Medical Pharmacology Chapter 26: Renal Pharmacology Practice Questions

Which one(s) of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Administration of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors reduces intraocular pressure
2. Acetazolamide administration may result in somnolence and parasthesias.
3. Both
4. Neither
Acetazolamide can be effective in treating epilepsy.
1. True
2. False
The effectiveness of acetazolamide is a diuretic is limited; as a result, acetazolamide in combination with diuretics that block sodium reabsorption distally may enhance the natriuretic response particularly in patients with low sodium excretion and resistance to diuretic monotherapy.
1. True
2. False
Metabolic acidosis development associated with carbonic anhydrase inhibitor administration long-term limits its usefulness an extended therapy.
1. True
2. False
Open-angle glaucoma, represents the primary indication for use clinically of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.
1. True
2. False
Which one(s) of the following drugs have been developed for use in open angle glaucoma?
1. Brinzolamide (Azopt)
2. Dorzolamide (Trusopt)
3. Both
4. Neither
Clinical application(s) of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors:
1. Reduction of intraocular pressure prior to surgery for acute-angle closure glaucoma.
2. Management of secondary glaucoma
3. Both
4. Neither
Clinical use(s) of oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitors include/includes:
1. Absence seizures
2. Glaucoma
3. Both
4. Neither
Dichlorphenamide (Keveyis) has been approved for treating familial periodic paralysis.
1. True
2. False
High-altitude illness/mountain sickness can be symptomatically relieved by acetazolamide administration.
1. True
2. False