All of the ff ions are present in the intracellular fluids, EXCEPT
A. K+
B. Na+
C. Mg2+
D. HPO4
B. Na+
Lithium toxicity induces the ff adverse effects, except
A. Movement disorder
B. Nephrogenic diabete insipidus
C. Hyperthyroidism
D. Pregnancy problems
C. Hyperthyroidism
Electrolyte replenisher in dehydration:
Sodium chloride
A dentifrice which contains formalin and reduces the sensitivity of teeth to heat and cold
Thermodent
Potassium supplements are administered in all of the ff manners, except
A. IV infusion
B. Rapid IV infusion
C. Elixir PO
D. effervescent salta
B. Rapid IV infusion (lethal injection/euthanasia)
Hydroxides give alkaline solutions, its alkalinity:
Increases with atomic number
This compound has additive sedative effect
Li bromide
Expectorants are agents thar loosen mucus and make coughs more productive. Which of the ff is NOT an expectorant?
A. Water vapor/steam
B. Ammonium (tartar emetic)
C. Antimony potassium tartrate
D. Sodium citrate
E. NONE
E. NONE
The ff are respiratory stimulant, EXCEPT
A. Soda lime
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Ammonium carbonate
D. Aromatic ammonia spirit
A. Soda lime
Used in the tx of cystitis with methenamine
Sodium phosphate monobasic
Chemical name for Baker’s Ammonia
Ammonium carbonate - baker’s ammonia/preston’s salt/hartshorn
Aromatic ammonia spirit is composed of
Strong ammonia solution and ammonium carbonate - spirit of sal volatile
Antidote in the tx of cyanide poisoning and has a vasodilating effect
Sodium nitrite
Sodium nitrate which is used as vasodilator and widely employed in preservation of meat is aka
A. Salt peter
B. Chile saltpeter
C. Lunar caustic
D. Howe’s solution
B. Chile saltpeter
Bordeaux mixture:
I. Contains lime and cupric sulfate
II. Used as algicide and fungicide
Silver is also known for its oligo dynamic property which has a germicidal action. Which silver proteinate is used as the general germicide?
Collargol
The only single acid that could dissolve gold
A. Nitric acid
B. HCl acid
C. Sulfuric acid
D. Selenic acid
D. Selenic acid
Both iron and copper are found in which respiratory enzyme
A. Tyrosinase
B. Cytochrome oxidase
C. Catalase
D. Alcohol dehydrogenase
B. Cytochrome oxidase
Antidote for wilson’s disease
A. Deferoxamine mesylate
B. Penicillamine
C. Dimercaprol/BAL
D. Neostigmine
B. Penicillamine
Water is essential to life. Which of the ff holds true for water?
I. Has high boiling point
II. solid form is denser than its liquid form
III. has high specific heat
IV. Has low surface tension and capillary action
V. Undergo self-ionization
I, III, V
Form of water most commonly used as a solvent during manufacture of parenterals
A. Sterile water for inj
B. Bacteriostatic water for inj
C. Water for injection
D. Purified water
C. Water for injection
Uses of calcium, EXCEPT
A. Blood coagulation factor
B. Exocytotic release of neurotransmitters
C. Skeletal muscle contraction
D. Heart muscle relaxation
E. Major constituents of bones and teeth
D. Heart muscle relaxation
Antacid/s that cause/s “rebound” hyperacidity are
A. Mg(OH)2 and Al(OH)2
B. AlPO4
C. NaHCO3 and CaCO3
D. Bi subsalicylate
C. NaHCO3 and CaCO3
These are elements/compounds which causes constipation, EXCEPT
A. calcium
B. Aluminum
C. Magnesium
D. Ferrous sulfate
E. Barium sulfate
C. Magnesium
Used to induce bowel movement by increasing osmotic load of GIT
Saline cathartics
Lightest of all structurally important metal
A. Hydrogen
B. Magnesium
C. Lithium
D. Aluminum
E. Ammonium
B. Magnesium
It is found in Grignard reagent
Mg
Used to correct acute metabolic alkalosis
CaCl2
Plaster of paris is chemically:
CaSO4 * 1/2 H2O
Other name of Beryl
Aquamarine
The only liquid metal
A. Beryllium
B. Mercury
C. Lead
D. Copper
B. Mercury
Calcium, magnesium, and other metal cations (e.g. potassium) are present in the soft water. Boiling is a water softening method which removes the temporary hardness of water.
Only the second statement is TRUE
This metals exhibits auto complexation
Volatile metals
Pharmaceutical ingredient of calamine USP
A. Talc
B. Zinc oxide
C. Zinc stearate
D. Ferric oxide
B. Zinc oxide - antipruritic
Elemental toxicity of cadmium?
A. Bartosis/Benign pneumoconiosis
B. Shaver’s disease/Bauxite pneumoconiosis
C. Metal fume fever
D. It hurts, it hurts disease
E. Minamata disease
D. It hurts, it hurts disease
Used as carbon dioxide absorber for anesthesia machines, oxygen therapy and metabolic tests
A. Nickel hydroxide
B. Barium hydroxide
C. Soda lime
D. B and C
D. B and C
The process of adding water to calcium oxide
A. Calcination
B. Slaking
C. Carbonation
D. Haber process
B. Slaking
Aka white precipitate
Ammoniated mercury
This is a substitute for mercury in arc lamps. This is also used in lights or lamps for IMAX viewing.
Gallium (melts at 30 degrees C)
Substance added to glass to improve its coefficient of expansion
A. MnO2
B. B
C. K
D. Pb
B. B
Some of the uses of astringent are
I. Anti-perspirant
II. Caustic
III. Styptic
Method for production of Aluminum
A. Hall-heroult process
B. Alcoa chlorine
C. Dow process
D. Linde-Frankl Process
E. Two of these
E. Two of these
The ff are constituents of Ladd’s paste, except
A. Aluminum powder
B. Liquid petrolatum
C. Zinc oxide
D. Silver nitrate
D. Silver nitrate
Burrow’s solution aka
Aluminum acetate solution
Scandium was once known as
A. Eka-boron
B. Eka-silicon-Ge
C. Eka-manganese-Tc
A. Eka-boron
Universal antidote
Magnesium oxide, Activated charcoal, Tannic acid
This is a chronic condition resembling tuberculosis in symptoms:
A. Silicosis
B. Tarakeratosis
C. Itai-itai disease
D. Minamata disease
A. Silicosis
Primary HCO3- excess
Metabolic alkalosis
Pewter metal contains
20% Pb, 80% Sn
Softest mineral known
A. Graphite
B. Talc
C. Diamond
D. Bituminous
B. Talc
TiO2, most commonly used as:
A. Dental abrasive
B. Opacifying agent
C. Preservative agent
D. Filtering aid
B. Opacifying agent
Used as a carrier gas in Gas chromatography
A. CO2
B. N2
C. O2
D. NO2
B. N2
Nitrous oxide, a general anesthetic gas/agent, is characterized by all of the features of which of the ff group
Low potency
Good analgesia
Poor skeletal muscle relaxation
Type of phosphorus that is poisonous
Yellow
Official antidote for phosphorus poisoning
A. Blue vitriol
B. White vitriol
C. Green vitriol
D. Oil of vitriol
A. Blue vitriol
A buffer system that has been modified to include NaCl to make it isotonic with physiologic fluid
Sorensen phosphate buffer
Donovan’s solution:
A. Potassium arsenite
B. Arsenic (III) iodide
C. Cupric acetoarsenite
D. Cupric hydrogen arsenite
B. Arsenic (III) iodide
Beautiful meadow:
A. Nitrogen
B. Phosphorus
C. Arsenic
D. Bismuth
D. Bismuth
Kaopectate:
A. Kaolin + pectin
B. Bentonite
C. Altapulgite
D. Pumice
E. Bi subsalicylate
E. Bi subsalicylate
Surgical repair of bones, nerves, and tissues?
Tantalum
All of the ff are mechanism of action of antimicrobial action, except
A. Oxidation
B. Halogenation
C. Hydrolysis
D. Precipitation
C. Hydrolysis
Which is correctly matched?
A. N2O: Brown
B. N2: Blue
C. CO2: Black
D. O2: Green
D. O2: Green
“Artificial air” is used therapeutically to alleviate difficult respiration and contains
20% oxygen and 80% helium
Stability of hydrogen peroxide is increased in:
Acid medium
The ff elements form basic hydrides, except:
A. Sulfur
B. Calcium
C. Strontium
D. Magnesium
A. Sulfur
Form of sulfur used for Vleminckx’s solution
A. Precipitated sulfur
B. Sublimed sulfur
C. Sulfurated potash
D. NOTA
B. Sublimed sulfur
TRUE about antioxidants?
✅ sulfur dioxide
✅ sodium bisulfite
✅ sodium metabisulfite
Deficiency symptoms of this trace element are similar to that of DM?
Chromium
Most electronegative
A. I
B. F
C. Cl
D. Br
B. F
Most reactive:
A. Cl
B. Br
C. F
D. I
C. F
Most metallic
A. Br
B. I
C. Cl
D. F
B. I
It reduces Iodine:
Sodium thiosulfate
Used for the tx of Gastric achlorhydria
HCl (diluted form)
Tenth normal bromine solution: 0.1 N Bromine soln
Koppeschaar’s solution
It is made up of a combination of non-ionic surfactant with Iodine
Povidone iodine
Most commonly used radiopharmaceutical
Tachnetium 99m compound
Least abundant noble gas
A. Argon
B. Neon
C. Xenon
D. Krypton
C. Xenon
Produces the “donald-duck sound”
Helium
Triads of Group VIII
Fe, Co, Ni
“Basham’s mixture”
Iron and ammonium acetate
Indicator of silica gel beads
Cobaltous chloride (aka lover’s ink/sympathetic ink)
Heaviest/most dense metal
Osmium
Metal can be used in antineoplastic therapy
Platinum
Compounds that result from a combination of electron donor and a metal forming a ring structure
Chelate
In the cation analysis, group l ions are often called:
Insoluble chloride group
Examples of pseudohalogens:
CN and CNS
A halogen characterized as a dark, reddish brown, fuming liquid with suffocating odor:
Bromine
Color of the flame produced by lithium:
Carmine red
Copper imparts a characteristic _____ color to a nonluminous flame
Emerald green
An orange-red sulfide insoluble in NH3 but soluble in excess (NH4)2 S:
A. CdS
B. Sb2S3
C. HgS
D. MnS
E. ZnS
B. Sb2S3
The ion that gives a turnbull’s blue ppt with potassium ferricyanide
Ferrous
Pentavalent antimony in the presence of hydrochloric acid gives a violet ppt with this pink dye:
A. Rhodamine B
B. Aluminum reagent
C. P-nitrobenzene azo-resorcinol
D. Titan yellow
A. rhodamine B
Aluminum reagent is chemically
Tri-ammonium aurintricarboxylate
Produces a grayish green ppt with NaOH which is soluble in excess giving a green solution that torn yellow upon addition of sodium peroxide
Chromium (III)
Aluminum cobaltrinitrite
Thenard’s blue
What reagent can be used to test for nickel, giving red ppt?
Dimethylglyoxine
It creates a “silver mirror” on the walls of a test tube with silver nitrate
Formaldehyde and glucose
Fehling’s and Benedict’s reagent, used to determine the presence of reducing sugars, contain what salt?
CuSO4
