Deck 36: Drugs Used to Treat Musculoskeletal Conditions

Question 1

The trade name of alendronate sodium is:

A) Miacalcin
B) Fosamax
C) Actonel
D) Evista

Answer 1

Fosamax

Question 2

Medications used to treat musculoskeletal conditions include aspirin, gold salts, NSAIDs, and:

A) acetaminophen
B) skeletal muscle relaxants
C) iron supplements
D) MAO inhibitors

Answer 2

skeletal muscle relaxants

Question 3

Which of the following is the generic name for Benemid?

A) Colchicine
B) Sulfinpyrazone
C) Probenecid
D) Allopurinol

Answer 3

Probenecid

Question 4

The most abundant mineral in the human body is:

A) sodium
B) magnesium
C) calcium
D) potassium

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a hormonal agent used to treat osteoporosis?

A) Calcimar
B) Miacalcin
C) Evista
D) Actonel

Question 6

Which of the following drugs has been approved for the treatment of osteoporosis?

A) etidronate
B) alendronate
C) pamidronate
D) tiludronate

Question 7

The trade name of auranofin is:

A) Myochrysine
B) Ridaura
C) Solganal
D) Enbrel

Question 8

Alendronate and risedronate are used to treat osteoporosis and are drugs known as:

A) gold compounds
B) antirheumatics
C) hydrochlorides
D) bisphosphonates

Question 9

The trade name of methotrexate is:

A) Plaquenil
B) Trexall
C) Azulfidine
D) Enbrel

Question 10

The selective estrogen-receptor modulators (SERMs) are an estrogen antagonist used primarily to treat and prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis. This agent is known as:

A) hydroxychloroquine
B) raloxifene hydrochloride
C) calcitonin
D) alendronate

Question 11

A metallic taste in the mouth is one of the adverse effects of which of the following drugs?

A) gold compounds
B) antigout medications
C) muscle relaxants
D) anti-osteoporosis medications

Question 12

Antirheumatic drugs that reduce or prevent joint damage and preserve joint function are referred to as:

A) COX-2 inhibitors
B) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
C) salicylates
D) NSAIDs

Question 13

Gold compounds are effective for rheumatoid arthritis but are used infrequently today because of their:

A) addiction potential
B) unavailability
C) cost
D) toxicity

Question 14

The DMARD of first choice in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is:

A) sulfasalazine
B) penicillamine
C) hydroxychloroquine
D) methotrexate

Question 15

Which of the following drugs is administered subcutaneously?

A) Ridaura
B) Humira
C) Plaquenil
D) Trexall

Question 16

The most common toxicity of methotrexate is:

A) dose-related bone marrow suppression
B) severe psoriasis
C) psoriatic arthritis
D) liver failure

Question 17

An anti-inflammatory agent used specifically for gout and NOT for any other condition is known as:

A) probenecid
B) allopurinol
C) colchicine
D) calcitonin

Question 18

The trade name of allopurinol is:

A) Zyloprim
B) Anturane
C) Benemid
D) Colchicine

Question 19

Uricosuric agents are used when several acute attacks of gouty arthritis have occurred or when plasma levels of uric acid will most likely cause:

A) rheumatoid arthritis
B) rheumatic fever
C) hyperglycemia
D) tissue damage

Question 20

Nephrotic syndrome is one of the adverse effects of:

A) colchicine
B) allopurinol
C) centrally acting muscle relaxants
D) probenecid

Question 21

Which of the following agents is an example of a muscle relaxant?

A) Aspirin
B) Methotrexate
C) Baclofen
D) Cortisol

Question 22

Allopurinol is known as which of the following agents?

A) an antifungal
B) an antigout medication
C) an anti-gouty arthritis medication
D) a muscle relaxant

Question 23

The trade name of methocarbamol is:

A) Dantrium
B) Robaxin
C) Klonopin
D) Flexeril

Question 24

The skeletal muscle relaxant of first choice is usually:

A) carisoprodol
B) tizanidine
C) baclofen
D) diazepam

Question 25

The trade name for the bisphosphonate named alendronate is:

A) Calcimar
B) Eskalith
C) Fosamax
D) Actonel

Question 26

The trade name of cyclobenzaprine is:

A) Dantrium
B) Robaxin
C) Klonopin
D) Flexeril

Question 27

Sulfinpyrazone is the generic name for:

A) Lioresal
B) Furadantin
C) Anturane
D) Benemid

Question 28

The generic name of Valium is:

A) clonazepam
B) carisoprodol
C) tizanidine
D) diazepam

Question 29

Which of the following drugs is NOT an example of centrally-acting muscle relaxants?

A) baclofen
B) cyclobenzaprine
C) lorazepam
D) probenecid

Question 30

The trade name of probenecid is:

A) Zyloprim
B) Aloprim
C) Benemid
D) Anturane