Q- Ingestion of which of the following products may cause hypertensive crisis in patients taking MAO inhibitors?
A- Carbohydrates such as starch
B- Gluten-rich food
C- Tyramine-rich food
D- Vitamin D and calcium
C- Tyramine-rich food- Patients taking MAO inhibitors cannot properly metabolize tyramine, which leads to excessive release of norepinephrine and can trigger a hypertensive crisis. Foods such as aged cheese, wine, cured meats, and fermented products are high in tyramine.
Q- Which of the following drugs is the initial therapy for Alzheimer’s disease?
A- Carbachol
B- Donepezil
C- Methacholine
D- Pilocarpine
B- Donepezil- Donepezil is a cholinesterase inhibitor and is the standard initial therapy for Alzheimer’s disease to improve cognitive function. Carbachol, methacholine, and pilocarpine are muscarinic agonists and have no role in Alzheimer’s treatment.
Q- Cinchonism is a possible side effect of which one of the following drugs?
A- Enflurane
B- Isoniazid
C- Metoclopramide
D- Quinidine
D- Quinidine- Cinchonism is a classic side effect of quinidine (and quinine) and includes symptoms such as tinnitus, headache, dizziness, and visual disturbances. The other drugs do not cause cinchonism.
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