Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Buspirone is used mainly to treat:

1. AAcute alcohol withdrawal
2. BSevere pain
3. CGeneralised anxiety disorder
4. DPanic attacks needing immediate relief

A patient taking furosemide is advised to eat potassium-rich foods. Which food is a good choice?

1. AWhite rice
2. BBananas
3. CEgg whites
4. DButter

Why is methadone used to treat opioid use disorder?

1. AIt is a pure opioid antagonist that blocks all opioid effects
2. BIt causes vomiting if other opioids are used
3. CIt cures the liver damage caused by opioids
4. DIt is a long-acting opioid that prevents withdrawal and craving

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

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

Quale effetto collaterale comune è tipico degli ACE-inibitori?

1. ATosse secca
2. BEdema delle caviglie da vasodilatazione
3. CBradicardia
4. DIpoglicemia

Which group of signs suggests opioid withdrawal?

1. ADry mouth, urinary retention, blurred vision and confusion
2. BConstipation, itching and a slow heart rate
3. CPinpoint pupils, slow breathing and drowsiness
4. DYawning, runny nose, sweating, dilated pupils and diarrhoea

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

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

A heparin infusion contains 25,000 units in 500 mL. The order is 1,000 units per hour. What rate should be set on the pump?

1. A20 mL/h
2. B50 mL/h
3. C10 mL/h
4. D25 mL/h