Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Filgrastim, a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), is given to:

1. ALower the white cell count in leukaemia
2. BIncrease the production of neutrophils
3. CStop bleeding from wounds
4. DIncrease the production of platelets

Le penicilline uccidono i batteri interferendo con:

1. ALa replicazione del DNA
2. BLa sintesi proteica a livello del ribosoma
3. CLa sintesi dell'acido folico
4. DLa sintesi della parete cellulare

Perché ad alcune persone con malattie cardiache si somministra aspirina a basso dosaggio?

1. APer abbassare i livelli di colesterolo nel sangue e stabilizzare le placche
2. BPer rallentare la frequenza cardiaca
3. CPer alleviare immediatamente il dolore toracico
4. DPer ridurre l'aggregazione piastrinica e prevenire i coaguli

Which drug is used for torsades de pointes?

1. AIntravenous adenosine (rapid push)
2. BOral digoxin
3. CIntravenous verapamil
4. DIntravenous magnesium sulfate

What should the nurse teach a patient about taking levothyroxine?

1. ATake it only on days when feeling tired
2. BTake it on an empty stomach, 30–60 minutes before breakfast
3. CTake it together with the iron tablet to save time
4. DTake it with milk at dinner, as calcium protects the stomach lining

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

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

A patient with Parkinson's disease has nausea. Why should metoclopramide be avoided?

1. AIt blocks dopamine receptors in the brain and can worsen the parkinsonism
2. BIt inhibits the absorption of all oral drugs
3. CIt causes severe diarrhoea in Parkinson's disease
4. DIt increases dopamine levels in the brain too much and causes psychosis

Una dose endovenosa di 500 mg dà una concentrazione plasmatica iniziale di 10 mg/L. Qual è il volume di distribuzione?

1. A5 L
2. B500 L
3. C50 L
4. D5000 L