NUR 635 - Midterm Exam Latest Update 2024 Updated Questions and Answers

Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease - ANSWER Bromocriptine What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as sleep driving? - ANSWER Ambien Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" - ANSWER Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - ANSWER Pharmacokinetics Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - ANSWER Neostigmine, pyridostigmine This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity, therefore levels should be monitored frequently - ANSWER Lithium The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults - ANSWER SSRIs/SNRIs The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - ANSWER Atropine This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia - ANSWER Antipsychotics In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more sensitive to CNS drugs - ANSWER Blood Brain Barrier Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a drug - ANSWER First trimester Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events - ANSWER Beta-blockers Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often used in treatment of Alzheimer's Disease - ANSWER Cholinesterase inhibitors Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and worm-like movements of the tongue - ANSWER Tardive Dyskinesia Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated - ANSWER Beta 2 Receptors This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10% of the drug is converted to morphine - ANSWER Codeine Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. - ANSWER Hepatotoxic drugs An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal muscle - ANSWER Myasthenia Gravis An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory depression - ANSWER Naloxone (Narcan) How the drug affects the body - ANSWER Pharmacodynamics Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often affected by route of administration - ANSWER Bioavailability Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia, hypertension, diaphoresis, and is caused by having too much of this "happy" substance - ANSWER Serotonin Dopamine agonist often used in treatment of Parkinson's Disease that is least likely to cause sleep attacks - ANSWER Pramipexole Clonidine is often prescribed to children to treat this disorder - ANSWER ADHD Drug most effective in alcohol withdrawal - ANSWER Lorazepam (ativan) Drug used for anaphylactic reaction or cardiac arrest - ANSWER Epinephrine 1st line drugs for migraine prevention - ANSWER Beta Blockers Parasympatholytic used for unstable bradycardia - ANSWER Atropine Drug class used to treat ADHD - ANSWER Stimulants Drugs that have no medical use and high potential for abuse - ANSWER Schedule I controlled substances This drug is an antispasmodic muscle relaxant that must be tapered off due to risk of seizure or hallucinations if stopped abruptly - ANSWER Baclofen 3Muscle relaxant that is also a schedule IV controlled substance - ANSWER Carisoprodal (Soma) 1st line abortive drug class for mild to moderate headaches - ANSWER NSAIDs 1st line abortive drug for moderate to severe migraine headaches - ANSWER Sumatriptan (Imitrex) Used in the treatment of non-hypovolemic hypotension - ANSWER Norepinephrine or phenyleprine Drug used for acute management of seizures - ANSWER Lorazepam Used for treatment of beta-blocker overdose - ANSWER Glucagon