Scheda di esercizi di Farmacologia con soluzioni

Which intramuscular site is generally preferred for adults because it is far from major nerves and vessels?

1. ADeltoid for large volumes
2. BForearm
3. CDorsogluteal
4. DVentrogluteal

Naltrexone helps in alcohol use disorder because it:

1. ABlocks opioid receptors, reducing reward and craving
2. BReplaces alcohol as a sedative
3. CSpeeds up the liver breakdown of alcohol
4. DCauses vomiting and flushing whenever alcohol is drunk

On the WHO analgesic ladder, which drugs form the first step?

1. AStrong opioids such as morphine given intravenously
2. BLocal anaesthetic nerve blocks for all patients
3. CWeak opioids such as codeine or tramadol, used on their own
4. DNon-opioids such as paracetamol and NSAIDs

During an infusion of a vesicant chemotherapy drug, the patient reports burning, and the site is swollen. What should the nurse do first?

1. ARemove the cannula at once and massage the area firmly
2. BIncrease the infusion rate to finish quickly
3. CStop the infusion, leave the cannula in and follow the protocol
4. DFlush the line with a large volume of saline

A patient with Addison's disease on hydrocortisone develops a fever with flu. What is the usual advice?

1. AIncrease the dose as instructed (sick-day rules) and seek help if vomiting
2. BMake no change, as illness does not affect cortisol needs
3. CStop the hydrocortisone until the fever settles, to let the body recover
4. DHalve the hydrocortisone to reduce side effects

Quale effetto avverso è tipico della metoclopramide, soprattutto nei giovani?

1. AStitichezza grave
2. BDisturbi extrapiramidali del movimento come la distonia acuta
3. CTosse secca
4. DGlicemia bassa

Carboprost is a prostaglandin used for postpartum haemorrhage. In which woman should it be avoided?

1. AA woman with asthma
2. BA woman who is breastfeeding
3. CA woman with iron deficiency anaemia
4. DA woman who had a vaginal birth

Lithium taken in the first trimester of pregnancy has been linked to which type of birth defect?

1. ALimb defects similar to thalidomide
2. BNeural tube defects such as spina bifida
3. CHeart malformations, such as Ebstein's anomaly
4. DCleft lip and palate only