NUR210t /t NURt 210t Examt 2:t Principlest
oft Pharmacologyt Guidet (Latestt 2025/t
2026t Update)t |t Qst &t As|t Gradet A|t
100%t Correctt (Verifiedt Answers)-t Galen
QUESTION
adrst thatt needt tot bet reportedt tot pcpt witht atropinet use
Answer:
Tachycardia,t hypertensiont (remember-t ift thet patientt sayst theyt feelt liket theirheartt ist
racingt gett at sett oft vitalst firstt beforet callingt thet mdt ort reassuringthemt thatt thet increaset
int hrt ort bpt ist normal-t maket suret it'st nott tachycardiaort htn)
QUESTION
whyt ist itt importantt fort thet rnt tot monitort bowelt soundst witht atropine/anticholinergict
use?
Answer:
Theyt cant causet constipationt &t cant causet paralytict ileus
QUESTION
parkinson's
Answer:
Decreaset int dopaminet andt increaset int ach
QUESTION
,dopamine
Answer:
Producedt fromt levodopat andt releasedt ast needed
QUESTION
anticholinergict drugs
Answer:
Workt byt decreasingt thet effectst oft acht int thet brain
QUESTION
anticholinergics
Answer:
Contraindicatedt int glaucoma
QUESTION
expectedt outcomet oft takingt benztropinet fort parkinson's
Answer:
Reducedt rigidityt andt tremors
QUESTION
levodopa
Answer:
99%t getst peripherallyt convertedt tot dopamine
,QUESTION
carbidopa
Answer:
Addedt tot stopt peripheralt conversiont oft levodopa
QUESTION
combiningt levodopat witht carbidopa
Answer:
Moret dopaminet reachest thet brain,t smallert dosest needed
QUESTION
disadvantaget oft levodopa
Answer:
Wouldt requiret hight dosingt andt causest sest liket n/v,t orthostatict hypotension,t
dysrhythmias,t andt psychoses.
QUESTION
carbidopa-levodopa
Answer:
Contraindicatedt int patientst witht glaucoma
QUESTION
, takingt carbidopa-levodopat witht high-proteint snack
Answer:
Decreasest levodopat absorption
QUESTION
harmlesst discolorationt oft urinet andt secretions
Answer:
Sidet effectt oft carbidopa-levodopa
QUESTION
Whatt aret thet threet anticholinergict drugst wet needt tot know?
Answer:
-atropine
-tolterodine
-benztropine
QUESTION
maint usest fort atropine
Answer:
Tot treatt bradycardia,t reducet pre-opt secretions
QUESTION
maint usest fort tolterodine
Answer:
oft Pharmacologyt Guidet (Latestt 2025/t
2026t Update)t |t Qst &t As|t Gradet A|t
100%t Correctt (Verifiedt Answers)-t Galen
QUESTION
adrst thatt needt tot bet reportedt tot pcpt witht atropinet use
Answer:
Tachycardia,t hypertensiont (remember-t ift thet patientt sayst theyt feelt liket theirheartt ist
racingt gett at sett oft vitalst firstt beforet callingt thet mdt ort reassuringthemt thatt thet increaset
int hrt ort bpt ist normal-t maket suret it'st nott tachycardiaort htn)
QUESTION
whyt ist itt importantt fort thet rnt tot monitort bowelt soundst witht atropine/anticholinergict
use?
Answer:
Theyt cant causet constipationt &t cant causet paralytict ileus
QUESTION
parkinson's
Answer:
Decreaset int dopaminet andt increaset int ach
QUESTION
,dopamine
Answer:
Producedt fromt levodopat andt releasedt ast needed
QUESTION
anticholinergict drugs
Answer:
Workt byt decreasingt thet effectst oft acht int thet brain
QUESTION
anticholinergics
Answer:
Contraindicatedt int glaucoma
QUESTION
expectedt outcomet oft takingt benztropinet fort parkinson's
Answer:
Reducedt rigidityt andt tremors
QUESTION
levodopa
Answer:
99%t getst peripherallyt convertedt tot dopamine
,QUESTION
carbidopa
Answer:
Addedt tot stopt peripheralt conversiont oft levodopa
QUESTION
combiningt levodopat witht carbidopa
Answer:
Moret dopaminet reachest thet brain,t smallert dosest needed
QUESTION
disadvantaget oft levodopa
Answer:
Wouldt requiret hight dosingt andt causest sest liket n/v,t orthostatict hypotension,t
dysrhythmias,t andt psychoses.
QUESTION
carbidopa-levodopa
Answer:
Contraindicatedt int patientst witht glaucoma
QUESTION
, takingt carbidopa-levodopat witht high-proteint snack
Answer:
Decreasest levodopat absorption
QUESTION
harmlesst discolorationt oft urinet andt secretions
Answer:
Sidet effectt oft carbidopa-levodopa
QUESTION
Whatt aret thet threet anticholinergict drugst wet needt tot know?
Answer:
-atropine
-tolterodine
-benztropine
QUESTION
maint usest fort atropine
Answer:
Tot treatt bradycardia,t reducet pre-opt secretions
QUESTION
maint usest fort tolterodine
Answer:
