ANTIPSYCHOTIC & ANTIPARKINSON DRUGS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% PASS (A+ CERTIFIED)

ANTIPSYCHOTIC & ANTIPARKINSON DRUGS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% PASS (A+ CERTIFIED)1. A patient taking too many antiparkinson drugs may become _____________, whereas a patient taking to many antipsychotic drugs may develop _____________ Answer Psychotic, Parkinson-like syndrome. 2. What is an example of an antiparkinson drug that acts as a dopamine agonist Answer Pramipexole. 3. What is an example of an antiparkinson drug that targets dopamine synthesis Answer Levodopa. 4. What is an example of an antiparkinson drug that acts as a MAOB inhibitor (inhibits dopamine degradation) Answer Selegiline. 5. What is an example of a "typical" neuroleptic Answer Chlorpromazine. 6. What is an example of an "atypical" major tranquilizer Answer Olanzapine. 7. ____________ is the 2nd most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting ~1% of population over 55 years of age Answer Parkinson's disease. 8. 95% of Parkinson's disease is _____________, while the other 5% is _____________ Answer Idiopathic, familial. 9. Parkinson's disease is distinct from _____________, which includes drug-induced Parkinson disease-like symptoms usually due to dopamine antagonists (like antipsychotics) and is reversible with withdrawal of the offending agent Answer Parkinsonism. 10. What are the cardinal symptoms of Parkinson's disease Answer - Resting tremor (ie: pill rolling). - Muscular rigidity (ie: cog wheeling). - Bradykinesia (ie: slow, restricted movement). 11. Parkinson's disease is due to loss of dopaminergic neurons of the _____________ Answer Substantia nigra (> 80% dopamine depletion before clinical symptoms appear). **Normal adult has 5-8% neuron loss per decade. 12. _____________, primarily composed of a-synuclein, are a hallmark pathology of Parkinson's disease Answer Lewy bodies. 13. Those with Parkinson's disease have intact _____________ movements, but severely slowed _____________ movements Answer Reflex (ie: knee jerk), voluntary (ie: buttoning shirt). 14. Parkinson's disease is the (more or less) common subtype with the presenting complaint being _____________ Answer - Less (~4% of all idiopathic cases). - Tremor. **Occurs in younger patients, more marked impairment at first diagnosis, slower progression, cognitive complications less prevalent.