Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

How is pernicious anaemia usually treated?

1. AWith folic acid alone
2. BWith blood transfusions every month
3. CWith oral iron tablets for three months, then stopping
4. DWith vitamin B12 injections, usually for life

Quale proteina plasmatica lega la maggior parte dei farmaci acidi, come il warfarin?

1. AL'emoglobina
2. BL'albumina
3. CL'insulina
4. DIl fibrinogeno

Why is HIV treated with a combination of antiretroviral drugs?

1. ATo suppress the virus and prevent drug resistance
2. BBecause one drug alone causes no side effects
3. CBecause each single drug cures only part of the infection
4. DTo make the treatment shorter, usually a few weeks

Why is simvastatin traditionally taken in the evening?

1. AIt is inactivated by sunlight during the day
2. BIt must be taken with the largest meal of the day
3. CIt causes too much drowsiness to be taken in the morning
4. DIt is short-acting, and cholesterol synthesis peaks at night

Gli antipsicotici tipici come l'aloperidolo agiscono principalmente bloccando:

1. AL'acetilcolinesterasi
2. BI recettori dopaminergici D2
3. CI recettori GABA-A
4. DLa ricaptazione della serotonina

While giving medicines, a patient says, "That pill looks different from the one I usually take." What should the nurse do?

1. AReassure the patient and give the pill anyway
2. BGive the pill and check the chart afterwards
3. CExplain that only the staff decide which medicines are given
4. DStop and recheck the order and the medicine before giving it

A patient with latent tuberculosis feels well and is not infectious. Why is treatment such as isoniazid still offered?

1. ATo stop the patient spreading TB at the moment
2. BTo cure an active lung infection
3. CTo prevent progression to active TB later
4. DTo produce a negative skin test quickly

Five days after starting clindamycin, a patient has frequent watery diarrhoea, abdominal cramps and a fever. What should the nurse suspect and do?

1. AA normal side effect; give loperamide and continue as usual
2. BC. difficile infection; send stool, use contact precautions, avoid antidiarrhoeals
3. CFood poisoning; encourage a high-fibre diet and plenty of milk products
4. DAn allergy to clindamycin; give an antihistamine and continue the antibiotic