Antiemetic and Antinausea Drugs Exam Questions with Correct Answers

Antiemetic and Antinausea Drugs Exam Questions with Correct Answers


Question 1:
Nausea
Answer:
unpleasant feeling that often precedes vomiting


Question 2:
Emesis
Answer:
forcible emptying of gastric, and occasionally, intestinal contents


Question 3:
Emesis
Answer:
vomiting


Question 4:
Antiemetic drugs
Answer:
used to relieve nausea and vomiting


Question 5:
The Chemoreceptor trigger zone sends
Answer:
Serotonin


Question 6:
to the vomiting center.
Answer:
dopamine

, Question 7:
What types of drugs can manage N/V? antihistamines
anticholinergics prokinetic agents serotonin blockers
Answer:
dopamine antagonists tetrahydrocannabinoids (THC)


Question 8:
CTZ
Answer:
chemoreceptor trigger zone


Question 9:
N/V
Answer:
nausea and vomiting


Question 10:
What are the three vomiting pathways? Labyrinth (inner ear)
Answer:
Gastrointestinal tract


Question 11:
What kind of drugs can block the vomiting stimulus in the labyrinth (inner ear)? -
anticholinergics
antihistamines antidopaminergics
Answer:
Cerebral cortex prokinetic drugs


Question 12:
What kind of drugs can block the vomiting stimulus in the gastrointestinal tract? drugs
Answer:
prokinetic serotonin blockers


Question 13:
What kind of drugs can block the vomiting stimulus in the cerebral cortex? corticosteroids
Answer:
THCbenzodiazepines