NUR 635 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTION AND
ANSWERS(100% GUARANTEE PASS).
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's
Disease - CorreCt Answers -Bromocriptine
Why do CNS drugs cause sleepiness? - CorreCt Answers -because they cross
over the blood brain barrier
What can happen if you abruptly stop taking baclofen? - CorreCt Answers -
hallucinations
Who do we give baclofen to? - CorreCt Answers -Spasticity patients - MS,
SCIs, cerebral palsy
What is Rivastigmine? - CorreCt Answers -For alzheimer's disease -
transdermal patch changed daily
If a patient has frequent migraines, what meds can we give for prevention? -
CorreCt Answers -Propranolol (not for asthmatics), topamex
If prescribing oxycodone and a patient states that this medication does not
work for them anymore, what would you do? - CorreCt Answers -change to
something stronger/longer acting
What can methadone change physiologically? - CorreCt Answers -QT
prolongation
,What is the biggest side effect of first generation antipsychotics? - CorreCt
Answers -Tardive dyskinesia
If a patient is being switched from an MAOI to an SSRI, what needs to
happen? - CorreCt Answers -stop one for two weeks before starting the
other
What kind of drug should be given to someone who suffers from panic
attacks? - CorreCt Answers -SSRIs
If giving HRT for postmenopausal women, which dosing preparation
should we utilize? - CorreCt Answers -Transdermal - less side effects
Oral contraceptive choice for a teenage girl who is noncompliant with daily
pills? - CorreCt Answers -Medroxy-progesterone acetate (depo)
What should you do for a women on an OC who has a major surgery
coming up? - CorreCt Answers -switch her to a progesterone only
medication to lower risk of clots
What do we prescribe androgen therapy for? If they start gaining weight,
why is this a concern? - CorreCt Answers -Hypogonadism patients - check
levels they may not be receiving a high enough dose
How do we know if a BPH medication is effective? - CorreCt Answers -
Easier urination
, What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep
behaviors, such as sleep driving? - CorreCt Answers -Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad
as a hatter" - CorreCt Answers -Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - CorreCt Answers -
Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - CorreCt Answers -Neostigmine,
pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity,
therefore levels should be monitored frequently - CorreCt Answers -
Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children,
adolescents, and young adults - CorreCt Answers -SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - CorreCt Answers -Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia -
CorreCt Answers -Antipsychotics
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more
sensitive to CNS drugs - CorreCt Answers -Blood Brain Barrier
ANSWERS(100% GUARANTEE PASS).
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's
Disease - CorreCt Answers -Bromocriptine
Why do CNS drugs cause sleepiness? - CorreCt Answers -because they cross
over the blood brain barrier
What can happen if you abruptly stop taking baclofen? - CorreCt Answers -
hallucinations
Who do we give baclofen to? - CorreCt Answers -Spasticity patients - MS,
SCIs, cerebral palsy
What is Rivastigmine? - CorreCt Answers -For alzheimer's disease -
transdermal patch changed daily
If a patient has frequent migraines, what meds can we give for prevention? -
CorreCt Answers -Propranolol (not for asthmatics), topamex
If prescribing oxycodone and a patient states that this medication does not
work for them anymore, what would you do? - CorreCt Answers -change to
something stronger/longer acting
What can methadone change physiologically? - CorreCt Answers -QT
prolongation
,What is the biggest side effect of first generation antipsychotics? - CorreCt
Answers -Tardive dyskinesia
If a patient is being switched from an MAOI to an SSRI, what needs to
happen? - CorreCt Answers -stop one for two weeks before starting the
other
What kind of drug should be given to someone who suffers from panic
attacks? - CorreCt Answers -SSRIs
If giving HRT for postmenopausal women, which dosing preparation
should we utilize? - CorreCt Answers -Transdermal - less side effects
Oral contraceptive choice for a teenage girl who is noncompliant with daily
pills? - CorreCt Answers -Medroxy-progesterone acetate (depo)
What should you do for a women on an OC who has a major surgery
coming up? - CorreCt Answers -switch her to a progesterone only
medication to lower risk of clots
What do we prescribe androgen therapy for? If they start gaining weight,
why is this a concern? - CorreCt Answers -Hypogonadism patients - check
levels they may not be receiving a high enough dose
How do we know if a BPH medication is effective? - CorreCt Answers -
Easier urination
, What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep
behaviors, such as sleep driving? - CorreCt Answers -Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad
as a hatter" - CorreCt Answers -Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - CorreCt Answers -
Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - CorreCt Answers -Neostigmine,
pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity,
therefore levels should be monitored frequently - CorreCt Answers -
Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children,
adolescents, and young adults - CorreCt Answers -SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - CorreCt Answers -Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia -
CorreCt Answers -Antipsychotics
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more
sensitive to CNS drugs - CorreCt Answers -Blood Brain Barrier
