Lembar kerja Farmakologi dengan jawaban

Which harmless effect of rifampicin should patients be warned about?

1. AWhite spots on the teeth
2. BGreen colouring of the stools
3. COrange-red colouring of urine, sweat and tears
4. DBlue colouring of the fingernails and lips

Which drug reverses the sedation of a benzodiazepine overdose?

1. AAtropine
2. BFlumazenil
3. CProtamine sulfate
4. DNaloxone

Finasteride is used in benign prostatic hyperplasia because it:

1. AKills bacteria in the prostate
2. BIncreases testosterone production
3. CInhibits 5-alpha reductase and slowly shrinks the prostate
4. DRelaxes smooth muscle in the prostate within hours of the first dose

How should a patient store sublingual glyceryl trinitrate (nitroglycerin) tablets?

1. AIn the original dark glass bottle, away from heat, light and moisture
2. BIn a plastic weekly pill box with other tablets
3. CLoose in a shirt pocket close to the body for quick access
4. DIn the fridge in a damp, open container to keep them fresh and cool

Vankomisin intravena umumnya digunakan untuk mengobati infeksi yang disebabkan oleh:

1. AMRSA
2. BCandida albicans
3. CEscherichia coli
4. DPseudomonas aeruginosa

Sumatriptan is contraindicated in which patient?

1. AA patient with a recent ankle sprain
2. BA patient with iron deficiency anaemia
3. CA patient with mild asthma
4. DA patient with coronary artery disease

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. ANormal newborn behaviour
2. BVitamin K deficiency bleeding
3. CNeonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome
4. DNeonatal hypoglycaemia from maternal diabetes

A patient with severe chronic hyponatraemia receives hypertonic saline. Why is the rate of correction strictly limited?

1. AFast correction causes immediate kidney failure
2. BRaising sodium too fast can cause osmotic demyelination in the brain
3. CRaising sodium too fast causes severe hypokalaemia and cardiac arrest
4. DHypertonic saline is toxic to the liver at high rates