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1
Q

Which antibiotic inhibits purine synthesis?

A

Trimethoprim

2
Q

Which drug is used in HIV therapy?

A

Saquinavir

3
Q

Which drug is used only in the treatment of urinary tract infections?

A

Nitrofuratoin

4
Q

Serious infections with MRSA require treatment with intravenous….

A

VANCOMYCIN

5
Q

Serious infections with gram negative organisms such as E.Coli should be treated with intravenous….

A

Gentamicin

6
Q

Serious fungal infections require treatment with intravenous:

A

Amphotericin B

7
Q

The pathogenesis of systemic Type lll hypersensitivity requires:

A

Immune complex formations

8
Q

Neutrophil polymorphs :

A

Are a major component of the acute inflammatory response

9
Q

Fibroblasts produce?

A

Collagen

10
Q

Histamine does what?

A

Relaxes vascular smooth muscle in acute inflammation

11
Q

Hypoxia causes what?

A

Reduced levels of tissue healing.

12
Q

Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) is administered by the sublingual route to avoid:

A

First pass metabolism.

13
Q

A drug trial in which neither patient nor doctor is aware what treatment the patient is taking is called a:

A

Double blind trial

14
Q

A drug trial in which data is collected from case records after treatment is called a :

A

Retrospective trial

15
Q

A drug trial in which patients take both treatments being tested one after the other is called a :

A

Cross-over trial

16
Q

A drug trail in which pateints are allotted to treatment groups using random number generation is called a :

A

Randomised trial

17
Q

Name the major eukaryotic histones

A

H1 H2A H2B H3 H4

18
Q

How many chromosomes do you expect to label in each karyotype when using FISH to probe for X chromosomes in a Turner syndrome patient?

A

1- turner is X0

19
Q

what is the least suitable method of testing whether a healthy individual is a carrier for sickle cell anaemia?

A

Karyotyping

20
Q

Which mutation would you expect to have the least impact on the function of a gene with 1797 base pairs of coding sequence?

A

518+228C>T

21
Q

Mitosis:

A

Produces diploid cells from diploid cells.

22
Q

Meiosis:

A

Produces diploid cells from haploid cells.

23
Q

Fertilisation:

A

Produces diploid cells from haploid cells.

24
Q

The X chromosome:

A

Is transmitted by fathers to daughters but not to sons.

25
Q

The Y chromosome:

A

Is transmitted only by fathers.

26
Q

Retinoblastoma is caused by:

A

The loss of a tumour suppressor gene

27
Q

Leukaemia is a:

A

Malignant tumour of the white blood cells.

28
Q

A liposarcoma is a:

A

Malignant tumour of fatty tissue.

29
Q

A adenocarcinoma is a:

A

Malignant tumour of glandular epithelium.

30
Q

After any patient contact (physical or no) you should:

A

Wash your hands with plain soap and water.