NURS 5461 EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Bipolar depression treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-mood stabilizer - lamotrigine 1st
Fluoxetine (Prozac) - CORRECT ANSWER-SSRI - AVOID IN OLDER ADULTS - long half life and too
energizing
What neurotransmitter is lost in Alzheimer's - CORRECT ANSWER-Acetylcholine
Diagnosis for levy body / parkinson dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-must include visual
hallucinations and or parkinsons signs
Memantine - CORRECT ANSWER-Used for sever Alzheimer's and in combination with a
cholinesterase inhibitor
Citalopram (Celexa) - CORRECT ANSWER-SSRI. Effective in treating agitation and psychosis - no
more than 20mg due to prolonged QT .
Treatment for mania in dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-Divalproex Sodium (Depakot) - Keep an
eye on the liver
, Cholinesterase inhibitors - CORRECT ANSWER-Donepezil
Rivastigmine
Galantamine
delirium is cause by - CORRECT ANSWER-Caused by cholinergic deficiency / anticholinergic
deficiency
Treatment for delirium - CORRECT ANSWER-Haloperidol (Haldo) - unless the pt has parkinsons
Or levy body dementia (Give seroquel)
antipsychotic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-Make parkinson symptoms worse due to their ability to
block dopamine. Give parkinsons pts an atypical antipsychotic such as Quetiapine (seroquel) is
they have delirium
Preferred med for bipolar depression - CORRECT ANSWER-Mood stabilizers - LAMOTRIGINE
Sertraline (Zoloft) - CORRECT ANSWER-SSRI good for treating geriatric depression
Essential tremor - CORRECT ANSWER-Is bilateral. ETOH will stop the tremor - present when the
limbs are active - treat with beta blocker
Chorea - CORRECT ANSWER-Hyperkinetic movement - dysfunction of the striatum - treat with
dopamine receptor blockers such as rispiridone or haldol - can be caused by Huntingtons - treat
HD with tretrabenazine / Deutertrabanzine
Multiple system atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER-Most disabling symptom is orthostatic
hypotension
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Bipolar depression treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-mood stabilizer - lamotrigine 1st
Fluoxetine (Prozac) - CORRECT ANSWER-SSRI - AVOID IN OLDER ADULTS - long half life and too
energizing
What neurotransmitter is lost in Alzheimer's - CORRECT ANSWER-Acetylcholine
Diagnosis for levy body / parkinson dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-must include visual
hallucinations and or parkinsons signs
Memantine - CORRECT ANSWER-Used for sever Alzheimer's and in combination with a
cholinesterase inhibitor
Citalopram (Celexa) - CORRECT ANSWER-SSRI. Effective in treating agitation and psychosis - no
more than 20mg due to prolonged QT .
Treatment for mania in dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-Divalproex Sodium (Depakot) - Keep an
eye on the liver
, Cholinesterase inhibitors - CORRECT ANSWER-Donepezil
Rivastigmine
Galantamine
delirium is cause by - CORRECT ANSWER-Caused by cholinergic deficiency / anticholinergic
deficiency
Treatment for delirium - CORRECT ANSWER-Haloperidol (Haldo) - unless the pt has parkinsons
Or levy body dementia (Give seroquel)
antipsychotic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-Make parkinson symptoms worse due to their ability to
block dopamine. Give parkinsons pts an atypical antipsychotic such as Quetiapine (seroquel) is
they have delirium
Preferred med for bipolar depression - CORRECT ANSWER-Mood stabilizers - LAMOTRIGINE
Sertraline (Zoloft) - CORRECT ANSWER-SSRI good for treating geriatric depression
Essential tremor - CORRECT ANSWER-Is bilateral. ETOH will stop the tremor - present when the
limbs are active - treat with beta blocker
Chorea - CORRECT ANSWER-Hyperkinetic movement - dysfunction of the striatum - treat with
dopamine receptor blockers such as rispiridone or haldol - can be caused by Huntingtons - treat
HD with tretrabenazine / Deutertrabanzine
Multiple system atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER-Most disabling symptom is orthostatic
hypotension
