Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Before giving any medication, how should the nurse identify the patient?

1. AUse two identifiers, such as full name and date of birth
2. BCheck the room and bed number against the medication chart
3. CRead the name on the sign next to the door
4. DAsk "Are you Mr Jones?" and wait for a nod

What is a "superinfection" during antibiotic treatment?

1. AAn infection that spreads from one patient to another on the ward
2. BAn infection that is cured by a single antibiotic dose
3. CA new infection because normal body flora are disturbed
4. DA very severe form of the original infection

Disulfiram is used in alcohol use disorder because it:

1. AReplaces alcohol at its receptors in the brain
2. BCauses an unpleasant reaction if alcohol is drunk
3. CRemoves alcohol from the blood faster
4. DCures liver damage caused by alcohol

A patient with heart failure starts furosemide. Which self-monitoring instruction is most useful?

1. AWeigh daily at the same time on the same scales
2. BMeasure the temperature twice a day and record it in a diary
3. CCount the respiratory rate each evening
4. DCheck the blood glucose before every meal

Which approach is usually recommended to prevent constipation in a patient on regular opioids?

1. AAn antidiarrhoeal drug at night to slow the gut
2. BNo laxative until the patient has not opened the bowels for a week
3. CA stimulant laxative such as senna, often with a stool softener
4. DBulk-forming fibre alone, with fluid intake restricted

Come abbassa principalmente la glicemia la metformina?

1. ARiduce la produzione di glucosio da parte del fegato
2. BBlocca l'assorbimento del glucosio nel rene
3. CStimola il rilascio di insulina dal pancreas
4. DSostituisce l'insulina mancante

A patient on lisinopril for hypertension starts taking ibuprofen every day for knee pain. What is the main concern?

1. AFaster liver metabolism of lisinopril, so it stops working
2. BWeaker blood pressure control, kidney injury and high potassium
3. CA large fall in blood pressure, with fainting and falls on standing up
4. DA higher risk of a dry cough than with lisinopril alone

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. ASerotonin syndrome
2. BCholinergic toxidrome
3. COpioid toxidrome
4. DAnticholinergic toxidrome