Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Le statine come l'atorvastatina abbassano il colesterolo inibendo quale enzima?

1. ALa lipoproteina lipasi
2. BL'enzima di conversione dell'angiotensina
3. CL'HMG-CoA reduttasi
4. DLa cicloossigenasi

Why is magnesium sulfate given to a woman with severe pre-eclampsia?

1. ATo start labour contractions
2. BTo raise her blood pressure
3. CTo treat a urinary infection
4. DTo prevent eclamptic seizures

Mesalazine (mesalamine) is used mainly to treat:

1. APeptic ulcer
2. BIrritable bowel syndrome with constipation
3. CUlcerative colitis
4. DGallstones

A patient with difficulty swallowing is prescribed several tablets. Which one should not be crushed?

1. AA tablet that the pharmacist says may be crushed
2. BA plain paracetamol tablet
3. CA plain aspirin dispersible tablet
4. DA modified-release (extended-release) tablet

Perché i pazienti in terapia con clozapina necessitano di emocromi regolari?

1. ACausa spesso anemia sideropenica
2. BModifica il gruppo sanguigno
3. CPuò causare agranulocitosi
4. DAumenta pericolosamente la conta piastrinica

A child is starting methylphenidate for ADHD. Which advice is appropriate?

1. AExpect weight gain as the main side effect
2. BGive the drug only at weekends
3. CGive the last dose at bedtime to help the child sleep
4. DGive doses early in the day and monitor appetite and growth

Un farmaco ha un volume di distribuzione di 40 L e una biodisponibilità completa. Quale dose di carico dà una concentrazione plasmatica target di 2 mg/L?

1. A80 mg
2. B160 mg
3. C42 mg
4. D20 mg

A malnourished patient with low serum albumin shows nystagmus and unsteady gait. Her total phenytoin level is within range. What is the most likely explanation?

1. AMore phenytoin is unbound when albumin is low, so free levels rise
2. BLow albumin makes phenytoin bind more tightly, so the drug is less active
3. CLow albumin speeds up phenytoin metabolism
4. DThe total level is high, but the laboratory is wrong