Фармакология: лист заданий с ответами

Which herbal product is commonly taken for sleep and can add to the effect of sedatives?

1. AGinger
2. BValerian
3. CPeppermint
4. DCranberry

Why is HIV treated with a combination of antiretroviral drugs?

1. ABecause one drug alone causes no side effects
2. BTo suppress the virus and prevent drug resistance
3. CTo make the treatment shorter, usually a few weeks
4. DBecause each single drug cures only part of the infection

Бензодиазепины, например диазепам, действуют, усиливая эффект какого нейромедиатора?

1. AГАМК
2. BГлутамата
3. CСеротонина
4. DНорадреналина

A patient given haloperidol develops a sudden painful twisting of the neck and the eyes roll upward. Which drug is usually given?

1. ANaloxone
2. BDantrolene by mouth to relax the twisted neck muscles
3. CAn anticholinergic such as benzatropine (benztropine)
4. DA second dose of haloperidol

Which teaching about antiepileptic drugs is most important?

1. ATake a double dose if you feel a seizure coming
2. BStop the drug when you have had no seizures for one whole week
3. CDo not stop the drug suddenly, as this can trigger severe seizures
4. DAlcohol has no effect on seizure control

How are most medication doses for children calculated?

1. ABy body weight in kilograms, or sometimes body surface area
2. BBy the child's age in years only
3. CBy giving half of the adult dose to all children under 12
4. DBy the child's height alone

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

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

An older patient on amlodipine develops ankle swelling and is prescribed furosemide. She then becomes dizzy and falls. What does this sequence illustrate?

1. AA prescribing cascade
2. BA type B allergic reaction
3. CDrug tolerance
4. DEnzyme induction