Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Che cos'è un agonista?

1. AUn farmaco che accelera la propria escrezione
2. BUn farmaco che distrugge il recettore
3. CUn farmaco che si lega a un recettore e lo attiva
4. DUn farmaco che si lega a un recettore e lo blocca

In the United States, what is a "boxed warning" (black box warning) on a drug label?

1. AA sign that the drug must be stored in a dark box
2. BThe strongest FDA warning about a serious or life-threatening risk
3. CA note that the drug is available without prescription
4. DA label showing that the drug is a controlled substance with abuse potential

What does "bacteriostatic" mean?

1. AThe drug stops bacteria multiplying without killing them directly
2. BThe drug kills bacteria directly by breaking down their cell wall
3. CThe drug prevents the patient's immune response
4. DThe drug kills viruses as well as bacteria

I pazienti in terapia con i vecchi inibitori delle MAO vengono avvertiti riguardo ai cibi ricchi di tiramina. Che cosa può succedere?

1. AUn'improvvisa insufficienza renale
2. BUna grave ipoglicemia
3. CUn'eruzione cutanea allergica
4. DUna crisi ipertensiva

After several years of levodopa treatment, which problem is common?

1. AComplete and permanent loss of all Parkinson's symptoms
2. BSevere hypoglycaemia after each dose
3. CPermanent hearing loss
4. DDyskinesias and "on–off" fluctuations in response

A patient starting niacin (nicotinic acid) complains of flushing and warmth after doses. Which advice may reduce this?

1. ATake it on an empty stomach in a hot bath
2. BDouble the dose to build tolerance faster
3. CTake the niacin with a hot drink so that it dissolves and acts faster
4. DTake aspirin 30 minutes before the niacin, if the prescriber agrees

A woman has received a high-dose oxytocin infusion with large volumes of hypotonic fluid for many hours. She now has a headache, confusion and a low serum sodium. What is the most likely cause?

1. ANormal tiredness after a long labour
2. BAn allergic reaction to oxytocin causing brain swelling
3. CWater intoxication from the antidiuretic effect of oxytocin
4. DExcessive salt in the infusion fluid

A teenager took a large overdose of diphenhydramine. He is agitated, hot, flushed and confused, with dry skin, dilated pupils and a full bladder. What is this pattern?

1. ACholinergic toxidrome
2. BOpioid toxidrome
3. CSerotonin syndrome
4. DAnticholinergic toxidrome