Pharmacology Midterm NUR 6521 Exam
Questions And Answers 2025 Update.
Which drug classes produce withdrawal if stopped abruptly? - Answer✔Seizure medications
Anticoagulation
Beta blockers
Clonidine
Antidepressants
Long term steroids
Insulin and diabetic agents
Benzodiazepines
Long term opioids
When is withdrawal life threatening? - Answer✔Severe withdrawal symptoms: impaired
cognition, cardiac dysrhythmias, depression, delirium.
Withdrawal can be most dangerous from alcohol, opioids, glucocorticoids, and SSRIs.
Which drugs/meds have EPS symptoms? - Answer✔First generation antipsychotics
Antiemetics
Lithium
SSRIs
Tricyclic antidepressants
Appropriate use of herbal therapies - Answer✔(1) consult with the health care provider before
taking any herbal preparation, (2) report all herbal preparations taken to all health care
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