The following adverse effects are associated with corticosteroid therapy except: (1)1.       Growth retardation in children2.       Hyperglycaemia3.       Hypertension4.       Cushing’s syndrome5.       Reye’s syndrome 

The following drugs are given to the mother to stimulate foetal lung surfactant production during preterm labour: (1)1.       Pethidine2.       Betamethasone3.       Lidocaine4.       Propofol 5.       Ketamine

The non-pharmacological methods of contraception include: (1)1.       The male condom2.       Combination oral contraceptives 3.       Progestin subdermal implants4.       Levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system 5.       Copper intrauterine devices

Match the following drugs with their relevant indications. Each drug may be used more than once or not at all: (5)

The following is classified as H2 receptor blocker: (1)1.       Methylprednisolone2.       Adrenaline3.       Ranitidine4.       Diphenhydramine5.       Magnesium sulphate

The active metabolites of vitamin D act through a nuclear receptor to produce the following effect: (1)1.       Decrease the absorption of calcium from bone2.       Lower the serum phosphate concentration3.       Increase parathyroid hormone formation4.       Increase renal production of erythropoietin5.       Increase the absorption of calcium from the gastrointestinal tract 

In the treatment of thyrotoxic crisis, the following agent is valuable pre-operatively: (1)1.       Digoxin2.       Warfarin3.       Levothyroxine sodium4.       Liothyronine sodium5.       Lugol’s iodine solution

A patient diagnosed with bubo should be treated with the following drug: (1)1.       Clotrimazole2.       Metronidazole3.       Doxycycline4.       Azithromycin5.       Amoxycillin

The following drug is used for control of tachycardia in a patient with hyperthyroidism: (1)1.       Digoxin2.       Propranolol3.       Levothyroxine sodium4.       Radioactive Iodine (I131)5.       Carbimazole

Symptoms of deficiency in vitamin D include: (1)1.       Scurvy2.       Pellagra3.       Anaemia4.       Rickets in children5.       Exophthalmos