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USMLE Step 1 Pharmacology

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1. List the mechanism - clinical use - & toxicity of Paclitaxel.






2. Which drug(s) cause this reaction: G6PD hemolysis(8)?






3. Antiarrhythmic class IB- toxicity?






4. What are four H2 Blockers?






5. Which antimicrobial classes inhibit protein synthesis at the 30S subunit? (2)






6. Mannitol - toxicity?






7. Resistance mechanisms for Aminoglycosides






8. What is the formula for Volume of distribution (Vd)






9. What is the effect of TCA's on the adrenergic nerve?






10. Are Ampicillin and Amoxicillin are not...






11. What is the MOA of the RT Inhibitors?






12. Resistance mechanisms for Sulfonamides






13. What is Imipenem always administered with?






14. What is the category of drug names ending in - tidine (e.g. Cimetidine)






15. What is the category of drug names ending in - azol (e.g. Ketoconazole)






16. Why would you give a drug like pancuronium or succinylcholine?






17. Antiarrhythmic class IB- effects?






18. What is a common side effect of Misoprostol?






19. What is the only depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent?






20. Adverse effects of beta - blockers?






21. Which drug(s) cause this reaction: Torsade de pointes (2)?






22. What is the category of drug names ending in - tropin (e.g. Somatotropin)






23. Ryanodine - site of action?






24. What is the MOA of Aztreonam?






25. What are two Alpha - glucosidase inhibitors?






26. For Heparin What is the Onset of action






27. Resistance mechanisms for Macrolides

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28. How is Amphotericin B used clinically?






29. What microorganisms is Aztreonam not effective against?






30. What is the category - mechanism of action - and effect of Ipratroprium in Asthma treatment?






31. List the specific antidote for this toxin: Methemoglobin






32. For Warfarin What is the Onset of action






33. What is the memory key for the effect of magnesium hydroxide overuse?






34. What is the mechanism of action of Probenacid used to treat chronic gout?






35. Which drug(s) cause this reaction: Diabetes insipidus?






36. Which drug(s) cause this reaction: P450 induction(6)?






37. What enzyme is responsible for the production of Ach from Acetyl CoA and Choline






38. Aztreonam ________ to penicillinase






39. What is the memory key involving the '4 R's of Rifampin?'






40. A fellow passenger on a Carnival cruise ship looks pale and diaphoretic - What antimuscarinic agent would you give them?






41. What is the MOA for the Cephalosporins?






42. What is the memory key for Isoniazid (INH) toxicity?






43. For Warfarin What is the Mechanism of action






44. What are two Glitazones?






45. What are five disadvantages of Oral Contraceptives (synthetic progestins - estrogen)?






46. What additional side effects exist for Ampicillin?






47. Explain pH dependent urinary drug elimination?






48. What class of drug is echothiophate? What is its indication?






49. What is the receptor affinity and clinical use of isoproterenol?






50. List some specifics of lead poisoning(4)?