Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Which antibiotic group shares the beta-lactam ring with penicillins?

1. ATetracyclines
2. BAminoglycosides
3. CCephalosporins
4. DMacrolides

What is a "high-alert medication"?

1. AA drug that is expensive and must be kept in a locked cupboard
2. BAny drug that is given by the intravenous or intramuscular route
3. CA drug that causes more serious harm when used in error
4. DA new drug during its first year on the market

Perché alcuni cicli di antibiotico vanno completati come prescritto?

1. APerché l'antibiotico migliori di sapore col tempo
2. BPer evitare che l'antibiotico danneggi il fegato
3. CPerché il corpo ha bisogno di diversi giorni per imparare a produrre da sé l'antibiotico
4. DPer ridurre il rischio che i batteri sopravvissuti causino ricadute o resistenza

What should the nurse teach a patient about taking levothyroxine?

1. ATake it only on days when feeling tired
2. BTake it with milk at dinner, as calcium protects the stomach lining
3. CTake it on an empty stomach, 30–60 minutes before breakfast
4. DTake it together with the iron tablet to save time

Why is IV promethazine given with great caution?

1. AIt can cause severe tissue injury if it leaks or enters an artery
2. BIt causes a severe rise in blood pressure when it is given intravenously
3. CIt is a strong opioid that causes addiction
4. DIt causes immediate kidney failure

Quali recettori bloccano principalmente i beta-bloccanti come il metoprololo?

1. ARecettori muscarinici del cuore
2. BRecettori alfa-1 dei vasi
3. CRecettori beta-3 del tessuto adiposo
4. DRecettori adrenergici beta-1 del cuore

A nurse gave a patient ten times the prescribed dose of hydromorphone. The patient is currently alert. What is the most appropriate sequence of actions?

1. AMonitor closely, have naloxone ready, inform the prescriber and report
2. BChange the chart so that it shows the correct dose, and continue to monitor
3. CGive another dose later to balance it out
4. DSay nothing because the patient is alert

A patient on long-term lithium passes large amounts of dilute urine and is always thirsty. What is the most likely explanation?

1. AThe patient is drinking too much and lithium is unrelated
2. BLithium blocks the kidney's response to ADH (nephrogenic diabetes insipidus)
3. CLithium increases ADH release from the pituitary
4. DLithium causes type 1 diabetes by destroying the pancreatic beta cells