Pharmacology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Permethrin is used to treat:

  1. AScabies and head lice
  2. BFungal nail infections
  3. CPsoriasis
  4. DAcne
2.Easy

Which drug can be used in beta blocker overdose because it raises heart rate through a non-adrenergic pathway?

  1. AFlumazenil
  2. BNaloxone
  3. CInsulin
  4. DGlucagon
3.Easy

How does rasagiline help in Parkinson's disease?

  1. AIt blocks dopamine receptors in the brain
  2. BIt blocks acetylcholine receptors in the gut
  3. CIt is converted directly into dopamine inside brain neurones
  4. DIt inhibits MAO-B, so brain dopamine is broken down more slowly
4.Medium

A patient is starting doxazosin, an alpha-1 blocker. What should the nurse advise about the first dose?

  1. ATake it at bedtime, because it can cause dizziness and fainting
  2. BExpect a short rise in blood pressure after the dose
  3. CTake it only if the urine is darker than usual
  4. DTake it in the morning with a cup of strong coffee to stay alert
5.Medium

Which patient should usually not use the combined oral contraceptive pill?

  1. AA 30-year-old non-smoker with no medical problems
  2. BA 25-year-old woman with heavy periods
  3. CA 22-year-old non-smoker with acne
  4. DA 38-year-old woman who smokes 20 cigarettes a day
6.Medium

Apixaban and rivaroxaban are anticoagulants that directly inhibit:

  1. AFactor Xa
  2. BThrombin
  3. CVitamin K epoxide reductase
  4. DThe platelet P2Y12 receptor
7.Hard

A patient with severe chronic hyponatraemia receives hypertonic saline. Why is the rate of correction strictly limited?

  1. ARaising sodium too fast can cause osmotic demyelination in the brain
  2. BFast correction causes immediate kidney failure
  3. CHypertonic saline is toxic to the liver at high rates
  4. DRaising sodium too fast causes severe hypokalaemia and cardiac arrest
8.Hard

A drug is ordered at 5 micrograms/kg/min for an 80 kg patient. The infusion contains 1,600 micrograms per mL. What rate in mL/h is needed?

  1. A25 mL/h
  2. B150 mL/h
  3. C15 mL/h
  4. D4 mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Scabies and head lice
  2. 2. D · Glucagon
  3. 3. D · It inhibits MAO-B, so brain dopamine is broken down more slowly
  4. 4. A · Take it at bedtime, because it can cause dizziness and fainting
  5. 5. D · A 38-year-old woman who smokes 20 cigarettes a day
  6. 6. A · Factor Xa
  7. 7. A · Raising sodium too fast can cause osmotic demyelination in the brain
  8. 8. C · 15 mL/h

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