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MSN 611 FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 BANK
VERSION QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ACTUAL EXAM WITH FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND well verified
answers
Explain why autonomic-sympathetic agents are contraindicated in
patients with coronary insufficiency or history of myocardial
infarction.
a. Autonomic-sympatholytic agents have stimulating effects on the
heart
b. They increase myocardial oxygen demand.
They decrease motility
c. Both A and B ......--ANSWER--...c. Both A and B
What effects do cholinesterase inhibitors have on the sinoatrial
and atrioventricular nodes?
a. Vasovagal
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b. Vagotonic
c. Somatic
d. Tachycardic ......--ANSWER--...b. Vagotonic
How do "mixed acting" sympathomimetic drugs work?
a. They simultaneously activate release of norepinephrine and
epinephrine.
b. They directly activate release of norepinephrine while also
indirectly inhibiting release of epinephrine.
c. They directly activate the release of norepinephrine while
also directly activating release of dopamine.
d. They directly activate the release of norepinephrine while
also indirectly causing a release of norepinephrine. ......--ANSWER-
-...d. They directly activate the release of norepinephrine while also
indirectly causing a release of norepinephrine.
For which disease are GABA-derivative antispasmotic agents used
effectively to control muscle spasm?
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a. Muscular dystrophy
b. Parkinson's disease
c. Multiple sclerosis
d. Huntington's disease ......--ANSWER--...c. Multiple sclerosis
What is the FDA-approved use for belladonna?
a. Moderate to severe pain associated with ureteral spasm not
responsive to non-narcotic analgesics
b. Irritable bowel syndrome
c. Relaxation of GI tract for diagnostic procedures
d. Prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with motion
sickness ......--ANSWER--...a. Moderate to severe pain associated
with ureteral spasm not responsive to non-narcotic analgesics
In the sequential thrombin amplification process, activated
thrombin induces production of:
a. prothrombin
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b. antithrombin.
c. fibrin.
d. plasmin. ......--ANSWER--...c. fibrin.
Which step in the clotting cascade allows prothrombin to be
converted to thrombin?
a. Activation of factor IX to factor X
b. Activation of factor X to factor Xa
c. Activation of factor XI to factor XIa
d. Activation of factor XII to factor XIIa ......--ANSWER--...b.
Activation of factor X to factor Xa
Autonomic drugs are often used in topical form for what purpose?
a. To treat respiratory conditions
b. To control blood pressure
c. To shrink mucous membranes
d. To treat congestive heart failure ......--ANSWER--...c. To shrink
MSN 611 FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 BANK
VERSION QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ACTUAL EXAM WITH FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND well verified
answers
Explain why autonomic-sympathetic agents are contraindicated in
patients with coronary insufficiency or history of myocardial
infarction.
a. Autonomic-sympatholytic agents have stimulating effects on the
heart
b. They increase myocardial oxygen demand.
They decrease motility
c. Both A and B ......--ANSWER--...c. Both A and B
What effects do cholinesterase inhibitors have on the sinoatrial
and atrioventricular nodes?
a. Vasovagal
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b. Vagotonic
c. Somatic
d. Tachycardic ......--ANSWER--...b. Vagotonic
How do "mixed acting" sympathomimetic drugs work?
a. They simultaneously activate release of norepinephrine and
epinephrine.
b. They directly activate release of norepinephrine while also
indirectly inhibiting release of epinephrine.
c. They directly activate the release of norepinephrine while
also directly activating release of dopamine.
d. They directly activate the release of norepinephrine while
also indirectly causing a release of norepinephrine. ......--ANSWER-
-...d. They directly activate the release of norepinephrine while also
indirectly causing a release of norepinephrine.
For which disease are GABA-derivative antispasmotic agents used
effectively to control muscle spasm?
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a. Muscular dystrophy
b. Parkinson's disease
c. Multiple sclerosis
d. Huntington's disease ......--ANSWER--...c. Multiple sclerosis
What is the FDA-approved use for belladonna?
a. Moderate to severe pain associated with ureteral spasm not
responsive to non-narcotic analgesics
b. Irritable bowel syndrome
c. Relaxation of GI tract for diagnostic procedures
d. Prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with motion
sickness ......--ANSWER--...a. Moderate to severe pain associated
with ureteral spasm not responsive to non-narcotic analgesics
In the sequential thrombin amplification process, activated
thrombin induces production of:
a. prothrombin
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b. antithrombin.
c. fibrin.
d. plasmin. ......--ANSWER--...c. fibrin.
Which step in the clotting cascade allows prothrombin to be
converted to thrombin?
a. Activation of factor IX to factor X
b. Activation of factor X to factor Xa
c. Activation of factor XI to factor XIa
d. Activation of factor XII to factor XIIa ......--ANSWER--...b.
Activation of factor X to factor Xa
Autonomic drugs are often used in topical form for what purpose?
a. To treat respiratory conditions
b. To control blood pressure
c. To shrink mucous membranes
d. To treat congestive heart failure ......--ANSWER--...c. To shrink
