MCQ

PHARMACOLOGY
3rd year dentistry P.U.A

- Anesthesia

DR. Hazem M. Abou Shousha

MCQ- PHARMACOLOGY 3rd YEAR DENTISTRY P.U.A

1. The state of general anesthesia usually includes:

a) Analgesia
b) Loss of consciousness, inhibition of sensory and autonomic reflexes
c) Amnesia
d) All of the above

2. Which of the following general anesthetics belongs to inhalants?

a) Thiopental
b) Desfluran
c) Ketamine
d) Propofol

3. Indicate the anesthetic, which is used intravenously:

a) Propofol
b) Halothane
c) Desflurane
d) Nitrous oxide

4. Which of the following inhalants is a gas anesthetic?

a) Halothane
b) Isoflurane
c) Nitrous oxide
d) Desflurane

5. Which of the following inhalants lacks sufficient potency to produce surgical anesthesia by itself and
therefore is commonly used with another inhaled or intravenous anesthetic?
a) Halothane
b) Sevoflurane
c) Nitrous oxide
d) Desflurane
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DR. Hazem M. Abou Shousha

MCQ- PHARMACOLOGY 3rd YEAR DENTISTRY P.U.A

6. Indicated the inhaled anesthetic, which causes diffusion hypoxia:

a) Sevoflurane
b) Nitrous oxide
c) Desflurane
d) Halothane

7. Indicate the inhaled anesthetic, which causes the airway irritation:

a) Nitrous oxide
b) Sevoflurane
c) Halothane
d) Desflurane

8. Which of the following inhaled anesthetics increases cerebral blood flow least of all?
a) Sevoflurane
b) Nitrous oxide
c) Isoflurane
d) Desflurane

9. Indicate the inhaled anesthetic, which should be avoided in patients with a history of seizure disorders:
a) Enflurane
b) Nitrous oxide
c) Sevoflurane
d) Desflurane

10. Which of the following inhaled anesthetics is hepatotoxic?

a) Sevoflurane
b) Desflurane
c) Halothane
d) Nitrous oxide

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DR. Hazem M. Abou Shousha

MCQ- PHARMACOLOGY 3rd YEAR DENTISTRY P.U.A

11. Indicated the inhaled anesthetic, which may cause nephrotoxicity:

a) Halothane
b) Enflurane
c) Nitrous oxide
d) Diethyl ether

12. Indicate the intravenous anesthetic, which is an ultra-short-acting barbiturate:

a) Fentanyl
b) Thiopental
c) Midazolam
d) Ketamine

13. Which of the following intravenous anesthetics has antiemetic actions?

a) Thiopental
b) Propofol
c) Ketamine
d) Fentanyl

14. Indicate the intravenous anesthetic, which produces dissociative anesthesia:

a) Midazolam
b) Ketamine
c) Fentanyl
d) Thiopental

15. Indicate the intravenous anesthetic, which produces emergence phenomenon:

a) Midazolam
b) Ketamine
c) Fentanyl
d) Thiopental

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DR. Hazem M. Abou Shousha

MCQ- PHARMACOLOGY 3rd YEAR DENTISTRY P.U.A

16. Indicate the intravenous anesthetic, which produces post-operative euphoria:

a) Propofol
b) Ketamine
c) Fentanyl
d) Thiopental

17. Indicate the intravenous anesthetic, which produces post-operative hangover:

a) Midazolam
b) Ketamine
c) Fentanyl
d) Thiopental

18. Local anesthetics are:

a) Weak bases
b) Weak acids
c) Salts
d) None of the above

19. Local anesthetics produce:

a) Analgesia, amnesia, loss of consciousness
b) Blocking pain sensation without loss of consciousness
c) Alleviation of anxiety and pain with an altered level of consciousness
d) A stupor or somnolent state

20. A good local anesthetic agent should cause:

a) Local irritation and tissue damage
b) Systemic toxicity
c) Fast onset and long duration of action
d) Vasodilatation

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DR. Hazem M. Abou Shousha

MCQ- PHARMACOLOGY 3rd YEAR DENTISTRY P.U.A

21. Which one of the following statements about the metabolism of local anesthetics is incorrect?
a) Metabolism of local anesthetics occurs at the site of administration
b) Metabolism occurs in the plasma or liver but not at the site of administration
c) Ester group of anesthetics are metabolized systemically by pseudocholinesterase
d) Amides are metabolized in the liver

22. Indicate the anesthetic agent of choice in patient with a liver disease:
a) Lidocaine (amide)
b) Bupivacaine (amide)
c) Procaine (ester)
d) Etidocaine (amide)

23. Which of the following local anesthetics is preferable in patient with pseudocholinesterase deficiency?
a) Procaine (ester)
b) Ropivacaine (amide)
c) Tetracaine (ester)
d) Benzocaine (ester)

24. The primary mechanism of action of local anesthetics is:

a) Activation of ligand-gated potassium channels
b) Blockade of voltage-gated sodium channels
c) Stimulation of voltage-gated N-type calcium channels
d) Blockade the GABA-gated chloride channels

25. Indicate the route of local anesthetic administration, which is associated with instillation within
epidural or subarachnoid spaces:
a) Topical anesthesia
b) Infiltrative anesthesia
c) Regional anesthesia
d) Spinal anesthesia
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DR. Hazem M. Abou Shousha

MCQ- PHARMACOLOGY 3rd YEAR DENTISTRY P.U.A

1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. B
12. B
13. B
14. B
15. B
16. A
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. C
21. A
22. C
23. B
24. B
25. D

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