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Chemotherapy drugs Questions
Question 1 of 5
A needlestick injury is sustained by a health care worker, and the blood is known to contain HBV surface antigens. The health care worker should be given
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Post-exposure prophylaxis for HBV includes both hepatitis B vaccine (active immunity) and hepatitis B immune globulin (passive immunity) for immediate and long-term protection.
Question 2 of 5
This agent, which is used in the chemotherapy of Hodgkin's lymphoma, is potentially leukemogenic
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Procarbazine, used in Hodgkin’s lymphoma, is potentially leukemogenic due to its alkylating properties.
Question 3 of 5
Which one of the following peptides is not a vasodilator?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Endothelin is a vasoconstrictor, unlike the other peptides listed, which are vasodilators.
Question 4 of 5
The rationale for combination chemotherapy includes all of the following except
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Biochemical nullification of effect is not a rationale for combination chemotherapy; the goal is to enhance efficacy, not cancel effects.
Question 5 of 5
While colchicines has been used in acute gout, the drug often causes severe gastrointestinal distress. Consequently, many authorities now consider that the drug of choice for acute gout is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Indomethacin, an NSAID, is now considered the drug of choice for acute gout due to its efficacy and fewer GI side effects than colchicine.