Xerophthalmia is:

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Question 1 of 5

Xerophthalmia is:

A. Extreme dryness of the conjunctiva resulting from a disease localized in the eye or from systemic deficiency of vitamin A B. A condition, usually in children with vitamin A deficiency, characterized by softening and subsequent ulceration and perforation of the cornea C. A condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight or other strong light but is abnormally weak or completely lost at night or in dim light and that results from vitamin A deficiency D. All of the above

Correct Answer: A

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

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following antivitamins prevent a vitamin A from exerting its typical metabolic effects?

A. Lipooxidase B. Oral contraceptives C. Antibiotics D. All of the above

Correct Answer: A

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

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following antienzymes is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor?

A. Physostigmine B. Allopurinol C. Aminocaproic acid D. Acetazolamide

Correct Answer: B

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

Question 4 of 5

Hypercholesterolemia (or hypercholesteremia) is an abnormally high concentration of cholesterol in the blood. This consideration is:

A. TRUE B. FALSE C. None D. All the above

Correct Answer: A

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

Question 5 of 5

All of the following statements concerning drugs which inhibit cholesterol synthesis are true, EXCEPT:

A. When used alone, they are the most effective agents for lowering LDL cholesterol B. They are often effective in patients in whom a diet, with or without a bile acid-binding resin or niacin, has failed C. Lovastatin (Mevacor) plus a resin causes regression of coronary lesions in about one third of treated patients D. Members of this drug class are generally not as well tolerated as the older bile acid-binding resins

Correct Answer: D

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

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