Pharmacology Assessment

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Module 05 — Cholinergic Drugs & Neuromuscular Transmission

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Question 01 • Single best answer

Which receptor mediates skeletal neuromuscular transmission?

A. Beta-1 receptor B. Alpha-2 receptor C. Muscular nicotinic receptor D. Histamine H2 receptor

Question 02 • Single best answer

Which effect is expected from muscarinic stimulation?

A. Complete skeletal paralysis alone B. Bronchodilation through beta-2 receptors C. Increased salivary secretion D. Marked inhibition of intestinal motility

Question 03 • Single best answer

How does neostigmine increase cholinergic transmission?

A. Blocks acetylcholine synthesis irreversibly B. Inhibits acetylcholinesterase C. Activates beta receptors D. Blocks all nicotinic receptors directly

Question 04 • Single best answer

Which medicine is commonly used for symptomatic myasthenia gravis treatment?

A. Atropine B. Propranolol C. Pyridostigmine D. Oxybutynin

Question 05 • Single best answer

Which toxicity component is atropine least able to reverse?

A. Bronchial secretions B. Muscarinic bradycardia C. Nicotinic respiratory muscle paralysis D. Muscarinic bronchoconstriction

Question 06 • Single best answer

Why can an oxime become less effective after organophosphate aging?

A. The drug has become a beta agonist B. All muscarinic receptors vanish C. The poison is confined to the stomach D. The inhibited enzyme becomes harder to reactivate

Question 07 • Single best answer

What does rocuronium primarily provide?

A. Reliable unconsciousness B. Complete analgesia C. Retrograde amnesia D. Skeletal muscle paralysis

Question 08 • Single best answer

Which adverse effect is characteristic of an antimuscarinic drug?

A. Profuse salivation B. Urinary retention C. Increased lacrimation D. Severe secretory diarrhea

Question 09 • Single best answer

Which drug can cause dangerous hyperkalemia in susceptible patients?

A. Pilocarpine B. Bethanechol C. Succinylcholine D. Ipratropium

Question 10 • Single best answer

Which autonomic effector is a notable sympathetic cholinergic exception?

A. Ventricular beta-1 receptor B. Most vascular alpha-1 receptors C. Eccrine sweat gland D. Renal juxtaglomerular beta-1 receptor

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