Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Which vitamin reverses the effect of warfarin?

1. AVitamin B12
2. BVitamin K
3. CVitamin C
4. DVitamin E

Which of these is a live attenuated vaccine?

1. AInactivated influenza injection
2. BTetanus toxoid
3. CHepatitis B vaccine
4. DMMR (measles, mumps and rubella)

What does "bacteriostatic" mean?

1. AThe drug kills viruses as well as bacteria
2. BThe drug stops bacteria multiplying without killing them directly
3. CThe drug kills bacteria directly by breaking down their cell wall
4. DThe drug prevents the patient's immune response

Why is ketorolac given only for a short course?

1. AGI bleeding and kidney injury become more likely with longer use
2. BIt is a strong opioid that causes addiction
3. CIt quickly loses all its pain-relieving effect because of tolerance
4. DIt causes respiratory depression after a few days

Which patient should usually not use the combined oral contraceptive pill?

1. AA 30-year-old non-smoker with no medical problems
2. BA 25-year-old woman with heavy periods
3. CA 22-year-old non-smoker with acne
4. DA 38-year-old woman who smokes 20 cigarettes a day

Quanto tempo serve circa perché un farmaco dato a intervalli regolari raggiunga lo stato stazionario?

1. ADipende solo dall'entità della dose
2. B1 emivita
3. C4–5 emivite
4. D10 emivite

Before starting rituximab, patients are tested for hepatitis B. Why?

1. AHepatitis B infection makes rituximab completely ineffective
2. BRituximab can reactivate hepatitis B and cause liver failure
3. CRituximab is a vaccine against hepatitis B
4. DRituximab is made from the hepatitis B virus

An older patient on amlodipine develops ankle swelling and is prescribed furosemide. She then becomes dizzy and falls. What does this sequence illustrate?

1. AEnzyme induction
2. BA prescribing cascade
3. CA type B allergic reaction
4. DDrug tolerance