NUR 635 - Midterm Exam Solution Manual Fully Solved Latest Update 2025
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease - Answers
Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as sleep driving? -
Answers Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" - Answers
Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - Answers Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - Answers Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity, therefore levels should be
monitored frequently - Answers Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults -
Answers SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - Answers Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia - Answers Antipsychotics
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more sensitive to CNS drugs - Answers
Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a drug - Answers First trimester
Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events - Answers Beta-
blockers
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often used in treatment of
Alzheimer's Disease - Answers Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and worm-like movements of the
tongue - Answers Tardive Dyskinesia
Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated - Answers Beta 2 Receptors
This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10% of the drug is converted to
morphine - Answers Codeine
Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. - Answers Hepatotoxic drugs
An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal muscle - Answers Myasthenia
Gravis
, An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory depression - Answers Naloxone
(Narcan)
How the drug affects the body - Answers Pharmacodynamics
Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often affected by route of administration
- Answers Bioavailability
Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia, hypertension, diaphoresis, and
is caused by having too much of this "happy" substance - Answers Serotonin
Dopamine agonist often used in treatment of Parkinson's Disease that is least likely to cause sleep
attacks - Answers Pramipexole
Clonidine is often prescribed to children to treat this disorder - Answers ADHD
Drug most effective in alcohol withdrawal - Answers Lorazepam (ativan)
Drug used for anaphylactic reaction or cardiac arrest - Answers Epinephrine
1st line drugs for migraine prevention - Answers Beta Blockers
Parasympatholytic used for unstable bradycardia - Answers Atropine
Drug class used to treat ADHD - Answers Stimulants
Drugs that have no medical use and high potential for abuse - Answers Schedule I controlled substances
This drug is an antispasmodic muscle relaxant that must be tapered off due to risk of seizure or
hallucinations if stopped abruptly - Answers Baclofen
3Muscle relaxant that is also a schedule IV controlled substance - Answers Carisoprodal (Soma)
1st line abortive drug class for mild to moderate headaches - Answers NSAIDs
1st line abortive drug for moderate to severe migraine headaches - Answers Sumatriptan (Imitrex)
Used in the treatment of non-hypovolemic hypotension - Answers Norepinephrine or phenyleprine
Drug used for acute management of seizures - Answers Lorazepam
Used for treatment of beta-blocker overdose - Answers Glucagon
Used in treatment of opioid use disorder. May cause QT prolongation. - Answers Methadone
This opioid analgesic is used for treatment of post-op shivering or rigors - Answers Meperidine
Antiseizure medication that carries Black Box warnings for severe skin reactions such as SJS - Answers
Carbamazepine
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease - Answers
Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as sleep driving? -
Answers Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" - Answers
Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - Answers Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - Answers Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity, therefore levels should be
monitored frequently - Answers Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults -
Answers SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - Answers Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia - Answers Antipsychotics
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more sensitive to CNS drugs - Answers
Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a drug - Answers First trimester
Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events - Answers Beta-
blockers
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often used in treatment of
Alzheimer's Disease - Answers Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and worm-like movements of the
tongue - Answers Tardive Dyskinesia
Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated - Answers Beta 2 Receptors
This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10% of the drug is converted to
morphine - Answers Codeine
Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. - Answers Hepatotoxic drugs
An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal muscle - Answers Myasthenia
Gravis
, An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory depression - Answers Naloxone
(Narcan)
How the drug affects the body - Answers Pharmacodynamics
Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often affected by route of administration
- Answers Bioavailability
Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia, hypertension, diaphoresis, and
is caused by having too much of this "happy" substance - Answers Serotonin
Dopamine agonist often used in treatment of Parkinson's Disease that is least likely to cause sleep
attacks - Answers Pramipexole
Clonidine is often prescribed to children to treat this disorder - Answers ADHD
Drug most effective in alcohol withdrawal - Answers Lorazepam (ativan)
Drug used for anaphylactic reaction or cardiac arrest - Answers Epinephrine
1st line drugs for migraine prevention - Answers Beta Blockers
Parasympatholytic used for unstable bradycardia - Answers Atropine
Drug class used to treat ADHD - Answers Stimulants
Drugs that have no medical use and high potential for abuse - Answers Schedule I controlled substances
This drug is an antispasmodic muscle relaxant that must be tapered off due to risk of seizure or
hallucinations if stopped abruptly - Answers Baclofen
3Muscle relaxant that is also a schedule IV controlled substance - Answers Carisoprodal (Soma)
1st line abortive drug class for mild to moderate headaches - Answers NSAIDs
1st line abortive drug for moderate to severe migraine headaches - Answers Sumatriptan (Imitrex)
Used in the treatment of non-hypovolemic hypotension - Answers Norepinephrine or phenyleprine
Drug used for acute management of seizures - Answers Lorazepam
Used for treatment of beta-blocker overdose - Answers Glucagon
Used in treatment of opioid use disorder. May cause QT prolongation. - Answers Methadone
This opioid analgesic is used for treatment of post-op shivering or rigors - Answers Meperidine
Antiseizure medication that carries Black Box warnings for severe skin reactions such as SJS - Answers
Carbamazepine
