ATI THE NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM (PART 1) NEWEST ACTUAL
2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS/VERIFIED/ GRADED A+
While talking to a patient and his family about taking
memantine (Namenda) for Alzheimer's disease, the HCP
should include which of the following instructions?
Notify the health care professional before taking over-the-
counter antacids.
Antacids that contain sodium bicarbonate increase urine
alkalinity and can decrease drug excretion, ultimately leading
to toxicity.
While talking to a patient about taking modafinil (Provigil) to
treat narcolepsy, which of the following instructions should
the HCP include?
Take the drug in the morning
Modafinil is a non-amphetamine stimulant. Taking it in the
morning helps improve wakefulness for patients who have
narcolepsy. Patients taking the drug for shift-work sleepiness
should take it 1 hr before work.
, A HCP is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking
dantrolene (Dantrium) for skeletal muscle spasms. The HCP
should tell the patient to report which of the following adverse
effects?
Diarrhea
Prolonged diarrhea can cause dehydration and other serious
effects. Diarrhea is an adverse effect of dantrolene, as are
nausea and vomiting. Patients should report these effects so
the health care professional can monitor fluid balance and
intervene accordingly.
Anesthetists often administer midazolam (Versed) during
induction of anesthesia b/c of which of the following
pharmacological actions?
Causes amnesia
Midazolam, a benzodiazepine, is appropriate during induction
because of its anti-anxiety and amnesiac properties.
A HCP is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking
pramipexole (mirapex) to treat Parkinson's disease. The HCP
should recognize that which of the following laboratory tests
require monitoring?
Creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS/VERIFIED/ GRADED A+
While talking to a patient and his family about taking
memantine (Namenda) for Alzheimer's disease, the HCP
should include which of the following instructions?
Notify the health care professional before taking over-the-
counter antacids.
Antacids that contain sodium bicarbonate increase urine
alkalinity and can decrease drug excretion, ultimately leading
to toxicity.
While talking to a patient about taking modafinil (Provigil) to
treat narcolepsy, which of the following instructions should
the HCP include?
Take the drug in the morning
Modafinil is a non-amphetamine stimulant. Taking it in the
morning helps improve wakefulness for patients who have
narcolepsy. Patients taking the drug for shift-work sleepiness
should take it 1 hr before work.
, A HCP is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking
dantrolene (Dantrium) for skeletal muscle spasms. The HCP
should tell the patient to report which of the following adverse
effects?
Diarrhea
Prolonged diarrhea can cause dehydration and other serious
effects. Diarrhea is an adverse effect of dantrolene, as are
nausea and vomiting. Patients should report these effects so
the health care professional can monitor fluid balance and
intervene accordingly.
Anesthetists often administer midazolam (Versed) during
induction of anesthesia b/c of which of the following
pharmacological actions?
Causes amnesia
Midazolam, a benzodiazepine, is appropriate during induction
because of its anti-anxiety and amnesiac properties.
A HCP is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking
pramipexole (mirapex) to treat Parkinson's disease. The HCP
should recognize that which of the following laboratory tests
require monitoring?
Creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
