Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the five nonselective beta blockers? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Carvedilol
2. Labetalol
3. Propranolol
4. Nadolol
5. Timolol
What are the selective beta blockers?
HINT: "MANBABE" or "ABEAM" - CORRECT ANSWER - M - metoprolol
A - atenolol
N - nebivolol
B - bisoprolol
A - acebutolol
B - betaxolol
E - esmolol
What is the treatment for muscarinic poisoning? - CORRECT ANSWER - Atropine and
supportive therapy
What is the drug bethanechol used for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Urinary retention
In what classification of drugs does bethanechol fall under? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Parasympathomimetics
What is the drug cevimeline used for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sjrogen's Syndrome
, What are the drugs used to treat OAB?
*SEs HINT: "Can't pee, Can't see, Can't spit, Can't sh*t" - CORRECT ANSWER --
Oxybutynin
- Darifenacin
- Solifenacin
- Tolterodine
- Fesoterodine
- Trospium
What is one of the major side effects of some of the drugs that are used to control OAB? -
CORRECT ANSWER - QT prolongation
What is the reversible cholinesterase inhibitor drug neostigmine used to treat? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Management of myasthenia gravis by strengthening muscles
What is the reversible cholinesterase inhibitor drug physostigmine used to treat? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Muscarinic antagonist poisoning
How are we able to determine myasthenia crisis vs cholinergic crisis? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Administer a challenging dose of endrophonium;
- symptoms subside: MYASTHENIA
- symptoms intensify: CHOLINERGIC (tx w/ atropine)
What are the beta blockers used in the treatment of heart failure (HF)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - - Carvedilol
- Metoprolol succinate
- Bisoprolol
What are some indirect acting anti-adrenergic agents? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Clonidine