Pharmacology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Lithium is used mainly to treat which condition?

  1. ABipolar disorder
  2. BAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  3. CGeneralised anxiety disorder
  4. DSchizophrenia with no mood symptoms
2.Easy

Mesalazine (mesalamine) is used mainly to treat:

  1. AGallstones
  2. BPeptic ulcer
  3. CUlcerative colitis
  4. DIrritable bowel syndrome with constipation
3.Easy

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

  1. ACranberry
  2. BPeppermint
  3. CValerian
  4. DGinger
4.Medium

A patient takes theophylline for COPD. Which advice is most important?

  1. ADrink plenty of grapefruit juice each morning to improve absorption
  2. BAvoid potassium-rich foods such as bananas
  3. CLimit coffee, tea and cola, because caffeine adds to the side effects
  4. DTake extra doses when short of breath
5.Medium

Which advice helps reduce the most common side effect of varenicline?

  1. ATake double doses in the first week
  2. BTake it after food with a full glass of water
  3. CTake it with alcohol to reduce nausea
  4. DTake it on an empty stomach at bedtime with a little milk
6.Medium

Which blood test is used to monitor warfarin therapy?

  1. ASerum albumin
  2. BINR (prothrombin time)
  3. CActivated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
  4. DPlatelet count
7.Hard

A patient receiving frequent salbutamol (albuterol) nebulisers develops a fine tremor and a heart rate of 120 per minute. What is the best explanation?

  1. AThe patient is allergic to salbutamol and needs adrenaline
  2. BSalbutamol blocks muscarinic receptors in the heart
  3. CSalbutamol causes high potassium, which speeds the heart and causes muscle twitching
  4. DAt high doses it also stimulates beta receptors in skeletal muscle and the heart
8.Hard

A malnourished patient with low serum albumin shows nystagmus and unsteady gait. Her total phenytoin level is within range. What is the most likely explanation?

  1. AThe total level is high, but the laboratory is wrong
  2. BLow albumin speeds up phenytoin metabolism
  3. CLow albumin makes phenytoin bind more tightly, so the drug is less active
  4. DMore phenytoin is unbound when albumin is low, so free levels rise

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Bipolar disorder
  2. 2. C · Ulcerative colitis
  3. 3. C · Valerian
  4. 4. C · Limit coffee, tea and cola, because caffeine adds to the side effects
  5. 5. B · Take it after food with a full glass of water
  6. 6. B · INR (prothrombin time)
  7. 7. D · At high doses it also stimulates beta receptors in skeletal muscle and the heart
  8. 8. D · More phenytoin is unbound when albumin is low, so free levels rise

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