Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Psyllium (ispaghula husk) is which type of laxative?

1. AStool softener
2. BOsmotic
3. CBulk-forming
4. DStimulant

Oxytocin is used in obstetrics mainly to:

1. AStop preterm labour by relaxing the uterine muscle
2. BLower blood pressure in pre-eclampsia
3. CMature the fetal lungs before birth
4. DInduce or strengthen contractions and prevent postpartum bleeding

Che cos'è un agonista?

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

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

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

L'associazione di un SSRI con quale farmaco aumenta di più il rischio di sindrome serotoninergica?

1. AL'amoxicillina
2. BIl paracetamolo
3. CL'omeprazolo
4. DUn inibitore delle monoamino ossidasi

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 modified-release (extended-release) tablet
3. CA plain aspirin dispersible tablet
4. DA plain paracetamol tablet

Quale coppia di effetti avversi è caratteristica del trattamento a lungo termine con amiodarone?

1. ADisfunzione tiroidea e fibrosi polmonare
2. BOtotossicità e nefrotossicità
3. CIperplasia gengivale e irsutismo
4. DTosse secca e angioedema

A man taking spironolactone for heart failure develops painful breast enlargement. Which change may be considered?

1. ASwitching to potassium chloride tablets
2. BSwitching to eplerenone, which has fewer anti-androgen effects
3. CDoubling the spironolactone dose to overcome the side effect
4. DAdding testosterone injections