Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Famotidine belongs to which drug class?

1. AAntacids
2. BProton pump inhibitors
3. CH2 receptor antagonists
4. DProstaglandin analogues

Che cos'è il nome generico di un medicinale?

1. AIl nome della farmacia che lo ha preparato
2. BIl nome scelto dall'azienda per la commercializzazione
3. CIl nome non proprietario del principio attivo
4. DLa formula chimica stampata sulla confezione

Mesalazine (mesalamine) is used mainly to treat:

1. AUlcerative colitis
2. BIrritable bowel syndrome with constipation
3. CPeptic ulcer
4. DGallstones

Why is testing for HLA-B*15:02 recommended before carbamazepine in people of some Asian ancestries?

1. AThis gene variant speeds up the kidney excretion of carbamazepine
2. BThis gene variant causes carbamazepine to raise blood glucose
3. CThis gene variant makes carbamazepine ineffective
4. DIt greatly raises the risk of Stevens–Johnson syndrome

A woman taking tamoxifen should report which symptom promptly?

1. AUnusual vaginal bleeding or a painful swollen leg
2. BMild hot flushes, especially at night, in the first months
3. CSlightly dry skin
4. DMild tiredness in the afternoon

A patient is due the first dose of IV cefuroxime. Which question is most important before giving it?

1. A"Have you eaten anything in the last two hours?"
2. B"Do you prefer the drip in your left arm or in your right arm?"
3. C"Have you taken paracetamol today?"
4. D"Have you ever had a reaction to penicillin or another antibiotic?"

Perché ai pazienti in terapia con nitrati a lunga durata d'azione si consiglia un periodo libero da nitrati di diverse ore ogni giorno?

1. APer ridurre il rischio di sanguinamento
2. BPer evitare l'accumulo di nitrati nel tessuto adiposo
3. CPer permettere al fegato di riprendersi dalla tossicità
4. DPer prevenire la tolleranza al nitrato

A patient taking long-term morphine for cancer pain becomes very sedated with slow breathing. Why is naloxone given in small, diluted doses?

1. ATo restore breathing without causing severe withdrawal and pain
2. BTo make the effect of naloxone last longer than morphine
3. CBecause naloxone is toxic to the liver in large doses
4. DBecause naloxone is much more potent and toxic in patients with cancer