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10/27/2024 1:24 PM
Pharmacology Module 10 Part A (UT
Arlington 2198-NURS-UL-3365
PHARMACOLOGY IN NURSING) Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Hypertensive crisis from fatal tyramine interaction - answer✔Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
can cause a hypertensive crisis when taken with an MAOI - answer✔Phenylephrine and
pseudoephedrine
Non-selective MAOI's are more likely to cause - answer✔the food interactions and hypertensive
crisis
Patient will need to be off MAOI ______before starting SSRI. - answer✔5 weeks
Many of the SSRI's can be used to treat chronic pain, for example - answer✔citalopram
2nd generation antidepressants - answer✔SSRI
St. John's Wort increases chance of serotonin syndrome - answer✔Selective Serotonin Reuptake
Inhibitors and Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors - answer✔Fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, sertraline,
paroxetine, citalopram, escitalopram
Adverse effects: Drowsiness, dizziness, insomnia, headache, euphoria, amnesia, blurred vision,
photosensitivity, sexual dysfunction, hypertension, angioedema, blood dyscrasias, suicidal
ideation, Stevens-Johnson syndrome - answer✔Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
MAOI's should not be taken until the patient has been off SNRI's for __days. SNRI's should not
be started until __ days after the use of an MAOI. - answer✔MAOI's should not be taken until
the patient has been off SNRI's for 7 days. SNRI's should not be started until 14 days after the
use of an MAOI.
10/27/2024 1:24 PM
Pharmacology Module 10 Part A (UT
Arlington 2198-NURS-UL-3365
PHARMACOLOGY IN NURSING) Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Hypertensive crisis from fatal tyramine interaction - answer✔Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
can cause a hypertensive crisis when taken with an MAOI - answer✔Phenylephrine and
pseudoephedrine
Non-selective MAOI's are more likely to cause - answer✔the food interactions and hypertensive
crisis
Patient will need to be off MAOI ______before starting SSRI. - answer✔5 weeks
Many of the SSRI's can be used to treat chronic pain, for example - answer✔citalopram
2nd generation antidepressants - answer✔SSRI
St. John's Wort increases chance of serotonin syndrome - answer✔Selective Serotonin Reuptake
Inhibitors and Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors - answer✔Fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, sertraline,
paroxetine, citalopram, escitalopram
Adverse effects: Drowsiness, dizziness, insomnia, headache, euphoria, amnesia, blurred vision,
photosensitivity, sexual dysfunction, hypertension, angioedema, blood dyscrasias, suicidal
ideation, Stevens-Johnson syndrome - answer✔Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
MAOI's should not be taken until the patient has been off SNRI's for __days. SNRI's should not
be started until __ days after the use of an MAOI. - answer✔MAOI's should not be taken until
the patient has been off SNRI's for 7 days. SNRI's should not be started until 14 days after the
use of an MAOI.
