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UHS PGET Anesthesia — Pharmacology MCQs

Practice 681 Pharmacology past-paper MCQs for UHS PGET Anesthesia, each with a detailed explanation and reference. Try free samples below, then start a full quiz.

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Pharmacology is a core part of the UHS PGET Anesthesia syllabus. HighYield's Pharmacology question bank collects 681 MCQs modelled on real past papers, so you practise the exact style and difficulty you'll face on exam day. Every question comes with a worked explanation and a subject reference, so you learn why an answer is right — not just which option to pick.

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Sample Pharmacology Questions

Q1

Ropivacaine is often preferred over bupivacaine for labor epidural analgesia mainly because:

  • A.It has no effect on the fetus at all
  • B.It is less cardiotoxic than bupivacaine
  • C.It has a much longer duration of action than bupivacaine
  • D.It provides quicker recovery from the block
Q2

When a drug is taken orally, drug exposure/bioavailability is best assessed by measuring which of the following?

  • A.Amount excreted in feces
  • B.Tissue drug concentration only
  • C.Plasma drug concentration (concentration-time curve)
  • D.Urine drug concentration only
Q3

All of the following are true of nitroglycerine EXCEPT:

  • A.It decreases venous return
  • B.It undergoes extensive first-pass metabolism
  • C.It is a venodilator
  • D.It decreases heart rate

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