Pharmacology - Mock Test 16

Question 151

Adrenocorticotropic hormone is primarily used for

A) Treatment of Addison’s disease B) Treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia C) Treatment of autoimmune diseases D) Diagnosis of pituitary-adrenal axis disorders

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Question 152

Serum TSH levels are high in most cases of

A) Myxoedema B) Grave’s disease C) Carcinoma thyroid D) Toxic nodular goiter

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Question 153

Thyrotropin exerts the following actions on the thyroid gland <u>except</u>

A) Increases vascularity B) Inhibits proteolysis of thyroglobulin C) Induces hyperplasia and hypertrophy D) Promotes iodide trapping

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Question 154

Superactive GnRH agonists cause

A) Initial as well as sustained release of gonadotropins B) Initial inhibition followed by stimulation of gonadotropin release after 1-2 weeks C) Initial stimulation followed by inhibition of gonadotropin release after 1-2 weeks D) Initial as well as sustained inhibition of gonadotropin release

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Question 155

Gonadotropins are indicated in the following conditions <u>except</u>

A) Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in males B) Cryptorchism in a boy less than 7 years old C) Amenorrhoea and infertility in women D) Polycystic ovaries

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Question 156

The hypothalamic gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) is

A) A single peptide B) A mixture of two distinct peptides FSH-RH and LH-RH C) A mixture of several peptides D) Dopamine

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Question 157

Menotropins is a preparation of

A) FSH + LH obtained from urine of menstruating women B) LH obtained from urine of pregnant women C) FSH + LH obtained from urine of menopausal women D) LH obtained from serum of pregnant mare

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Question 158

Gynaecomastia can be treated with

A) Chlorpromazine B) Cimetidine C) Bromocriptine D) Metoclopramide

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Question 159

The most prominent action of bromocriptine is

A) Dopamine D2 agonism B) Dopamine D2 antagonism C) Dopamine D1 antagonism D) α adrenergic antagonism

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Question 160

Bromocriptine causes the following

A) Prolactin release B) Vomiting C) Uterine contraction D) Impotence

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