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NCLEX questions on chemotherapy drugs Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following compounds is a good substrate for hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase in trypanosomes (but not mammals) and is eventually converted into metabolites that are incorporated into RNA?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Plasmodial resistance to chloroquine is due to
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Which one of the following drugs is recommended as a single agent for oral treatment of uncomplicated malaria due to chloroquine-resistant P falciparum strains?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Which one of the following statements about the mechanisms of action of drugs used in cancer chemotherapy is least accurate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
All of the following agents have been used in drug regimens for the treatment of breast carcinoma. Which one has specific activity in a subset of female breast cancers?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.