Free Cardiovascular Drugs practice for NEET PG and INI-CET Pharmacology, with a written explanation on every question.
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Q1 · ACE Inhibitors
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ACE also degrades bradykinin. ACE inhibitors raise bradykinin levels, producing the characteristic dry cough and, rarely, angioedema. Switching to an ARB, which does not affect bradykinin, resolves the cough.
Q2 · Warfarin Mechanism
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Warfarin inhibits vitamin K epoxide reductase, reducing synthesis of the vitamin K dependent factors II, VII, IX and X. It is monitored by PT/INR and reversed with vitamin K or, urgently, prothrombin complex concentrate.
Q3 · Heparin Monitoring
NEET PGMediumExplanation
Unfractionated heparin is monitored by aPTT; it acts by activating antithrombin III. Warfarin is monitored by PT/INR. The antidote to heparin is protamine sulphate.
Q4 · Digoxin Interactions
NEET PGMediumExplanation
Verapamil, quinidine and amiodarone reduce digoxin clearance and displace it from tissue binding, raising serum levels. Hypokalaemia also worsens toxicity. Digoxin-specific antibody fragments treat toxicity rather than causing it.
Q5 · Antihypertensives in Pregnancy
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Labetalol, methyldopa and nifedipine are safe in pregnancy. ACE inhibitors and ARBs are teratogenic, causing fetal renal damage, and are contraindicated especially in the second and third trimesters.
Q6 · Antiarrhythmic Toxicity
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Amiodarone is iodine-rich and lipophilic, causing pulmonary fibrosis, thyroid dysfunction (both under- and over-active), corneal deposits, hepatotoxicity and blue-grey skin discolouration. Baseline and periodic thyroid, liver and lung function testing is required.
Q7 · Statin Adverse Effects
MediumExplanation
Statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) can cause myopathy ranging from myalgia to rhabdomyolysis, especially alongside fibrates or CYP inhibitors. They also raise liver transaminases. Muscle symptoms with a high CK warrant stopping the drug.
Cardiovascular Drugs sits within Pharmacology, which carries the same syllabus in both exams. This set runs to 7 questions, each tagged Easy, Medium or Hard, 1 of them at Hard, and 5 drawn from previous-year papers.
Answer first, then read the explanation even on the ones you got right — the reasoning is where Cardiovascular Drugs marks are actually won, and it is what separates a recalled fact from a question you can solve in a new form. Once the Easy set feels comfortable, filter to Hard to find the gaps Pharmacology examiners keep returning to.
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Cardiovascular Drugs sits within Pharmacology, which appears in the same form in both syllabuses. Drug classes, mechanisms and adverse effects. One of the highest yield subjects per hour of study, because the same drugs recur across cycles.
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