A33-year-old woman complained to her physician of numbness and tingling in her fingers and toes. The woman had been taking a drug for 1 month to abort headache. Which of the following drugs most likely caused the patient's symptoms?

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A33-year-old woman complained to her physician of numbness and tingling in her fingers and toes. The woman had been taking a drug for 1 month to abort headache. Which of the following drugs most likely caused the patient's symptoms?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Ergotamine. Ergotamine is known to cause vasoconstriction, leading to decreased blood flow to extremities, resulting in numbness and tingling. Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and does not typically cause numbness and tingling. Valproic acid is used for epilepsy and mood disorders. Propranolol is a beta-blocker used for hypertension and migraines but is not associated with numbness and tingling in extremities.

Question 2 of 5

What kind of substances can't permeate membranes by passive diffusion?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

Correct statements listing characteristics of a particular route of drug administration include all of the following EXCEPT:

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Biotransformation of a medicinal substance results in:

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

Pharmacodynamics involves the study of following?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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