Antiemetic and Antinausea Drugs Exam Questions with Correct Answers

Antiemetic and Antinausea Drugs Exam Questions with Correct Answers


Question 1:
There are seven categories of 1. drugs, which include anticholinergics,
antihistamines, antidopaminergics, neurokinin receptor antagonists, prokinetics, serotonin
blockers, and tetrahydrocannabinoids.
majority work by 1.
Answer:
1. antiemetic
Though the seven categories of antiemetic drugs have different mechanisms of action, the


Question 2:
1. blocking one of the vomiting pathways
Answer:
which block the neurologic stimulus that induces vomiting. - Medications used to treat and
relieve nausea and vomiting are called 1.


Question 3:
drugs. antiemetic
are indicated for motion sickness, pre-op secretion reduction, nausea, and
Answer:
1.
1.


Question 4:
vomiting.
are indicated for delayed gastric emptying, gastroesophageal reflux, nausea and
Answer:
1. Anticholinergics
1.


Question 5:
vomiting.
are indicated for post-operative vomiting and vomiting associated with
Answer:
1. Prokinetics
1.

, Question 6:
chemotherapy.
Answer:
1. Serotonin blockersPlease drag and drop the correct site of action that block the neurologic
stimulus that induces


Question 7:
vomiting over the list of categories of antiemetic medications:
Answer:
1. Labyrinth (Inner ear)


Question 8:
2. Cerebral cortex (THC)
Answer:
(Anticholinergics)


Question 9:
5. Vomiting center (medulla) (Serotonin blockers)
Which categories of antiemetic medications may cause a dry mouth side effect? (Select all that
apply.)
*Tetrahydrocannabinoids
*Antidopaminergics
Answer:
*Prokinetics


Question 10:
Which of the following categories of antiemetic medications may cause CNS depression? (Select
Answer:
*Anticholinergics


Question 11:
all that apply.)*Antihistamines
Answer:
*Antidopaminergics*Prokinetics