Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Lithium is used mainly to treat which condition?

1. AGeneralised anxiety disorder
2. BAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder
3. CSchizophrenia with no mood symptoms
4. DBipolar disorder

Quale effetto collaterale della morfina non si attenua quasi mai con l'uso continuato?

1. ALa sonnolenza
2. BIl prurito
3. CLa nausea
4. DLa stitichezza

Why is vitamin K given to newborn babies?

1. ATo prevent neonatal jaundice in the first week
2. BTo prevent vitamin K deficiency bleeding
3. CTo improve weight gain
4. DTo protect against hepatitis B

How should the nurse straighten the ear canal to give ear drops to a 2-year-old child?

1. APull the pinna down and back
2. BPull the pinna up and back
3. CPush the pinna forward and up
4. DLeave the ear untouched and drop into the canal

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

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

A man takes finasteride. What should be explained about handling the tablets?

1. APregnant women should not handle crushed or broken tablets
2. BThe tablets must be crushed before swallowing
3. CAnyone can handle the tablets, as they contain no active drug
4. DThe tablets must be stored in the fridge

A patient taking carbimazole or methimazole (thiamazole) for Graves' disease reports a sore throat and fever. What should the nurse suspect and do?

1. AAgranulocytosis; stop the drug and check the white cell count urgently
2. BThyroid storm; double the next dose of the drug
3. CHypothyroidism; add levothyroxine at once
4. DA common cold; advise rest and fluids and continue the drug as usual

Nel sovradosaggio di aspirina le urine possono essere alcalinizzate con bicarbonato di sodio. Perché ciò aumenta l'escrezione di salicilati?

1. ALe urine alcaline aumentano la filtrazione glomerulare
2. BIl bicarbonato lega il salicilato e lo rende inattivo
3. CUna quota maggiore di salicilato è ionizzata nel tubulo, quindi ne viene riassorbita meno
4. DIl bicarbonato accelera il metabolismo epatico del salicilato in forme inattive