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All of the following may increase triglycerides except:

  1. Protease inhibitor
  2. Bile acid sequestrants
  3. Fish oil
  4. Oral estrogens
  5. Glucocorticoids

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Agents that can cause elevated triglycerides: oral estrogens, glucocorticoids, bile acid sequestrants, protease inhibitors, retinoic acid, anabolic steroids, sirolimus, raloxifene, tamoxifen, beta blockers (not carvedilol), and thiazides.



Which of the following is/are ordinal data?

  1. NYHA I-IV
  2. Grade of breast cancer
  3. Sex
  4. Improvement Yes/No
  5. Alive or Dead

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Categorical data includes ordinal (ordered categories) and nominal (unordered categories). NYHA I-IV and grade of breast cancer are considered ordinal data because the categories for the answer choice are in order, you can have NYHA class I, II, III, or IV. Grade of breast cancers are also in order, grade 1, 2, or 3. Sex, Improvemnet Yes/No, Alive or Dead is considered nominal, unordered data because the answer choices are female or male, and do not have a set order.


Reference:

http://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/statistics-square-one



What is the Osmolarity in mOsm/L of 40mEq of KCl in 100ml sterile water? (Molecular weight of KCl is 74.5gm/ mol.)?

  1. 400mOsm/L
  2. 800mOsm/L
  3. 80mOsm/L
  4. 200mOsm/L
  5. 1600mOsm/L

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

40mEq × 1equiv/1000mEq × 74.5g/1equiv = 2.98 gm of KCl in 100ml. Calculate: mOsm/L. 2.98g/100ml × 1mol/74.5g × 2Osm/1mol × 1000mOsm/ Osm × 1000ml/1L = 800mOsm/L



Which of the following medication may increase LDL?

  1. Lisinopril
  2. Hydrochlorothiazide
  3. Diltiazem
  4. Metoprolol
  5. Amlodipine

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

LDL can be elevated by diuretics, cyclosporine, glucocorticoids, and amiodarone.






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