NURS 6630 Week 11 Final Exam 2021/ Questions & Answers

Question 1 L. J. is a 55-year-old male who attended a funeral and found himself laughing during the service, but later that evening he was irritated with himself for what he had done. His wife said this was abnormal behavior and took him to his doctor to be evaluated. After L. J.’s MRI was reviewed, he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Which medication is recommended to help L. J. with his emotional outbursts? A . Memantine B . Escitalopram C . Donepezil D . Risperidone Response Feedback: under Treatment subtitle: “The behavioral features are sometimes helped by SSRIs, and these are the best-studied treatments for these disorders.” Question 2 When can buprenorphine be initiated in a patient who is suffering from an opioid overdose? A . As soon as the patient is stabilized B . It should be administered as soon as you find the patient unconscious C . Right after naloxone is administered to prevent the patient from going back into opioid overdose D . When the patient is experiencing mild-to-moderate symptoms of withdrawal Response Feedback: “To avoid this problem, the initial buprenorphine dose should not be administered until the patient demonstrates mild-to-moderate symptoms of withdrawal.” Question 3 Of the following neurotransmitters, which one(s) are known to be severely disrupted in the disease Dementia with Lewy Bodies? I. Acetylcholine II. Glutamate III. Dopamine IV. GABA V. Norepinephrine A . II only B . III only C . I and II D . I and III Response Feedback: under pathophysiology subtitle: “It is clear that both the cholinergic and dopaminergic neurotransmitter systems are severely disrupted.” Question 4 Choose the correct statement regarding medications used for alcoholism A . Disulfiram: NMDA receptor antagonist & GABAA agonist B . Naltrexone: µ-opioid receptor antagonist that reduces the reinforcement/euphoria produced by alcohol C . Acamprosate: enhances the effect of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gammaaminobutyric acid on the GABA receptors by binding to a site that is distinct from the GABA binding site in the central nervous system. D . Lorazepam: inhibits alcohol dehydrogenase, leading to a buildup of acetaldehyde Response Feedback: Table 15-3 has the three