Addiction Assessment Tools Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following is a validated screening tool for alcohol use disorder?

Accepted Answer

All of the options

Answer

AUDIT

Answer

CAGE questionnaire

Answer

SADQ

Question 2

Which of the following attributes are essential for an ideal screening test?

Accepted Answer

All of the options

Answer

Safe

Answer

Reliable

Answer

Valid

Question 3

All should be features of a substance to measure GFR, except?

Accepted Answer

Freely reabsorbed

Answer

Not secreted by kidney

Answer

Freely filtered across the glomerulus membrane

Answer

None of the options

Question 4

Which of the following is true regarding nicotine substitution therapy?

Accepted Answer

There should be a 15-minute gap between nicotine gum and coffee/soda/acidic food as they decrease its absorption

Answer

Preferably given by gastrointestinal route.

Answer

Varenicline comes with a black box warning of cardiovascular death

Answer

Nicotine chewing gum is better for constant use as it gives 25% higher blood level than lozenges

Question 5

Which of the following statements about testicular feminizing syndrome is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

Absent vagina

Answer

Absent ovary

Answer

Chromosome pattern 46 x Y

Answer

Absent uterus

Question 6

What are nitrergic neurons?

Accepted Answer

First-order neurons releasing nitric oxide.

Answer

Postganglionic neurons releasing nitric oxide.

Answer

Postganglionic neurons releasing substance P.

Answer

First-order neurons releasing calcitonin gene-related peptide.

Question 7

Punctate yellow exudates in the colon, found on endoscopic examination, are indicative of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotic-associated colitis

Answer

Balantidium coli

Answer

Ulcerative colitis

Answer

Gluten-induced enteropathy

Question 8

A person has a history of steatorrhea of long duration. D-xylose testing was performed. A 5-hour urine sample showed <4.5 g excretion after a 25g D-xylose load. What is/are the probable diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Celiac disease

Answer

Pancreatitis

Answer

Blind loop syndrome

Answer

Heal disease

Question 9

A moderate increase in serum aminotransferases with AST/ALT > 3 is suggestive of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Alcoholic liver disease

Answer

Acute viral hepatitis

Answer

Prolonged hypotension

Answer

Drug hepatotoxicity

Question 10

The pathogenesis of hypochromic anemia in lead poisoning is due to which of the following mechanisms?

Accepted Answer

Inhibition of enzymes involved in heme biosynthesis

Answer

Binding of lead to transferrin, inhibiting the transport of iron

Answer

Binding of lead to the cell membrane of erythroid precursors

Answer

Binding of lead to ferritin, inhibiting their breakdown into hemosiderin

Addiction Assessment Tools — MCQs

Addiction Assessment Tools — MCQs

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