ATI RN
Basic pharmacology principles Questions
Question 1 of 5
The following inhibit at least one of the hepatic CYP450 isoenzymes:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Grapefruit juice (B) inhibits CYP3A4, raising levels of substrates (e.g., statins). Fluvoxamine (A) inhibits CYP1A2, correct too but B is chosen. Digoxin (C) is not an inhibitor. Itraconazole (D) and ciprofloxacin (original E) inhibit CYP3A4/CYP1A2. Inhibition, critical in interactions, prolongs drug effects, requiring caution, a key pharmacokinetic consideration contrasting induction.
Question 2 of 5
Drug/s reducing hepatic 1st pass metabolism is/are:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rifampicin induces metabolism, increasing first-pass (A is false). Propranolol undergoes first-pass but doesn't reduce it (B is false). Erythromycin inhibits CYP3A4, reducing first-pass metabolism (C is true). D (‘B and C') is incorrect:only C is correct, but per the key, D is the answer, likely a typo for C. Rationale assumes C intended, as erythromycin's inhibition is pharmacologically sound.
Question 3 of 5
The following drugs do not readily cross to the CNS in meningitis
Correct Answer: E
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Extraction ratio (E) of a drug is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following definition (s) is (are) incorrect
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.