Top 50+ Solved Pharmacokinetics - Pharmacodynamics MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following is >90% bound to plasma proteins?
a. Atenolol
b. Diazepam
c. Gentamycin
d. Lithium
e. Theophylline
Q. Which of the following has the largest volume of distribution?
a. Digoxin
b. Imipramine
c. Lithium
d. Chloroquine
e. Trimethoprim
Q. Which of the following has the shortest half life?
a. Theophylline
b. Diazepam
c. Aspirin
d. Lithium
e. Digoxin
Q. Which of the following is a phase one reaction?
a. Reduction
b. Acetylation
c. Glucuronidation
d. Methylation
e. Sulphate conjugation
Q. Clearance of which drug involves capacity limited elimination?
a. Theophylline
b. Gentamycin
c. Digoxin
d. Lithium
e. Phenytoin
Q. An example of drugs that undergo chemical antagonism is
a. Insulin - glucagon
b. Protamine - heparin
c. Prednisone - glipizide
d. Morphine - naloxone
e. Phenoxybenzamine - prazosin
Q. Regarding first order kinetics - all of the following are true EXCEPT
a. First order kinetics means rate of reaction is proportional to concentration
b. First order kinetics is more common than zero order kinetics
c. First order kinetics apply to exponential processes
d. First order kinetics generally apply to high plasma concentrations (>20 mg / 100 ml) of ethanol
e. First order kinetics result in steady state concentrations after multiple dosing.
Q. Bioavailability is
a. The difference between the amount of drug absorbed and the amount excreted
b. The proportion of the drug in a formulation that is found in the systemic circulation
c. The AUC relating plasma concentration of drug to time after administration
d. Always identical with different formulations of the same drug
e. A measure of the rate of absorption of a drug
Q. Which of the following drugs has a high extraction ratio?
a. Diazepam
b. Theophylline
c. Phenytoin
d. Warfarin
e. Propranolol
Q. What is the half life of a drug with a volume of distribution of 700l/70kg and clearance of 49l/hour/70kg?
a. 5 hours
b. 7 hours
c. 10 hours
d. 12.5 hours
e. 15 hours
Q. Regarding biotransformation
a. Phase one reactions always precede phase two reactions
b. Skin is an organ involved in drug biotransformation
c. Water conjugation is a phase one reaction
d. CYP2D6 accounts for the majority of P450 activity
e. Epoxidation is phase two biotransformation
Q. Which of the following receptor - ligand pathway is correct?
a. Insulin - G protein receptor
b. Mineralocorticoid - tyrosine kinase receptor
c. Vitamin D - intracellular receptor
d. Adrenaline - ligand gated channel receptor
e. Platelet derived growth factor - cytokine receptor
Q. Age associated changes in pharmacokinetics include
a. Reduction in creatinine clearance in 2/3 population
b. Decreased body fat
c. Increase body water
d. A greater reduction in conjugation compared with oxidation
e. A decreased absorption related to age alone
Q. The metabolic pathway of detoxification that become increasingly important in paracetamol toxicity is
a. Conjugation with glucuronide
b. Oxidation
c. Reduction
d. Methylation
e. Cytochrome p450 dependent glutathione conjugation
Q. You are given a vial with 15 ml of 0.5% prilocaine to do an arm block. How many mg of prilocaine are you injecting?
a. 7.5 mg
b. 15 mg
c. 30 mg
d. 50 mg
e. 75 mg