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NR 326 Exam #1 Questions and Correct
Answers
Fast excitatory neurotransmitters Ans: strong, immediate action
- ex. Dopamine (monoamines)
Fast inhibitory neurotransmitters Ans: balance the nervous
system
ex. GABA (Amino Acid)
Slow neuromodulators Ans: slow long-lasting action
Cholinergic Neurotransmitters Ans: acetylcholine - memory and
muscle movement
decreased acetylcholine Ans: Alzheimer's disease
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Monoamines Ans: norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin,
histamine
Monoamines: Norepinephrine Ans: -mood, cognition, arousal
-Want more available to treat depression
-Too little: depression
-NSRI
-Too much: mania, anxiety states - never put a pt. Who has bipolar
disorder on an SSRI
Monamines: Serotonin Ans: -mood, sleep, arousal, appetite, libido
-Want more available to treat depression
-Too little: depression
-SSRI
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Monoamines: Dopamine Ans: -movement and coordination
-increased: schizophrenia
-Antipsychotics to treat schizophrenia block dopamine
-Movement and coordination. Too much is Schizophrenia
-EPS: Pseudoparkinsonism, dystonia, akathisia(can't sit still).
-EPS sx are more common with first generation antipsychotics
-Second gens still can but lower incidence
Monamines: Histamine Ans: -Inflammatory response
-Use antihistamines to help treat anxiety
Amino Acids Ans: -GABA
-slows down body activity
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-we want GABA to decrease anxiety
-decreased levels = anxiety
-benzodiazepines help to increase
SSRI and NSRI Reuptake Ans: the process by which
neurotransmitters are released into the synaptic cleft and returned
to presynaptic neurons by reuptake.
MAOI's Ans: -phenelzine
-need to monitor diet for tyramine, since intake can cause a
hypertensive crisis
Antipsychotics: 1st Generation - Typical Ans: -target dopamine
-Haloperidol
-Fluphenazine
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NR 326 Exam #1 Questions and Correct
Answers
Fast excitatory neurotransmitters Ans: strong, immediate action
- ex. Dopamine (monoamines)
Fast inhibitory neurotransmitters Ans: balance the nervous
system
ex. GABA (Amino Acid)
Slow neuromodulators Ans: slow long-lasting action
Cholinergic Neurotransmitters Ans: acetylcholine - memory and
muscle movement
decreased acetylcholine Ans: Alzheimer's disease
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Monoamines Ans: norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin,
histamine
Monoamines: Norepinephrine Ans: -mood, cognition, arousal
-Want more available to treat depression
-Too little: depression
-NSRI
-Too much: mania, anxiety states - never put a pt. Who has bipolar
disorder on an SSRI
Monamines: Serotonin Ans: -mood, sleep, arousal, appetite, libido
-Want more available to treat depression
-Too little: depression
-SSRI
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Monoamines: Dopamine Ans: -movement and coordination
-increased: schizophrenia
-Antipsychotics to treat schizophrenia block dopamine
-Movement and coordination. Too much is Schizophrenia
-EPS: Pseudoparkinsonism, dystonia, akathisia(can't sit still).
-EPS sx are more common with first generation antipsychotics
-Second gens still can but lower incidence
Monamines: Histamine Ans: -Inflammatory response
-Use antihistamines to help treat anxiety
Amino Acids Ans: -GABA
-slows down body activity
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-we want GABA to decrease anxiety
-decreased levels = anxiety
-benzodiazepines help to increase
SSRI and NSRI Reuptake Ans: the process by which
neurotransmitters are released into the synaptic cleft and returned
to presynaptic neurons by reuptake.
MAOI's Ans: -phenelzine
-need to monitor diet for tyramine, since intake can cause a
hypertensive crisis
Antipsychotics: 1st Generation - Typical Ans: -target dopamine
-Haloperidol
-Fluphenazine
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