Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Which harmless effect of rifampicin should patients be warned about?

1. ABlue colouring of the fingernails and lips
2. BOrange-red colouring of urine, sweat and tears
3. CGreen colouring of the stools
4. DWhite spots on the teeth

Quale organo elimina la maggior parte dei farmaci idrosolubili e dei loro metaboliti?

1. ALa cute
2. BIl rene
3. CIl polmone
4. DIl fegato

Oxytocin is used in obstetrics mainly to:

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

I pazienti in terapia con i vecchi inibitori delle MAO vengono avvertiti riguardo ai cibi ricchi di tiramina. Che cosa può succedere?

1. AUn'eruzione cutanea allergica
2. BUna grave ipoglicemia
3. CUna crisi ipertensiva
4. DUn'improvvisa insufficienza renale

La vancomicina endovenosa si usa comunemente per trattare infezioni causate da:

1. AMRSA
2. BEscherichia coli
3. CCandida albicans
4. DPseudomonas aeruginosa

A patient with suspected sepsis has blood cultures ordered and a first antibiotic dose due. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive the antibiotic first, then take blood cultures the next day
2. BWait for the culture results before giving any antibiotic
3. CTake the blood cultures first, then give the antibiotic at once
4. DGive the antibiotic only if the temperature is above 40 °C (104 °F)

Why is vancomycin given by mouth, not intravenously, for Clostridioides difficile infection?

1. AOral vancomycin is not absorbed, so it reaches high levels in the colon
2. BThe oral form is cheaper but has the same effect as IV
3. COral vancomycin is absorbed into the blood better than IV vancomycin
4. DIntravenous vancomycin causes C. difficile infection

A patient with severe liver cirrhosis takes oral propranolol, a drug with a high first-pass metabolism. What effect is expected?

1. AThe drug is excreted faster by the kidney, so it works for a shorter time
2. BMore drug reaches the circulation, so a lower dose may be needed
3. CLess drug is absorbed from the gut, so a higher dose is needed
4. DThe first-pass effect increases, so the drug becomes inactive