University of Illinois, Chicago

NURS 531

Chapter 55: Anthelminthic drugs

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1)Praziquantel is effective in treating blood fluke infections because of its ability to

1. block voltage-gated calcium channels
2. induce muscle contracture and paralysis
3. open chloride ion channels
4. inhibit tubulin polymerization
5. prevent glucose uptake

2.    A single dose of niclosamide is effective in treating infections of

1. Enterobius vermicularis
2. Schistosoma japonicum
3. Trichuris trichiura
4. Trichinella spiralis
5. Taenia solium

3.    Ivermectin is believed to kill filarial roundworm parasites partly by

1. blocking glutamate-gated chloride channels
2. opening glutamate-gated chloride channels
3. blocking voltage-gated calcium channels
4. opening voltage-gated calcium channels
5. inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation

4.    Which anthelminthic drug interferes with microtubule-dependent functions such as glucose uptake?

1. albendazole
2. diethylcarbamazine
3. piperazine
4. niclosamide
5. levamisole