Quiz Four Drugs

Question 1

What anti-asthma drug is a rapid onset reliever?

Answer 1

Albuterol

Question 2

What anti-asthma drug is a slower onset reliever?

Answer 2

Salmeterol

Question 3

What anti-asthma drug functions as a controller and can cause sores in the mouth?

Answer 3

Fluticasone

Question 4

What anti-asthma drug is an add-on controller that inhibits phosphodiesterase and increases cAMP?

Answer 4

Theophylline

Question 5

What is the name of the anti-muscarinic drug that treats asthma?

Answer 5

Ipratropium

Question 6

What is the name of the anti-asthma drug that modifies Leukotrienes?

Answer 6

Montelukast

Question 7

What anti-asthma drug functions by inhibiting the release of inflammatory mediators such as histamine?

Answer 7

Cromolyn

Question 8

What anti-asthma drug functions by inhibiting the binding of IgE to mast cells and is very expensive?

Answer 8

Omalizumab

Question 9

What treatment is a longer acting bronchodilator for COPD?

Answer 9

Tiotropium bromide

Question 10

What treatment is a longer acting beta 2 agonist for COPD?

Answer 10

Salmeterol

Question 11

What treatment of COPD involves using glucocorticoids and allows the diaphragm to relax?

Answer 11

Theophylline

Question 12

What treatment was given to treat Influenza?

Answer 12

Oseltamivir

Question 13

What is the name of the anti-smoking medication that works as a depressant?

Answer 13

Bupropion

Question 14

What prescription drug can be used for kidney stones?

Answer 14

Tamusolin

Question 15

What anti-kidney stone medication functions by reducing Ca in the urine?

Answer 15

Hydrochlorothiazide

Question 16

What anti-kidney stone medication functions by alkalinizing the urine?

Answer 16

Sodium Bicarbonate

Question 17

What anti-kidney stone medication functions by reducing uric acid excretion?

Answer 17

Allopurinol

Question 18

What antibiotic is used for UTIs, is the preferred treatment, though it can cause photosensitivity and Stevens-Johnson syndrome?

Answer 18

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Question 19

What UTI treatment is for resistant bacteria?

Answer 19

Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid

Question 20

What UTI treatment is not used often due to its high cost?

Answer 20

Ciprofloxacin

Question 21

What two medications are typically used in hemodialysis treatment to eliminate hypertension and lower heart rate?

Answer 21

1. Atenolol and 2. Captopril

Question 22

What drug prevents blood from clotting in machines in hemodialysis patients?

Answer 22

Heparin

Question 23

What drug lowers the patient’s fluids to make dialysis easier?

Answer 23

Furosemide

Question 24

Should prophylactic antibiotics be needed in dental treatment, what two are typically used?

Answer 24

1. Amoxicillin and 2. Cefazolin

Question 25

What is another, non-preferred antibiotic that can be used in dentistry prophylactically?

Answer 25

Clindamycin

Question 26

What anti-cholesterol drug’s side effects include vasodilation and flushing of the face?

Answer 26

Niacin

Question 27

What anti-cholesterol drug functions by binding bile acid resins?

Answer 27

Cholestyramine

Question 28

What anti-cholesterol drug inhibits the absorption of cholesterol through the intestines?

Answer 28

Ezetimibe