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What can a specific device or technique be used for?

  • For making a medical diagnosis or restoring physiological functions (correct)
  • Only for entertainment purposes
  • Exclusively for educational research
  • Solely for space exploration

What is one possible application of a device or technique in medicine?

  • Reconstructive surgery
  • Treating psychological disorders
  • Making a medical diagnosis (correct)
  • Cosmetic surgery

What is a potential use of a device or technique in physiology?

  • Correcting or modifying physiological functions (correct)
  • Developing artificial intelligence
  • Enhancing athletic performance
  • Conducting forensic analysis

What might a device or technique be used for, besides diagnosis?

<p>Restoring physiological functions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible application of a device or technique in health?

<p>Correcting or modifying physiological functions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Prontosil?

<p>A type of red dye (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the chemical composition of Prontosil?

<p>2,4-diamino-4-sulphamyl azobenzen hydrochloride (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Prontosil metabolize to in the body?

<p>p-aminobenzene sulphonamide (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Prontosil in medicine?

<p>It is the first sulpha drug to be used in medicine (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classification of Prontosil?

<p>Sulpha drug (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the medical conditions that diuretics are used to treat?

<p>Heart failure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another condition in which diuretics are used?

<p>Liver cirrhosis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the viral infections that diuretics are used to treat?

<p>Influenza (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a condition caused by excessive water intake that diuretics are used to treat?

<p>Water poisoning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of diseases do diuretics treat besides heart failure?

<p>Kidney diseases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical duration of antihistamine treatment?

<p>Short-term (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main mechanism of action of antihistamines?

<p>Reversibly blocking the action of histamine at the H1 receptor (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following tissues is affected by antihistamines that block the H1 receptor?

<p>Skin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an additional effect of some antihistamines?

<p>Possessing adrenaline-antagonism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are the adrenal glands located?

<p>At the top of the kidneys (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the usual treatment for type 1 diabetes?

<p>Insulin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a polyene molecule?

<p>Multiple conjugated double bonds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of antibiotics?

<p>Treating bacterial infections (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the chemical compound derived from natural castor oil?

<p>Unsaturated fatty acid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the treatment for fungal infections of the skin and lungs?

<p>Polyenes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the chemical compound that is a synthetic thiocarbamate antifungal?

<p>Tolnaftate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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