RASMUSSEN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2
COMPREHENSIVE COURSE REVIEW
◉ Which neurotransmitter is responsible for rest and digest
responses?
Answer: Acetylcholine
◉ What manifestations are expected when norepinephrine is
released?
Answer: Decrease salivation; Increased heart rate; Constriction of
bronchioles
◉ What is a common side effect of anticholinergic medications?
Answer: Constipation
◉ What manifestation would indicate the need for bethanechol in a
client with BPH?
Answer: Inability to urinate
◉ For which conditions may anticholinergics be ordered?
Answer: Bradycardia; Irritable bowel syndrome; Urinary retention
, ◉ What finding indicates a common side effect of bethanechol?
Answer: Diaphoresis
◉ What should a nurse do if a patient taking baclofen is lethargic
and drowsy?
Answer: Withhold the medication and alert the healthcare provider.
◉ What condition is cyclobenzaprine indicated for?
Answer: Muscle spasms
◉ What contraindication should be recognized for dantrolene?
Answer: Liver disease
◉ What are contraindications for valproic acid?
Answer: History of liver disease; Hypotension; 30 weeks pregnant
◉ What is the primary neurotransmitter of the sympathetic nervous
system?
Answer: Norepinephrine
◉ What does the sympathetic nervous system prepare the body for?
Answer: Fight-or-flight response
COMPREHENSIVE COURSE REVIEW
◉ Which neurotransmitter is responsible for rest and digest
responses?
Answer: Acetylcholine
◉ What manifestations are expected when norepinephrine is
released?
Answer: Decrease salivation; Increased heart rate; Constriction of
bronchioles
◉ What is a common side effect of anticholinergic medications?
Answer: Constipation
◉ What manifestation would indicate the need for bethanechol in a
client with BPH?
Answer: Inability to urinate
◉ For which conditions may anticholinergics be ordered?
Answer: Bradycardia; Irritable bowel syndrome; Urinary retention
, ◉ What finding indicates a common side effect of bethanechol?
Answer: Diaphoresis
◉ What should a nurse do if a patient taking baclofen is lethargic
and drowsy?
Answer: Withhold the medication and alert the healthcare provider.
◉ What condition is cyclobenzaprine indicated for?
Answer: Muscle spasms
◉ What contraindication should be recognized for dantrolene?
Answer: Liver disease
◉ What are contraindications for valproic acid?
Answer: History of liver disease; Hypotension; 30 weeks pregnant
◉ What is the primary neurotransmitter of the sympathetic nervous
system?
Answer: Norepinephrine
◉ What does the sympathetic nervous system prepare the body for?
Answer: Fight-or-flight response