33. Which opioid owns the highest conversion factor to morphine minigram equivalents?
(A) codeine
(B) hydromorphone
(C) oxycodone
(D) morphine
(E) fentanyl transdermal patch (in ug/hr)

29. 在考科藍文獻回顧(Cochrane review)治療下背痛實證方面，以下敘述何者有誤? (A) Paracetamol 對於急性下背痛與安慰劑相比，並沒有得到更好的結果 (B) 長期使用 opioids 對於慢性下背痛是安全並且有效的 (C) Radiofrequency denervation 目前沒有高品質的證據顯示對於慢性下背痛病人有好的治療效果 (D) 針灸相對沒治療或是其他中醫治療，對於下背痛的疼痛改善是比較有效的 (E) 合併整脊療法是稍微能夠改善急性或亞急性下背疼痛

30. 關於周邊神經手術的敘述何者有誤？ (A)周邊神經切除術基本考量就是去除製造疼痛的神經與切除不正常的神經傷害(如 neuroma) (B)部分內分泌與風濕疾病是與增加周邊神經纏套(entrapment)風險相關，例如糖尿病 (C) 周邊神經纏套(entrapment)除了來自組織壓迫外，可能與神經缺血也有關係 (D) 診斷 sympathetically maintained pain 有一定診斷標準，例如皮膚顏色改變等等 (E) sympathetically maintained pain 可能與 A、C 神經傷害感受器有關

31. Which of the following opioid is a μ-Opioid receptor partial agonist? (A) Oxymorphone (B) Buprenorphine. (C) Nalbuphine (D) Pentazocine (E) Methadone

32. Which of the folllowing pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics is seldom associated with aging? (A) slowed elimination of the drug and active and toxic metabolites (B) increased bioavailability of drugs, that are highly protein-bound. (C) increased drug elimination time (D) increased sensitivity to both the desired and undesired effects of opioids (E) all of the above pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are associated with aging

34. Which of the following consideration for the use of adjuvants in the older persons is correct? (A) amitriptyline has more anticholinergic adverse effects than second-generation tricyclic antidepressants (nortriptyline or desipramine) (B) Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) have fewer of these undesired effects from tricyclic antidepressants but a greater risk of drug interactions and elevation of liver enzymes (C) Antiepileptic drugs are first-line agents to treat neuropathic pain in older persons with labeled indications (D) carbamazepine may be useful for neuropathic pain, but less ideal in older adults due to drug interactions, renal, liver, and hematologic toxicity (E) all of the above are correct descriptions for adjuvants use in older persons

35. Which of the following description for the analgesic pharmacology in infants and children is wrong? (A) Neonates and young children have increased maturation of hepatic enzymes involved in the metabolism of analgesics such as opioids and amide local anesthetics (B) Neonates and young infants have decreased plasma concentrations of albumin and α1 acid glycoprotein, leading to decreased protein binding and greater concentrations of unbound, pharmacologically active drug (C) Neonates also have reduced glomerular filtration rates in the first few weeks of life resulting in slower elimination of many drugs (D) Young infants have significantly less of pseudocholinesterase compared to the adult population, leading to prolonged clearance of the ester-type local anesthetics (E) all of the above are correct descriptions

36. 下列何項診斷為最常見的遺傳性神經病變(hereditary neuropathy) ? (A) Fabry’s disease (B) Inherited erythromelalgia (C) Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) (D) Familial amyloid polyneuropahty (E) Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)

37. 下列有關 complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)的 interventional therapies 敘述何者正確? (A) Sympathetic block 目前被認為是 CRPS 第一線的標準介入性治療 (B) 由於 CRPS 皆有 sympthetically maintained pain (SMP), 因此 systemic infusion of sympatholytic agent (例如 phentolamine)具有很好的療效 (C) 目前實證醫學證據顯示針對下肢的 CRPS, spinal cord stimulation 比 dorsal root ganglion stimulation 的療效更佳 (D) 相較於 conservative treatment, spinal cord stimulation 於 CRPS 的療效目前已有 prospective randomized controlled trial 證實 (E) 以上皆正確

38. 針對免疫正常的病患, 下列何節段最常出現 herpes zoster? (A) Cranial (B) Cervical (C) Thoracic (D) Lumbar (E) Sacral

39. 下列何項藥物不屬於 central neuropathic pain 的 first line therapy ? (A) Tramadol (B) Amitriptyline (C) Gabapentin (D) Duloxetine (E) Pregabalin