LPN PHARMACOLOGY ALL TIP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔1.Barbiturate and benzodiazepine hypnotics both
A. increase NREM stage 2 sleep
B. increase REM sleep
C. increase NREM stage 4 sleep
D. cause REM rebound
E. all of these statements are true - ✔✔A. increase NREM stage 2 sleep
✔✔2.Disadvantages to the use of barbiturate hypnotics include
A. development of drug tolerance
B. risk of drug dependency
C. disruption of normal stages of sleep
D. suppression of REM sleep
E. all of these statements are true - ✔✔E. all of these statements are true
✔✔3. The correct statement concerning the use of hypnotic drugs is
A. zolpidem binds to the GABAB receptor
B. benzodiazepines increase chloride channel opening
C. barbiturates block the GABA receptor
D. ramelteon is a melatonin antagonist
E. flumazenil is a benzodiazepine receptor agonist - ✔✔B. benzodiazepines increase
chloride channel opening
✔✔4. Flurazepam
A. is classified as long-acting
B. forms active metabolites
C. may cause next-day residual effects
, D. increases chloride ion influx
E. all of these statements are true - ✔✔E. all of these statements are true
✔✔5. Eszopiclone
A. is classified as a benzodiazepine
B. has a half-life of 1-2 hours
C. increases total sleep time
D. is used as an antianxiety agent
E. is also used as an anticonvulsant - ✔✔C. increases total sleep time
✔✔6. Zolpidem
A. binds to the benzodiazepine-1 (BZD1) receptor
B. is useful as a muscle relaxant
C. has a slow onset of action
D. is useful as an anticonvulsant
E. is chemically classified as a benzodiazepine - ✔✔real answer is
Bound to the alpha subunit receptor
✔✔7. Alcohol has pharmacological effects on which body systems?
A. central nervous system
B. gastrointestinal system
C. renal system
D. vascular system
E. all of these - ✔✔E. all of these
✔✔1.The main pharmacologic effect of the SSRIs is
A. increase levels of norepinephrine
B. increase levels of serotonin
C. decrease levels of norepinephrine
D. decrease levels of serotonin
E. decrease levels of dopamine - ✔✔B. increase levels of serotonin
✔✔The pharmacologic effects of TCAs include
A. alpha-adrenergic blockade
B. antihistaminic
C. anticholinergic
D. sedation
E. all of the above - ✔✔E. all of the above
✔✔3. The serotonin syndrome is mainly associated with overdosage of
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔1.Barbiturate and benzodiazepine hypnotics both
A. increase NREM stage 2 sleep
B. increase REM sleep
C. increase NREM stage 4 sleep
D. cause REM rebound
E. all of these statements are true - ✔✔A. increase NREM stage 2 sleep
✔✔2.Disadvantages to the use of barbiturate hypnotics include
A. development of drug tolerance
B. risk of drug dependency
C. disruption of normal stages of sleep
D. suppression of REM sleep
E. all of these statements are true - ✔✔E. all of these statements are true
✔✔3. The correct statement concerning the use of hypnotic drugs is
A. zolpidem binds to the GABAB receptor
B. benzodiazepines increase chloride channel opening
C. barbiturates block the GABA receptor
D. ramelteon is a melatonin antagonist
E. flumazenil is a benzodiazepine receptor agonist - ✔✔B. benzodiazepines increase
chloride channel opening
✔✔4. Flurazepam
A. is classified as long-acting
B. forms active metabolites
C. may cause next-day residual effects
, D. increases chloride ion influx
E. all of these statements are true - ✔✔E. all of these statements are true
✔✔5. Eszopiclone
A. is classified as a benzodiazepine
B. has a half-life of 1-2 hours
C. increases total sleep time
D. is used as an antianxiety agent
E. is also used as an anticonvulsant - ✔✔C. increases total sleep time
✔✔6. Zolpidem
A. binds to the benzodiazepine-1 (BZD1) receptor
B. is useful as a muscle relaxant
C. has a slow onset of action
D. is useful as an anticonvulsant
E. is chemically classified as a benzodiazepine - ✔✔real answer is
Bound to the alpha subunit receptor
✔✔7. Alcohol has pharmacological effects on which body systems?
A. central nervous system
B. gastrointestinal system
C. renal system
D. vascular system
E. all of these - ✔✔E. all of these
✔✔1.The main pharmacologic effect of the SSRIs is
A. increase levels of norepinephrine
B. increase levels of serotonin
C. decrease levels of norepinephrine
D. decrease levels of serotonin
E. decrease levels of dopamine - ✔✔B. increase levels of serotonin
✔✔The pharmacologic effects of TCAs include
A. alpha-adrenergic blockade
B. antihistaminic
C. anticholinergic
D. sedation
E. all of the above - ✔✔E. all of the above
✔✔3. The serotonin syndrome is mainly associated with overdosage of
