Bleomycin is used in most effective drug combination regimen for the chemotherapy of testicular carcinoma. Which one of the following statements about the drug is accurate?

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Bleomycin is used in most effective drug combination regimen for the chemotherapy of testicular carcinoma. Which one of the following statements about the drug is accurate?

A. Acts mainly in the M phase of the cell cycle B. Derived from the bark of yew trees C. Myelosuppression is dose-limiting D. Pulmonary infiltrates and fibrosis may occur

Correct Answer: D

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

Question 2 of 5

Choose the correct statement about the role of opioid antimotility drugs in the management of diarrhoeas

A. They are used to control diarrhoea irrespective of its etiology B. They should be used only as a short-term measure after ensuring that enteroinvasive organisms are not involved C. They are used as adjuvants to antimicrobial therapy of diarrhoea D. They are the drugs of choice in irritable bowel syndrome diarrhoea

Correct Answer: B

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

Question 3 of 5

Widespread and prolonged use of an antibiotic leads to emergence of drug-resistant strains because antibiotics

A. Induce mutation in the bacteria B. Promote conjugation among bacteria C. Allow resistant strains to propagate preferentially D. All of the above

Correct Answer: C

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

Question 4 of 5

Superinfections are more common with

A. Use of narrow spectrum antibiotics B. Short courses of antibiotics C. Use of antibiotics that are completely absorbed from the small intestines D. Use of antibiotic combinations covering both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

Correct Answer: D

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

Question 5 of 5

Which type of antimicrobial drug combination is most likely to exhibit antagonism?

A. Bactericidal + Bactericidal B. Bactericidal + Bacteriostatic for a highly sensitive organism C. Bactericidal + Bacteriostatic for a marginally sensitive organism D. Bacteriostatic + Bacteriostatic

Correct Answer: C

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

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