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A patient is undergoing total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) for a short surgical procedure. An opioid with an extremely rapid onset and offset of action is selected, allowing rapid recovery after discontinuation. Which of the following opioids is most likely being used?
A 30-year-old woman taking a combined oral contraceptive pill (OCP) is diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and started on a rifampicin-containing antitubercular regimen. She subsequently develops an unintended pregnancy despite regular OCP use. Which of the following best explains this interaction?
Question A 35-year-old man with pulmonary tuberculosis is found to have resistance to rifampicin, isoniazid, levofloxacin, and bedaquiline on drug-susceptibility testing. How should this drug-resistant TB be classified according to the current WHO definition?
A 28-year-old man is diagnosed with giardiasis and is treated with metronidazole. Despite adequate treatment, he continues to have diarrhea, abdominal bloating, and foul-smelling stools, suggesting treatment failure. Which of the following drugs can be used as an alternative treatment?
A 45-year-old patient with acromegaly is receiving octreotide but continues to have persistently elevated IGF-1 levels, indicating inadequate biochemical control. Which of the following drugs is most appropriate to add for further management?
A 55-year-old man with chronic bronchitis has a persistent productive cough with thick, tenacious sputum that is difficult to expectorate. He is prescribed N-acetylcysteine (NAC) as a mucolytic agent. What is the primary mechanism responsible for its mucolytic action?
A 60-year-old woman has urinary urgency, increased frequency, and urge urinary incontinence. She was initially treated with an antimuscarinic drug but developed troublesome dry mouth. The treatment is switched to mirabegron. What is the mechanism of action of mirabegron?
A 32-year-old man with bipolar disorder is started on lithium therapy (900 mg/day). At follow-up, he reports a mild fine tremor of his hands, but has no ataxia, dysarthria, confusion, or other neurological symptoms. Which of the following statements regarding lithium is correct?
A 32-year-old man with bipolar disorder is receiving lithium 900 mg/day. On follow-up, he develops coarse hand tremor, ataxia, and dysarthria. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these findings?
A patient undergoing major bowel resection receives opioid analgesics postoperatively and develops delayed recovery of gastrointestinal motility due to opioid-mediated inhibition of the gut. Which of the following peripherally acting μ-opioid receptor antagonist (PAMORA) is used to accelerate gastrointestinal recovery in this setting?
A 62-year-old man with newly diagnosed high-grade lymphoma develops tumor lysis syndrome shortly after initiation of chemotherapy. His serum uric acid is 11 mg/dL, and he has pre-existing chronic kidney disease with a creatinine of 2.1 mg/dL. Which of the following drugs is most appropriate for rapid reduction of the elevated uric acid level?
In a 10-year-old school child, which of the following vaccines is given as part of the immunization programme?
Which of the following is the major contributor to the global demographic burden?
In individuals exposed to HIV, within how many hours should prophylaxis be initiated?