Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Which effect is common and harmless with oral iron tablets?

1. ABlue tint to the lips
2. BYellow discoloration of the eyes
3. CRed-coloured urine
4. DDark or black stools

After chemotherapy, what is the "nadir"?

1. AThe point when blood cell counts are at their lowest
2. BThe day the drug is given
3. CThe point when the tumour is at its smallest after treatment
4. DThe time when nausea is worst

Which drug is first-line for symptomatic bradycardia in adults?

1. AAdenosine
2. BAtropine
3. CDigoxin
4. DMetoprolol

Which statement about allopurinol is correct?

1. AIt is taken only during an acute attack and stopped as soon as the pain settles
2. BIt lowers uric acid over time and does not relieve the pain of an acute attack
3. CIt works within an hour to relieve joint pain
4. DIt increases uric acid production to flush out crystals

Which rule applies when giving phenytoin intravenously?

1. AGive it in the same line as other drugs without flushing
2. BMix it with glucose 5% to prevent low blood sugar
3. CGive it as a rapid push to stop seizures faster
4. DMix or flush it only with normal saline and give it slowly

A patient takes cholestyramine. How should other oral medicines be timed?

1. ATake them 1 hour before or several hours after cholestyramine
2. BMix them into the cholestyramine drink so they are taken together
3. CTiming does not matter, as cholestyramine is not absorbed
4. DTake them all at the same time as cholestyramine

A man taking spironolactone for heart failure develops painful breast enlargement. Which change may be considered?

1. ADoubling the spironolactone dose to overcome the side effect
2. BAdding testosterone injections
3. CSwitching to potassium chloride tablets
4. DSwitching to eplerenone, which has fewer anti-androgen effects

Il probenecid è stato usato per aumentare i livelli plasmatici di penicillina. Come lo fa?

1. AAumenta l'assorbimento intestinale della penicillina nell'intestino tenue
2. BSposta la penicillina dalle proteine plasmatiche
3. CInibisce il metabolismo epatico della penicillina
4. DBlocca la secrezione tubulare della penicillina nel rene