NUR 635 - Midterm Exam Questions and Answers
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease : Correct
Answer -Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as
sleep driving? : Correct Answer -Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" :
Correct Answer -Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion : Correct Answer -Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis : Correct Answer -Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity, therefore levels
should be monitored frequently : Correct Answer -Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children, adolescents, and
young adults : Correct Answer -SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning : Correct Answer -Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia : Correct Answer
-Antipsychotics
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more sensitive to CNS drugs :
Correct Answer -Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a drug : Correct
Answer -First trimester
, Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events :
Correct Answer -Beta-blockers
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often used in treatment
of Alzheimer's Disease : Correct Answer -Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and worm-like
movements of the tongue : Correct Answer -Tardive Dyskinesia
Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated : Correct Answer -
Beta 2 Receptors
This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10% of the drug is
converted to morphine : Correct Answer -Codeine
Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. : Correct Answer -Hepatotoxic drugs
An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal muscle : Correct
Answer -Myasthenia Gravis
An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory depression :
Correct Answer -Naloxone (Narcan)
How the drug affects the body : Correct Answer -Pharmacodynamics
Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often affected by route of
administration : Correct Answer -Bioavailability
Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia, hypertension,
diaphoresis, and is caused by having too much of this "happy" substance : Correct Answer -
Serotonin
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease : Correct
Answer -Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as
sleep driving? : Correct Answer -Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" :
Correct Answer -Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion : Correct Answer -Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis : Correct Answer -Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity, therefore levels
should be monitored frequently : Correct Answer -Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children, adolescents, and
young adults : Correct Answer -SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning : Correct Answer -Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia : Correct Answer
-Antipsychotics
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more sensitive to CNS drugs :
Correct Answer -Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a drug : Correct
Answer -First trimester
, Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events :
Correct Answer -Beta-blockers
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often used in treatment
of Alzheimer's Disease : Correct Answer -Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and worm-like
movements of the tongue : Correct Answer -Tardive Dyskinesia
Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated : Correct Answer -
Beta 2 Receptors
This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10% of the drug is
converted to morphine : Correct Answer -Codeine
Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. : Correct Answer -Hepatotoxic drugs
An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal muscle : Correct
Answer -Myasthenia Gravis
An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory depression :
Correct Answer -Naloxone (Narcan)
How the drug affects the body : Correct Answer -Pharmacodynamics
Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often affected by route of
administration : Correct Answer -Bioavailability
Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia, hypertension,
diaphoresis, and is caused by having too much of this "happy" substance : Correct Answer -
Serotonin
