2025/l 2026l Update)l Pharmacologyl Reviewl
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(Verifiedl Answers)–l Fortis
QUESTION
l whatl isl dystonia?
Answer:
abnormall musclel tonel leadingl tol impairedl orl abnormall movements
QUESTION
l whatl isl tarl divel dyskinesia?
Answer:
irregularl jerkyl Involuntaryl movementl ofl tongue,l lips,l face,l jaw,l legs,l andl trunk
QUESTION
l whatl arel thel foodl andl drugl interactionsl withl levodopal andl otherl PDl drugs?
Answer:
-proteinl foodsl shouldl notl bel takenl withl thisl medication
-MAOI'sl shouldl notl bel takenl withinl 14l daysl ofl takingl thisl medication
-thisl canl resultl inl hypertensivel reactionsl andl reducedl therapeuticl effects
,QUESTION
l whatl canl thel usel ofl levodopa-carbidopal produce?
Answer:
dyskinesia:l difficultyl performingl voluntaryl movements
QUESTION
l Whatl isl malignantl hyperthermia?l whatl arel thel signsl ofl this?
Answer:
-geneticl predispositionl associatedl withl generall anesthesial andl depolarizingl NMBDl
succinylcholine
-rapidl risel inl bodyl temp,l tachycardia,l tachypnea,l muscularl rigidity
QUESTION
l whatl happensl ifl al ptl isl givenl al NMBDl thatl isl notl mechanicallyl ventedl (inl error)
Answer:
-thel ptl wouldl experiencel al horrendousl deathl becausel thel midl isl alertl butl thel patientl
cannotl speakl orl move
QUESTION
l whatl isl thel antidotel forl benzodiazepinel OD/toxicity
Answer:
-flumazenil
, QUESTION
l describel thel drugl ramelteon
Answer:
itsl similarl tol melatonin,l whichl isl believedl tol regulatel thel circadianl rhythml inl thel body
-ptl canl takel anotherl dosel ifl theyl wakel upl inl thel middlel ofl thel nightl andl stilll havel 4l
hoursl orl morel ofl sleepl left
QUESTION
l whatl drugsl arel indicatedl forl treatmentl ofl spasticl conditions?
Answer:
-baclfenl treatsl chronicl spasticl muscularl conditions
-cyclobenzaprinel isl thel mostl commonlyl usedl drugl tol reducel musclel spasms
QUESTION
l describel thel drugl dantrolene,l whatl doesl itl treat?
Answer:
-directl actingl musclel relaxant
-checkl baselinel LFT'sl beforel givingl bcl ofl hepatotoxicity
-treatsl spasticityl andl hyperl metabolicl musclel spasmsl thatl occurl withl malignantl
hyperthermia
QUESTION
l whatl isl methylphenidatel usedl for?l whenl shouldl thel ptl takel thisl medication?
Answer:
-usedl tol treatl ADHD,l thel patientl shouldl takel thisl 30-45l minutesl beforel mealsl (usuallyl
breakfast/lunch)