Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

What does pharmacokinetics describe?

1. AHow the price of a drug is set
2. BWhat the body does to a drug: absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion
3. CHow drugs are manufactured and packaged
4. DWhat a drug does to the body: its effects, receptors and mechanisms of action

Quale organo elimina la maggior parte dei farmaci idrosolubili e dei loro metaboliti?

1. AIl fegato
2. BLa cute
3. CIl polmone
4. DIl rene

Which of these insulins is rapid-acting?

1. AInsulin detemir
2. BInsulin glargine
3. CNPH (isophane) insulin
4. DInsulin lispro

Gli antipsicotici tipici come l'aloperidolo agiscono principalmente bloccando:

1. AI recettori GABA-A
2. BLa ricaptazione della serotonina
3. CI recettori dopaminergici D2
4. DL'acetilcolinesterasi

A man taking tamsulosin is planning cataract surgery. What should the nurse advise?

1. AThe drug has no link with eye surgery
2. BTake a double dose on the day of surgery
3. CStop the drug for one day and no further action is needed
4. DTell the eye surgeon, as it can cause floppy iris syndrome

A 19-year-old starts an SSRI for depression. Which is most important for the nurse to monitor during the first weeks?

1. ABlood glucose before every meal and at bedtime
2. BNew or worsening suicidal thoughts or agitation
3. CHearing loss and tinnitus
4. DDaily bowel movements only

Which statement correctly contrasts donepezil and memantine in Alzheimer's disease?

1. ADonepezil inhibits cholinesterase; memantine blocks NMDA receptors
2. BBoth drugs are dopamine agonists that differ only in their half-lives
3. CBoth drugs remove amyloid plaques from the brain
4. DDonepezil blocks NMDA receptors; memantine inhibits acetylcholinesterase

A nurse gave a patient ten times the prescribed dose of hydromorphone. The patient is currently alert. What is the most appropriate sequence of actions?

1. AMonitor closely, have naloxone ready, inform the prescriber and report
2. BChange the chart so that it shows the correct dose, and continue to monitor
3. CGive another dose later to balance it out
4. DSay nothing because the patient is alert