NUR 670 - Quiz 2
What is the precursor to serotonin? – answer I-tryptophan
What is the NT associated with Parkinson's Disease? - answer dopamine
What is the NT associated with migraine headaches? - answer serotonin
Which NT is made from tyrosine? - answer serotonin
Which NT is a precursor to norepinephrine? – answer dopamine
Which two NT's are associated with Alzheimer's Disease? - answer acetylcholine and
glutamate
Serotonin is made from what? What organ does it derive from? - answertryptophan
intestines
Describe how Dopamine is synthesized? - answertyrosine to levodopa to dopamine
What NT is the precursor to norepinephrine? - answerdopamine
What NT is made from tyrosine? - answerserotonin
Based on half-life which benzo is best to treat insomnia? - answertemazepam
What is the MOA of Buspar? - answerserotonin agonist
What NT is involved in OCD? - answerserotonin
Which medication for sleep has a short onset? - answerRamelteon
What drug would you give first for agitation related to Alzheimer's Disease? -
answerAbilify
What drug is given for depression related to Parkinson's Disease? - answerselegiline
Which dopamine pathway involves emotions and affect? - answerMesolimbic
Which NT leads to pleasure? - answerdopamine
What is a partial opiate agonist used to treat opiate addiction? - answerbuprenorphine
, What antidepressant has stimulant properties? - answerFluoxetine
What is the usual dose of Naltrexone? - answer50 mg
Which barbiturate has the longest half-life? - answerphenobarbital
T or F Nembutal is a barbiturate? - answertrue
What NT is used in Buspar? - answerserotonin
What medication is used for phobias like flying on an airplane when the patient also has
a history of substance abuse? - answerParoxetine
Which benzo has the longest half-life? - answerdiazepam
What medication can cause sleep driving? - answerZolpidem
What is an adverse effect of amitriptyline? - answerprolonged QT interval
What schedule class of drugs are benzos? - answerIV
What is side effect of Restoril (temazepam)? - answersleep walking
What drug is used for a patient who wakes up frequently during the night? -
answertemazepam
The most effective drug for PTSD reduces which NT? - answerserotonin
Which medication for anxiety is associated with tolerance? - answerhydroxyzine
Name a short acting benzo? - answerzolpidem
What is the 2nd line drug choice for social anxiety disorder? - answerbenzos
Which benzo is least suitable for the treatment of long term insomnia? -
answerdiazepam
What class of drugs breakdown norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin? -
answerMAO inhibitors
Name an atypical antidepressant? - answerviibryd
Name a side effect of Wellbutrin? - answerseizures
What antidepressant should be given for poor appetite and difficulty sleeping? -
answerMirtazipine
What is the precursor to serotonin? – answer I-tryptophan
What is the NT associated with Parkinson's Disease? - answer dopamine
What is the NT associated with migraine headaches? - answer serotonin
Which NT is made from tyrosine? - answer serotonin
Which NT is a precursor to norepinephrine? – answer dopamine
Which two NT's are associated with Alzheimer's Disease? - answer acetylcholine and
glutamate
Serotonin is made from what? What organ does it derive from? - answertryptophan
intestines
Describe how Dopamine is synthesized? - answertyrosine to levodopa to dopamine
What NT is the precursor to norepinephrine? - answerdopamine
What NT is made from tyrosine? - answerserotonin
Based on half-life which benzo is best to treat insomnia? - answertemazepam
What is the MOA of Buspar? - answerserotonin agonist
What NT is involved in OCD? - answerserotonin
Which medication for sleep has a short onset? - answerRamelteon
What drug would you give first for agitation related to Alzheimer's Disease? -
answerAbilify
What drug is given for depression related to Parkinson's Disease? - answerselegiline
Which dopamine pathway involves emotions and affect? - answerMesolimbic
Which NT leads to pleasure? - answerdopamine
What is a partial opiate agonist used to treat opiate addiction? - answerbuprenorphine
, What antidepressant has stimulant properties? - answerFluoxetine
What is the usual dose of Naltrexone? - answer50 mg
Which barbiturate has the longest half-life? - answerphenobarbital
T or F Nembutal is a barbiturate? - answertrue
What NT is used in Buspar? - answerserotonin
What medication is used for phobias like flying on an airplane when the patient also has
a history of substance abuse? - answerParoxetine
Which benzo has the longest half-life? - answerdiazepam
What medication can cause sleep driving? - answerZolpidem
What is an adverse effect of amitriptyline? - answerprolonged QT interval
What schedule class of drugs are benzos? - answerIV
What is side effect of Restoril (temazepam)? - answersleep walking
What drug is used for a patient who wakes up frequently during the night? -
answertemazepam
The most effective drug for PTSD reduces which NT? - answerserotonin
Which medication for anxiety is associated with tolerance? - answerhydroxyzine
Name a short acting benzo? - answerzolpidem
What is the 2nd line drug choice for social anxiety disorder? - answerbenzos
Which benzo is least suitable for the treatment of long term insomnia? -
answerdiazepam
What class of drugs breakdown norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin? -
answerMAO inhibitors
Name an atypical antidepressant? - answerviibryd
Name a side effect of Wellbutrin? - answerseizures
What antidepressant should be given for poor appetite and difficulty sleeping? -
answerMirtazipine
