Farmakologia: karta pracy z odpowiedziami

Sumatriptan is used mainly to:

1. ATreat an acute migraine attack
2. BRelieve nerve pain from diabetes
3. CPrevent epileptic seizures
4. DTreat high blood pressure

Oseltamivir is used to treat or prevent which infection?

1. AHIV
2. BTuberculosis
3. CInfluenza
4. DHerpes simplex

Loperamid stosuje się w leczeniu:

1. AZaparcia
2. BBiegunki
3. CZgagi
4. DNudności

Which side effects are most common when starting gabapentin?

1. AInsomnia and agitation
2. BCough and runny nose
3. CDrowsiness and dizziness
4. DHair loss and weight loss

A prescriber gives a verbal medication order in an emergency. What should the nurse do?

1. AAsk another nurse to remember the order
2. BGive the drug without recording the order
3. CRemember it and write it in the chart at the end of the shift
4. DWrite it down and read it back to the prescriber to confirm

Why should loperamide usually be avoided in bloody diarrhoea with fever?

1. ALoperamide makes the bleeding worse by blocking platelets
2. BLoperamide causes severe hypertension when there is an infection
3. CSlowing the gut may keep bacteria and toxins in the bowel longer
4. DLoperamide is an antibiotic that causes resistance

A patient on valproate becomes lethargic, starts vomiting and develops jaundice. Which adverse effect should be suspected first?

1. ALiver toxicity
2. BHypothyroidism
3. CKidney stones
4. DNormal start-up side effects

A patient with Parkinson's disease has nausea. Why should metoclopramide be avoided?

1. AIt blocks dopamine receptors in the brain and can worsen the parkinsonism
2. BIt inhibits the absorption of all oral drugs
3. CIt increases dopamine levels in the brain too much and causes psychosis
4. DIt causes severe diarrhoea in Parkinson's disease