{"id":136,"date":"2017-05-04T03:50:35","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T03:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imgmedicaldoctor.com\/?p=136"},"modified":"2017-06-03T18:08:17","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T18:08:17","slug":"pharmacology-questions-4-for-usmle-mccee-plab-fcps-pdmcmrcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imgmedicaldoctor.com\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacology Questions (4) for USMLE, MCCEE, PLAB, FCPS, PDMC,MRCP&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-2708967997486115\",\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\n  });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- shorter link --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:15px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2708967997486115\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2174551186\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgmedicaldoctor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/800px-Various_pills-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgmedicaldoctor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/800px-Various_pills-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imgmedicaldoctor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/800px-Various_pills-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgmedicaldoctor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/800px-Various_pills.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A 70-year-old man visits his physician for a routine physical examination. He has prostatic cancer and takes leuprolide for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>What is the mechanism of action of this drug?<\/p>\n<p>A- It is a competitive inhibitor of testosterone<\/p>\n<p>B- It is 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor<\/p>\n<p>C- It is synthetic analog of GnRH<\/p>\n<p>D- It is an alpha-adrenergic blocker<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- USMLE Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2708967997486115\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2268670784\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leuprolide is a synthetic analog of GnRH. It is indicated for the treatment of prostate cancer, breast cancer and endometriosis.<\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is C<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- USMLE Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2708967997486115\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2268670784\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 70-year-old man visits his physician for a routine physical examination. He has prostatic cancer and takes leuprolide for treatment. What is the mechanism of action of this drug? 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