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

In a patient with chronic congestive cardiac failure, which of the following drugs does NOT prolong survival?

Accepted Answer

Digoxin

Answer

Metoprolol

Answer

Carvedilol

Answer

Enalapril

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT seen in an upper motor neuron lesion?

Accepted Answer

Exaggerated superficial reflexes

Answer

Hypertonic muscles

Answer

Exaggerated deep reflexes

Answer

Positive Babinski sign

Question 8

The deficiency of coagulation factor IX is associated with which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

Haemophilia B

Answer

Haemophilia A

Answer

Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Answer

Sickle cell anaemia

Question 9

Wilson's disease is best diagnosed by?

Accepted Answer

Increased urinary copper excretion

Answer

Increased serum ceruloplasmin

Answer

Decreased liver copper

Answer

Absence of Kayser-Fleischer rings

Question 10

Which of the following pathological agents is implicated in pseudogout?

Accepted Answer

Calcium pyrophosphate

Answer

Sodium monourate

Answer

Calcium oxalate

Answer

Sodium pyrophosphate

Addiction Assessment Tools — MCQs

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