ورقة عمل علم الأدوية مع الإجابات

تعمل البنزوديازيبينات مثل الديازيبام بتعزيز تأثير أي ناقل عصبي؟

1. Aالسيروتونين
2. Bالنورأدرينالين
3. Cالغلوتامات
4. DGABA

What is a "broad-spectrum" antibiotic?

1. AOne that acts against many Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
2. BOne that also treats viral and fungal infections
3. COne that is given only intravenously in hospital
4. DOne that is taken for a long time at low dose to prevent any infection

لماذا يُعطى الإنسولين بالحقن بدلًا من الأقراص؟

1. Aلأن الأقراص ستطلقه ببطء شديد
2. Bلأنه لا يعمل إلا إذا وصل إلى العضلات الهيكلية مباشرة
3. Cلأنه شديد السمية لبطانة المعدة
4. Dلأنه بروتين سيُهضم في الأمعاء

A patient is starting olanzapine. Which monitoring is most important over the following months?

1. APeak expiratory flow
2. BINR and platelet count
3. CHearing tests and vision tests every month
4. DWeight, blood glucose and blood lipids

Which advice helps reduce the most common side effect of varenicline?

1. ATake double doses in the first week
2. BTake it on an empty stomach at bedtime with a little milk
3. CTake it with alcohol to reduce nausea
4. DTake it after food with a full glass of water

When does oseltamivir give the most benefit in influenza?

1. AOnly after a bacterial pneumonia has developed
2. BWhen started within 48 hours of the first symptoms
3. CAt any time, as the timing makes no difference
4. DOnly after symptoms have lasted at least one week

A patient with severe liver cirrhosis takes oral propranolol, a drug with a high first-pass metabolism. What effect is expected?

1. AMore drug reaches the circulation, so a lower dose may be needed
2. BThe drug is excreted faster by the kidney, so it works for a shorter time
3. CThe first-pass effect increases, so the drug becomes inactive
4. DLess drug is absorbed from the gut, so a higher dose is needed

A baby born to a mother on methadone becomes irritable on day 2, with a high-pitched cry, tremors, sneezing and poor feeding. What is the most likely cause?

1. ANeonatal hypoglycaemia from maternal diabetes
2. BNeonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome
3. CVitamin K deficiency bleeding
4. DNormal newborn behaviour