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USMLE Step 1 Pharmacology

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1. Sotalol - toxicity?






2. What beta 2 agonist will help your 21yo Astma pt?






3. Loop diuretics (furosemide)- site of action?






4. Classes of antihypertensive drugs?






5. What is Niclosamide used for?






6. What are two Glitazones?






7. Acetazolamide - toxicity?






8. How do you treat coma in the ER (4)?






9. What is the category of drug names ending in - ipramine (e.g. Imipramine)






10. Which drug(s) cause this reaction: Pulmonary fibrosis(3)?






11. What are the clinical indications for bethanechol?






12. For Warfarin What is the Treatment for overdose






13. Ca2+ channel blockers - clinical use?






14. What is a common drug interaction associated with Griseofulvin?






15. Acetazolamide - clinical uses?






16. Name five Antiarrhythmic drugs in class II?






17. Resistance mechanisms for Tetracycline






18. Adverse effects of Minoxidil?






19. MOA: Block mRNA synthesis






20. Digitalis - site of action?






21. What are four thrombolytics?






22. What is Fluconazole specifically used for?






23. What is a prerequisite for Acyclovir activation?






24. Antiarrhythmic Class III- effects?






25. Which drug(s) cause this reaction: Thrombotic complications?






26. What is the category of drug names ending in - cillin (e.g. Methicillin)






27. What organisms does Griseofulvin target?






28. What are the major toxic side effects of the Cephalosporins?






29. What are Polymyxins used for?






30. Which drug(s) cause this reaction: Anaphylaxis?






31. The MOA for Chloramphenicol is?






32. Antiarrhythmic class IV- clinical use?






33. Mannitol - site of action?






34. What is the MOA for the Fluoroquinolones?






35. What antimuscarinic drug is useful for the tx of asthma






36. MOA of Succinylcholine






37. Which drug(s) cause this reaction: SLE- like syndrome?






38. Adverse effects of Hydrochlorothiazide?






39. Which antimicrobials inhibit protein synthesis at the 50S subunit? (4)






40. List the specific antidote for this toxin: Salicylates






41. What are Amantadine - associated side effects?






42. What is the mechanism of action of Aspirin?






43. List the specific antidote for this toxin: Cyanide






44. What are common side effects of Protease Inhibitors?






45. Acetazolamide - site of action?






46. What parasites are treated with Pyrantel Pamoate (more specific)?






47. Foscarnet toxicity?






48. What is an additional side effect of Methicillin?






49. Name three Antiarrhythmic drugs in class IC.






50. Which drug(s) cause this reaction: Extrapyramidal side effects (3)?