NURS 660 EXAM 3 Questions And Answers 2025/2026
What is the medication that is the antidote for alprazolam? - CORRECT ANSWER-
flumazenil
What is the MOA of pregabalin that makes it alleviate pain for people with
fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue? - CORRECT ANSWER-binds to the alpha 2 delta
sub-units of voltage sensitive calcium channels
What is an antagonist of caffeine - CORRECT ANSWER-adenosine
Diagnose this pt: Patient comes in with a CC of anxiety. She has been excessively
worrying, increased arousal, increased tiredness and irritability. What is the
primary and least likely diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-GAD; Panic Disorder
Somebody w/ anxiety worries about having a panic attack, in addition has mood
changes to avoid things in order to not have a panic attack. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Panic disorder
A woman was raped, and continues to have fear of opposite sex on her way to
parking garage. Which two areas of the brain are involved? - CORRECT ANSWER-
amygdala and hippocampus
, MOA of modafinil (Provigil). How does it promote normal wakefulness - CORRECT
ANSWER-histamine, NE at alpha adrenergic receptor sites, dopamine at D2
receptors
What is the MOA of eszopiclone? What receptors does it act on? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Binds to GABA receptors to increase GABA to increase sleepiness
Which would be the first line appropriate pharmacological agent for PTSD? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Paroxetine
What mediation is used to alleviate to help cognitive pain and physical symptoms
in fibromyalgia? - CORRECT ANSWER-Milnacepran (Savella)
With the difficulty breathing is related hypothetically to the activation of what
area of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER-parabrachial nucleous
What medications are good for falling asleep "sleep induction" and are not
addictive? - CORRECT ANSWER-Suvorexant (Belsmora)
Know the MOA of buspirone. Which receptor does it primarily act upon? -
CORRECT ANSWER-serotonin 1a 5HT1A partial agonist
How does melatonin improve sleep? What receptors does it act on? Agonist or
antatonist? - CORRECT ANSWER-Secreted by the pineal glad to attach to receptors
in the suprachiasmic nucleus to regulate the circadian rhythm; agonist
What is the medication that is the antidote for alprazolam? - CORRECT ANSWER-
flumazenil
What is the MOA of pregabalin that makes it alleviate pain for people with
fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue? - CORRECT ANSWER-binds to the alpha 2 delta
sub-units of voltage sensitive calcium channels
What is an antagonist of caffeine - CORRECT ANSWER-adenosine
Diagnose this pt: Patient comes in with a CC of anxiety. She has been excessively
worrying, increased arousal, increased tiredness and irritability. What is the
primary and least likely diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-GAD; Panic Disorder
Somebody w/ anxiety worries about having a panic attack, in addition has mood
changes to avoid things in order to not have a panic attack. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Panic disorder
A woman was raped, and continues to have fear of opposite sex on her way to
parking garage. Which two areas of the brain are involved? - CORRECT ANSWER-
amygdala and hippocampus
, MOA of modafinil (Provigil). How does it promote normal wakefulness - CORRECT
ANSWER-histamine, NE at alpha adrenergic receptor sites, dopamine at D2
receptors
What is the MOA of eszopiclone? What receptors does it act on? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Binds to GABA receptors to increase GABA to increase sleepiness
Which would be the first line appropriate pharmacological agent for PTSD? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Paroxetine
What mediation is used to alleviate to help cognitive pain and physical symptoms
in fibromyalgia? - CORRECT ANSWER-Milnacepran (Savella)
With the difficulty breathing is related hypothetically to the activation of what
area of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER-parabrachial nucleous
What medications are good for falling asleep "sleep induction" and are not
addictive? - CORRECT ANSWER-Suvorexant (Belsmora)
Know the MOA of buspirone. Which receptor does it primarily act upon? -
CORRECT ANSWER-serotonin 1a 5HT1A partial agonist
How does melatonin improve sleep? What receptors does it act on? Agonist or
antatonist? - CORRECT ANSWER-Secreted by the pineal glad to attach to receptors
in the suprachiasmic nucleus to regulate the circadian rhythm; agonist
