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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Pharmacology One Liners

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1. Inhaled anesthetic - less likely to lower blood pressure than other agents - and has the smallest effect on respiration






2. HIV antiviral class known to have severe drug interactions by causing inhibition of metabolism






3. MOA of Cardiac glycosides (eg. digoxin)






4. Toxicities include nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity - leading to a severe interaction with aminoglycosides






5. ABVD regimen used for HD - but appears less likely to cause sterility and secondary malignancies than MOPP






6. Antidote used in poisonings: copper (Wilson's disease) - lead - mercury - and arsenic






7. Some of SSRIs' therapeutic effects beside depression






8. Neurologic SE of benzodiazepines






9. Treatment of resistant pseudomembranous colitis






10. Digoxin toxicity can be precipitated by






11. Class of drugs with ability to decrease the maximal response to an agonist






12. Dopamine (DA) agonist (for Parkinson's disease) - used also for hyperprolactinemia






13. Window between therapeutic effect and toxic effect






14. SE of thiazide (HCTZ) diuretics






15. Disease caused by excess ergot alkaloids

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16. Condition will result from in combination of MAOI with tyramine containing foods (ex. wine - cheese - and pickled meats)






17. Somatotropin (GH) analog used in GH deficiency (dwarfism)






18. Aspirin reduces mortality in unstable angina by






19. Inhibitor of MAO type B which metabolizes dopamine - used adjunct to levodopa or as sole agent in newly diagnosed patients






20. Agents used in treatment of carcinoid tumor






21. THC is active ingredient - SE's include impairment of judgment - and reflexes - decreases in blood pressure and psychomotor performance occur






22. SE of nitrates






23. SE of long term (>5 days) corticosteroid therapy and remedy






24. Angiotensin receptor blockers do Not cause






25. Alpha 1selective blockers






26. Carbamate with intermediate action - used for+A1170 postoperative and neurogenic ileus and urinary retention






27. Antidote for tissue plasminogen activator (t - PA) - streptokinase






28. All antidepressants have roughly the same efficacy in treating depression - agents are chosen based on these criterion






29. Drug notorious for causing pseudomembranous colitis






30. 3 zones of adrenal cortex and their products






31. Prostaglandin used in the treatment of impotence






32. Antiplatelet drug reserved for patients allergic to aspirin






33. Barbiturates MOA






34. Most inhaled anesthetics SE






35. SE of acetazolamide






36. Drug elimination with a constant amount metabolized regardless of drug concentration






37. Beta 2 agonist toxicity






38. Antivirals associated with neutropenia






39. Long acting sympathomimetic - sometimes used to improve urinary continence in children and elderly with enuresis






40. Opioid available trans - dermally






41. Increased risk of developing cataracts






42. Leads to respiratory depression progressing to coma and death






43. B- blockers that are more cardioselective






44. SE seen only in men with administration of ketoconazole






45. Benzodiazepine that has efficacy against absence seizures and in anxiety states - such as agoraphobia






46. Antidote used for acetaminophen (APAP) toxicity






47. Agent more frequently associated with extrapyramidal side effects that can be treated with benzodiazepine - diphenhydramine or muscarinic blocker






48. Arterial vasodilator that works by opening K+ channels






49. Antipsychotic used in the treatment of psychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia






50. Major route of elimination for Lithium







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