ATI Pharm: Neurological System (Part 1)
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary therapeutic use of phenytoin?
✔✔ To control and prevent seizures
What should the nurse monitor in a client taking valproic acid?
✔✔ Liver function tests
Which neurological medication can cause gingival hyperplasia as a side effect?
✔✔ Phenytoin
What should a client avoid when taking carbamazepine?
✔✔ Grapefruit juice
What is a serious adverse effect of lamotrigine that must be reported immediately?
✔✔ Skin rash
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, Why should clients taking phenytoin maintain good oral hygiene?
✔✔ To prevent gum overgrowth (gingival hyperplasia)
What is the expected effect of levodopa/carbidopa in a client with Parkinson’s disease?
✔✔ Improves voluntary movement by increasing dopamine levels
What is the action of donepezil in Alzheimer’s disease?
✔✔ It increases acetylcholine in the brain to help memory and cognition
What serious psychological side effect is associated with interferon beta-1a?
✔✔ Suicidal thoughts or depression
Which medication used for muscle spasms can cause drowsiness and dizziness?
✔✔ Baclofen
Why should a client press on the nasolacrimal duct after using timolol eye drops?
✔✔ To prevent systemic absorption of the medication
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary therapeutic use of phenytoin?
✔✔ To control and prevent seizures
What should the nurse monitor in a client taking valproic acid?
✔✔ Liver function tests
Which neurological medication can cause gingival hyperplasia as a side effect?
✔✔ Phenytoin
What should a client avoid when taking carbamazepine?
✔✔ Grapefruit juice
What is a serious adverse effect of lamotrigine that must be reported immediately?
✔✔ Skin rash
1
, Why should clients taking phenytoin maintain good oral hygiene?
✔✔ To prevent gum overgrowth (gingival hyperplasia)
What is the expected effect of levodopa/carbidopa in a client with Parkinson’s disease?
✔✔ Improves voluntary movement by increasing dopamine levels
What is the action of donepezil in Alzheimer’s disease?
✔✔ It increases acetylcholine in the brain to help memory and cognition
What serious psychological side effect is associated with interferon beta-1a?
✔✔ Suicidal thoughts or depression
Which medication used for muscle spasms can cause drowsiness and dizziness?
✔✔ Baclofen
Why should a client press on the nasolacrimal duct after using timolol eye drops?
✔✔ To prevent systemic absorption of the medication
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