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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Pharmacology One Liners

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1. Agents used in treatment of carcinoid tumor






2. Agent used for anemias associated with renal failure






3. Alternative anticoagulant used if HIT develops






4. DMARDs are slow acting drugs for






5. Indirect - Acting ACh Agonist - alcohol - short DOA and used in diagnosis of myasthenia gravis






6. These agents increase cardiac output and may be beneficial in treatment of acute heart failure and some types of shock






7. Other side effects of Quinidine






8. Diuretic used for mountain sickness and glaucoma






9. Inhaled anesthetics metabolized by liver enzymes which has a major role in the toxicity of these agents






10. Type of kinetics when a constant percentage of substrate is metabolized per unit time






11. Syndrome of hypersecretion of gastric acid and pepsin usually caused by gastrinoma; it is associated with severe peptic ulceration and diarrhea






12. Antiestrogen drugs used for fertility and breast cancer respectively






13. The selective agents loose their selectivity at






14. SE of minoxidil






15. Toxicity of anticholinergics






16. MOA of aspirin






17. Blows DNA (breaks DNA strands) - limiting SE is pulmonary fibrosis






18. Anti - rheumatic agent also used for Chron's disease






19. This beta blocker is the longest acting






20. Produces both rapid anesthesia and recovery - has antiemetic activity and commonly used for outpatient surgery - may cause marked hypotension






21. PCN active against pseudomonas






22. Meglitinide class of drugs






23. Weak opioid agonist - poor analgesic - its overdose can cause severe toxicity including respiratory depression - circulatory collapse - pulmonary edema - and seizures






24. Treatment of motion sickness






25. Antibiotic causing red - man syndrome - and prevention






26. Antidote used for organophosphate/anticholinesterase poisoning






27. Agents acting in the CNS or in the skeletal muscle - used to reduce abnormally elevated tone caused by neurologic or muscle end plate disease






28. Produce mydriasis and cycloplegia






29. Drug is used with testosterone for male fertility






30. Class of drugs whose MOA utilizes ligand gated ion channels






31. Agent with long duration of action and is most likely to cause histamine release






32. Bleomycin+vinblastine+etoposide+cisplatin produce almost a 100% response when all agents are used for this neoplasm






33. Orthostatic hypotension and QT prolongation






34. MOA of AGI's






35. DOC for CMV retinitis






36. This agent regenerates active cholinesterase and is a chemical antagonist used to treat organophosphate exposure






37. Aminoglycosides used with loop diuretics potentiate adverse effect






38. Clinical uses of these agents include treatment of HTN - angina - arrhythmias - chronic CHF - and selected post MI patients






39. Antihistamine that can be used for anxiety and insomnia and is not addictive






40. Difference between aspirin and other NSAIDS






41. Difference between COX 1 and COX 2






42. These LA's have surface activity






43. Antidepressant which is inhibitor of CYP450 enzymes and may be associated with hepatic failure






44. Mediator of tissue pain - edema - inactivated by ACE - and may be a contributing factor to the development of angioedema






45. Agent for pernicious anemia






46. Activation of these receptors open K+ ion channels to cause membrane hyperpolarization






47. Anti - estrogen used for estrogen receptor + breast cancer






48. MOA of thrombolytics






49. Radio contrast media that inhibits the conversion of T4 to T3






50. Can be effective for short term therapy of thyroid storm - but after several weeks of therapy causes an exacerbation of hyperthyroidism