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NUR 635 - Midterm Exam, NUR 635 - FINAL EXAM
REVIEW
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of
Parkinson's Disease ......ANSWER......Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep
behaviors, such as sleep driving? ......ANSWER......Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or
"mad as a hatter" ......ANSWER......Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion
......ANSWER......Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis ......ANSWER......Neostigmine,
pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity,
therefore levels should be monitored frequently
......ANSWER......Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children,
adolescents, and young adults ......ANSWER......SSRIs/SNRIs
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The antidote for organophosphate poisoning ......ANSWER......Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with
dementia ......ANSWER......Antipsychotics
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more
sensitive to CNS drugs ......ANSWER......Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from
a drug ......ANSWER......First trimester
Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of
cardiovascular events ......ANSWER......Beta-blockers
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are
often used in treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
......ANSWER......Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and
worm-like movements of the tongue ......ANSWER......Tardive Dyskinesia
Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated
......ANSWER......Beta 2 Receptors
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This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as
10% of the drug is converted to morphine ......ANSWER......Codeine
Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S.
......ANSWER......Hepatotoxic drugs
An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal
muscle ......ANSWER......Myasthenia Gravis
An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory
depression ......ANSWER......Naloxone (Narcan)
How the drug affects the body ......ANSWER......Pharmacodynamics
Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often
affected by route of administration ......ANSWER......Bioavailability
Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia,
hypertension, diaphoresis, and is caused by having too much of this
"happy" substance ......ANSWER......Serotonin
Dopamine agonist often used in treatment of Parkinson's Disease that is
least likely to cause sleep attacks ......ANSWER......Pramipexole
NUR 635 - Midterm Exam, NUR 635 - FINAL EXAM
REVIEW
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of
Parkinson's Disease ......ANSWER......Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep
behaviors, such as sleep driving? ......ANSWER......Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or
"mad as a hatter" ......ANSWER......Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion
......ANSWER......Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis ......ANSWER......Neostigmine,
pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity,
therefore levels should be monitored frequently
......ANSWER......Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children,
adolescents, and young adults ......ANSWER......SSRIs/SNRIs
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The antidote for organophosphate poisoning ......ANSWER......Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with
dementia ......ANSWER......Antipsychotics
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more
sensitive to CNS drugs ......ANSWER......Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from
a drug ......ANSWER......First trimester
Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of
cardiovascular events ......ANSWER......Beta-blockers
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are
often used in treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
......ANSWER......Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and
worm-like movements of the tongue ......ANSWER......Tardive Dyskinesia
Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated
......ANSWER......Beta 2 Receptors
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This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as
10% of the drug is converted to morphine ......ANSWER......Codeine
Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S.
......ANSWER......Hepatotoxic drugs
An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal
muscle ......ANSWER......Myasthenia Gravis
An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory
depression ......ANSWER......Naloxone (Narcan)
How the drug affects the body ......ANSWER......Pharmacodynamics
Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often
affected by route of administration ......ANSWER......Bioavailability
Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia,
hypertension, diaphoresis, and is caused by having too much of this
"happy" substance ......ANSWER......Serotonin
Dopamine agonist often used in treatment of Parkinson's Disease that is
least likely to cause sleep attacks ......ANSWER......Pramipexole
