Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

What does "polypharmacy" mean?

1. ATaking one drug in several different forms
2. BUsing a drug at a very high dose
3. CA pharmacy that stocks many different brands of the same drug
4. DThe use of many medicines at the same time, often five or more

Le statine come l'atorvastatina abbassano il colesterolo inibendo quale enzima?

1. ALa cicloossigenasi
2. BL'HMG-CoA reduttasi
3. CL'enzima di conversione dell'angiotensina
4. DLa lipoproteina lipasi

Which drug is the antidote for paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose?

1. ANaloxone
2. BVitamin K
3. CAcetylcysteine
4. DFlumazenil

A woman taking the combined pill should seek care urgently for which symptom?

1. ASlight nausea in the first few weeks
2. BA painful, swollen calf or sudden chest pain
3. CMild breast tenderness in the first month
4. DLight spotting between periods early on

How should the nurse straighten the ear canal to give ear drops to a 2-year-old child?

1. APull the pinna down and back
2. BPull the pinna up and back
3. CPush the pinna forward and up
4. DLeave the ear untouched and drop into the canal

Which antihypertensive class can raise blood glucose and uric acid levels, sometimes triggering gout?

1. AACE inhibitors
2. BThiazide diuretics
3. CAlpha-1 blockers
4. DAngiotensin II receptor blockers

Which finding most favours serotonin syndrome over neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

1. ASlow onset over days with lead-pipe rigidity
2. BA very high creatine kinase
3. CRapid onset with hyperreflexia and clonus
4. DRecent start of an antipsychotic drug

Why is vancomycin given by mouth, not intravenously, for Clostridioides difficile infection?

1. AIntravenous vancomycin causes C. difficile infection
2. BOral vancomycin is absorbed into the blood better than IV vancomycin
3. CThe oral form is cheaper but has the same effect as IV
4. DOral vancomycin is not absorbed, so it reaches high levels in the colon