NUR /
635 -
/ // /
Midterm
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
Often /
/prescribed /
/with //levodopa/carbidopa //in //the //treatment //of //Parkinson's //Disease //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Bromocriptine
What //medication //may //cause //serious //or //possibly //life-
threatening //sleep //behaviors, //such //as //sleep //driving? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Ambien
Taking /
/too /
/much /
/of /
/this /
/type //of //drug //can //make //you //"blind //as //a //bat" //or //"mad //as //a //hatter" //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Anticholinergics, //antimuscarinics
Absorption, //Distribution, //Metabolism, //excretion //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Pharmacokinetics
Drugs //used //to //relieve //a //myasthenic //crisis //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Neostigmine, //pyridostigmine
This /
/drug /
,/has //
a/
/very /
/narrow /
/therapeutic /
/index /
/and /
/high /
/risk //for //toxicity, //therefore //levels //should //be //monitored //frequently //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Lithium
The /
/drug /
/class /
/that /
/carries /
/an /
/increased /
/risk //of //suicidality //in //children, //adolescents, //and //young //adults //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔SSRIs/SNRIs
The //antidote //for //organophosphate //poisoning //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Atropine
This /
/drug /
/class //double //the //rate //of //mortality //in //older //adults //with //dementia //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Antipsychotics
In /
/infants, /
/this /
/is /
/not /
/fully /
, developed //and //therefore //infants //are //more //sensitive //to //CNS //drugs //- //verified //answer(s)-
/
✔✔Blood //Brain //Barrier
Time /
/of /
/development /
/that //fetus //is //at //highest //risk //of //teratogenicity //from //a //drug //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔First //trimester
Do /
/not /
/stop /
/this /
/class /
/of //drug //abruptly //due //to //an //increased //risk //of //cardiovascular //events //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Beta-blockers
Agents /
/that /
/indirectly /
/block /
/the /
/breakdown /
/of /
/acetylcholine /
/and //are //often //used //in //treatment //of //Alzheimer's //Disease //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Cholinesterase //inhibitors
Adverse //drug //reaction //that //causes //difficulty //speaking //and //chewing //and //worm-
like //movements //of //the //tongue //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Tardive //Dyskinesia
635 -
/ // /
Midterm
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
Often /
/prescribed /
/with //levodopa/carbidopa //in //the //treatment //of //Parkinson's //Disease //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Bromocriptine
What //medication //may //cause //serious //or //possibly //life-
threatening //sleep //behaviors, //such //as //sleep //driving? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Ambien
Taking /
/too /
/much /
/of /
/this /
/type //of //drug //can //make //you //"blind //as //a //bat" //or //"mad //as //a //hatter" //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Anticholinergics, //antimuscarinics
Absorption, //Distribution, //Metabolism, //excretion //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Pharmacokinetics
Drugs //used //to //relieve //a //myasthenic //crisis //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Neostigmine, //pyridostigmine
This /
/drug /
,/has //
a/
/very /
/narrow /
/therapeutic /
/index /
/and /
/high /
/risk //for //toxicity, //therefore //levels //should //be //monitored //frequently //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Lithium
The /
/drug /
/class /
/that /
/carries /
/an /
/increased /
/risk //of //suicidality //in //children, //adolescents, //and //young //adults //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔SSRIs/SNRIs
The //antidote //for //organophosphate //poisoning //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Atropine
This /
/drug /
/class //double //the //rate //of //mortality //in //older //adults //with //dementia //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Antipsychotics
In /
/infants, /
/this /
/is /
/not /
/fully /
, developed //and //therefore //infants //are //more //sensitive //to //CNS //drugs //- //verified //answer(s)-
/
✔✔Blood //Brain //Barrier
Time /
/of /
/development /
/that //fetus //is //at //highest //risk //of //teratogenicity //from //a //drug //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔First //trimester
Do /
/not /
/stop /
/this /
/class /
/of //drug //abruptly //due //to //an //increased //risk //of //cardiovascular //events //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Beta-blockers
Agents /
/that /
/indirectly /
/block /
/the /
/breakdown /
/of /
/acetylcholine /
/and //are //often //used //in //treatment //of //Alzheimer's //Disease //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Cholinesterase //inhibitors
Adverse //drug //reaction //that //causes //difficulty //speaking //and //chewing //and //worm-
like //movements //of //the //tongue //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Tardive //Dyskinesia
