Cardiac glycosides are commonly used to treat:

The drug of choice for treatment of the above reaction is:

Calculate the therapeutic index for the drug shown in this graph.  

Which of the following routes of administration will create the quickest onset of action for a drug?

According to current American Heart Association standards, penicillin allergic patients should receive which oral antibiotic if they require pre-medication?

Which of the following are classified as amide local anesthetics? bupivacaine mepivacaine lidocaine benzocaine novocain

Which of the following are utilized to create vasoconstriction for dental injections? lidocaine epinephrine levonordefrin norepinephrine

List the following local anesthetics in order from shortest to longest duration of action. 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000epi 3% mepivacaine 5% bupivacaine with 1:200,000epi

Levothyroxine sodium (Synthyroid) is often given to patient’s experiencing:

Your patient presents with a swollen abdomen and jaundice (a sign of liver dysfunction) after a trip to Brazil where he swam in local bodies of water, and reported sometimes feeling a burning/itching sensation after the swim.  Below, is a fecal smear from the patient.  From it, and from his signs and symptoms, you diagnose him as having “snail fever” aka bilharzia. What is the name of the form of the pathogen that is infectious for humans?  a. cercariab. miracidiac. microfilariad. sporozoite What is the intermediate host for this pathogen?   a.  cats b.  humans c.  rats d.  snails What is the definitive host for this pathogen? a.  cats b.  humans c.  rats d.  snails In which main group would we classify the parasites shown below? Hint:  below are the adult forms of the parasite that are in the patient’s liver. a.  Annelida  b.  Cestodesc.  Nematodesd.  Trematodes What is the proper name of the pathogen causing the patient’s illness?  a.  Dracunculus medinensis b.  Enterobium vermicularis c.  Schistosoma mansoni d.  Trichinella spiralis