AUTONOMIC PHARMACOLOGY

PRACTICE QUESTIONS 1
Dr Leonardo Dasso
Fall Term 2014

Choline ester most susceptible to hydrolysis by

acetylcholinesterase:

A. carbachol
B. acetylcholine
C. methacholine
D. pilocarpine
E. muscarine

Choline ester most susceptible to hydrolysis by

acetylcholinesterase:

A. carbachol
B. acetylcholine *
C. methacholine
D. pilocarpine
E. muscarine

Diagnostic agent for myasthenia gravis

A. pilocarpine
B. atropine
C. nicotine
D. hexamethonium
E. edrophonium

Diagnostic agent for myasthenia gravis

A. pilocarpine
B. atropine
C. nicotine
D. hexamethonium
E. edrophonium*

Direct effect of parasympathetic activation:

A. Increased heart rate

B. Decreased cardiac rate
C. Decreased GI motility
D. Urinary retention
E. Dry mouth

Direct effect of parasympathetic activation:

A. Increased heart rate

B. Decreased cardiac rate*
C. Decreased GI motility
D. Urinary retention
E. Dry mouth

Activation of the sympathetic nervous system

results in:

A. Mydriasis
B. Contraction of intestinal smooth muscle
C. Increased insulin secretion
D. Bronchial constriction
E. Bradycardia

Activation of the sympathetic nervous system

results in:

A. Mydriasis*
B. Contraction of intestinal smooth muscle
C. Increased insulin secretion
D. Bronchial constriction
E. Bradycardia

Hexamethonium causes

A. Tachycardia
B. Bradycardia
C. Vasoconstriction
D. Miosis
E. Focus for near vision

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Hexamethonium causes

A. Tachycardia*
B. Bradycardia
C. Vasoconstriction
D. Miosis
E. Focus for near vision

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Miotic

A. pilocarpine
B. atropine
C. phenylephrine
D. ipratropium
E. scopolamine

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Miotic

A. pilocarpine *
B. atropine
C. phenylephrine
D. ipratropium
E. scopolamine

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Symptoms following exposure to echothiophate

include

A. constipation
B. salivation
C. decreased gastric acid secretion
D. mydriasis
E. xerostomia

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Symptoms following exposure to echothiophate

include

A. constipation
B. salivation *
C. decreased gastric acid secretion
D. mydriasis
E. xerostomia

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Causes mydriasis but not cycloplegia.

A. Tropicamide
B. Isoproterenol
C. Phenylephrine
D. Pilocarpine
E. Propranolol

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Causes mydriasis but not cycloplegia.

A. Tropicamide
B. Isoproterenol
C. Phenylephrine*
D. Pilocarpine
E. Propranolol

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Causes mydriasis and cycloplegia.

A. Tropicamide
B. Isoproterenol
C. Phenylephrine
D. Pilocarpine
E. Propranolol

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Causes mydriasis and cycloplegia.

A. Tropicamide*
B. Isoproterenol
C. Phenylephrine
D. Pilocarpine
E. Propranolol

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