Cardiovascular drugs: practice question

A Pharmacology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pharmacology · Cardiovascular drugs

Sample item

What is a major reason to avoid ACE inhibitors during pregnancy?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Risk of fetal renal injury

ACE inhibitors can impair fetal renal development and amniotic-fluid production, particularly later in pregnancy, so alternative antihypertensives are used.

Option by option

  • A. They prevent placental implantation

    Implantation is not their established concern.

  • B. Risk of fetal renal injury (correct)

    Correct: fetal renal toxicity is the major concern.

  • C. Risk of acute hearing loss in mother

    Maternal hearing loss is not the key risk.

  • D. They cause fetal hyperthyroidism

    They do not cause fetal hyperthyroidism.

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What is the answer to this Pharmacology question?

The best answer is B, Risk of fetal renal injury. ACE inhibitors can impair fetal renal development and amniotic-fluid production, particularly later in pregnancy, so alternative antihypertensives are used.

Why is "They prevent placental implantation" not the answer?

Implantation is not their established concern.

Why is "Risk of acute hearing loss in mother" not the answer?

Maternal hearing loss is not the key risk.

Why is "They cause fetal hyperthyroidism" not the answer?

They do not cause fetal hyperthyroidism.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Cardiovascular drugs in Pharmacology. The correct option holds because: Correct: fetal renal toxicity is the major concern.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Cardiovascular drugs?

Learn drugs as classes, then the exception in each class that an examiner would pick. Then use the flashcards and the other Pharmacology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.