Q. Myocardial Na+ channel blockade by lignocaine has the following characteristic:
  • (A) It blocks inactivated Na+ channels more than activated channels
  • (B) It blocks activated Na+ channels more than inactivated channels
  • (C) It delays rate of recovery of Na+ channels
  • (D) It produces more prominent blockade of atrial than ventricular Na+ channels
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) It blocks inactivated Na+ channels more than activated channels
Q. Nitrate tolerance is least likely to develop with the use of:
  • (A) Sustained release oral glyceryl trinitrate
  • (B) Sublingual glyceryl trinitrate
  • (C) Transdermal glyceryl trinitrate
  • (D) Oral pentaerythritol tetranitrate
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Sublingual glyceryl trinitrate
Q. Organic nitrates relax vascular smooth muscle by:
  • (A) Increasing intracellular cyclic GMP
  • (B) Increasing intracellular cyclic AMP
  • (C) Decreasing intracellular cyclic AMP
  • (D) Both ‘A’ and ‘C’ are correct
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Increasing intracellular cyclic GMP
Q. The primary mechanism of beneficial effect of glyceryl trinitrate in classical angina pectoris is:
  • (A) Increase in total coronary blood flow
  • (B) Redistribution of coronary blood flow
  • (C) Reduction of cardiac preload
  • (D) Reduction of cardiac afterload
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Reduction of cardiac preload
Q. Select the organic nitrate which undergoes minimal first-pass metabolism in the liver:
  • (A) Glyceryl trinitrate
  • (B) Isosorbide dinitrate
  • (C) Isosorbide mononitrate
  • (D) Erythrityl tetranitrate
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Isosorbide mononitrate