Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Which adverse effect of ethambutol requires vision checks?

1. APermanent dilation of the pupils
2. BBleeding in the back of the eye
3. COptic neuritis, with blurred vision and colour blindness
4. DCataracts that form within a few days of starting

What is the most common side effect of first-generation antihistamines such as diphenhydramine?

1. ARaised blood pressure
2. BDiarrhoea
3. CDrowsiness
4. DInsomnia

What does "polypharmacy" mean?

1. AUsing a drug at a very high dose
2. BA pharmacy that stocks many different brands of the same drug
3. CThe use of many medicines at the same time, often five or more
4. DTaking one drug in several different forms

Perché la doxiciclina non va assunta contemporaneamente a latte o antiacidi?

1. AGli antiacidi la trasformano in un composto tossico
2. BL'associazione causa una grave stitichezza
3. CIl latte ne accelera la degradazione nel fegato inducendo gli enzimi
4. DIl calcio e altri ioni metallici la legano e ne riducono l'assorbimento

Which blood test is commonly used to monitor a continuous infusion of unfractionated heparin?

1. AActivated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
2. BHaemoglobin A1c
3. CSerum potassium
4. DINR (international normalised ratio, prothrombin time)

A man taking tamsulosin is planning cataract surgery. What should the nurse advise?

1. AThe drug has no link with eye surgery
2. BTake a double dose on the day of surgery
3. CStop the drug for one day and no further action is needed
4. DTell the eye surgeon, as it can cause floppy iris syndrome

A patient's record shows anaphylaxis to penicillin. Amoxicillin has been prescribed. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive the amoxicillin with an antihistamine to prevent a reaction
2. BWithhold it and contact the prescriber, as amoxicillin is a penicillin
3. CGive half the dose and observe for a reaction
4. DGive the amoxicillin, as it belongs to a different antibiotic group

In adult cardiac arrest with shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation, which antiarrhythmic is commonly given?

1. AAmiodarone
2. BDigoxin
3. CVerapamil
4. DAdenosine