CME Questions
February 1, 2000
CME Questions
1. Compared to older drugs (diuretics/beta blockers), newer drugs (ACE inhibitors/calcium antagonists) for treating hypertension:
a. are less well tolerated.
b. increase total mortality.
c. reduce stroke rates.
d. are similar for preventing cardiovascular events.
2. Which of the following is not an FDA-approved indication for the use of moxifloxacin?
a. Acute bacterial sinusitis
b. Pharyngitis and tonsillitis
c. Acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
d. Mild to moderately severe community-acquired pneumonia
3. Which of the following statements is not true about aggrenox?
a. Therapy does not appear to affect the severity of the recurrent stroke.
b. A frequent side effect of aggrenox includes vomiting.
c. No statistical difference was observed in combined end points of stroke or death.
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
4. Based on the current study, which of the following is true?
a. Gabapentin is more effective than propranol for the treatment of essential tremor.
b. Gabapentin is less effective than propranol for the treatment of essential tremor.
c. Gabapentin and propranol are equally effective for the treatment of essential tremor.
d. There is no effective treatment for essential tremor.
e. All of the above
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