Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Which long-term side effect of phenytoin makes good oral hygiene especially important?

1. AOvergrowth of the gums (gingival hyperplasia)
2. BBlue-grey discoloration of the teeth and gums
3. CExcess saliva production
4. DLoss of taste

Quale via di somministrazione evita il metabolismo di primo passaggio epatico?

1. ASupposta inserita in alto nel retto
2. BSoluzione orale
3. CEndovenosa
4. DCompressa orale

Chlordiazepoxide is commonly used to manage:

1. AOpioid overdose
2. BBipolar mania
3. CAlcohol withdrawal
4. DMigraine prevention

How are most medication doses for children calculated?

1. ABy body weight in kilograms, or sometimes body surface area
2. BBy giving half of the adult dose to all children under 12
3. CBy the child's height alone
4. DBy the child's age in years only

Sumatriptan is contraindicated in which patient?

1. AA patient with iron deficiency anaemia
2. BA patient with coronary artery disease
3. CA patient with a recent ankle sprain
4. DA patient with mild asthma

A person who has never been vaccinated against tetanus has a deep, dirty wound. What is usually given?

1. ATetanus vaccine and tetanus immunoglobulin
2. BNo treatment unless symptoms appear
3. COral antibiotics only
4. DTetanus vaccine only, after the wound heals

A patient with severe liver cirrhosis needs a benzodiazepine for alcohol withdrawal. Why is lorazepam often chosen instead of diazepam?

1. ALorazepam is excreted unchanged in the urine without any metabolism
2. BLorazepam does not cause sedation in liver disease
3. CLorazepam is a stronger anticonvulsant than all other benzodiazepines
4. DLorazepam is cleared by simple conjugation and has no active metabolites

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

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