CMN548-M.5 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
35.1. The time, course, and intensity of a drug's effect are
referred to as:
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. pharmacogenetics
D. placebo effect
E. idiosyncratic reaction - correct answer- B.
pharmacodynamics
35.2. Neuroleptic-induced movement disorders include which
of the following movement disorders?
A. Acute dystonia
B. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
C. Akathisia
D. Tardive dyskinesia
E. All of the above - correct answer- E. All of the above
,35.3. Clonidine (Catapres) is known to be effective in
A. Tourette's disorder
B. attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
C. opiate withdrawal
D. posttraumatic stress disorder
E. all of the above - correct answer- E. all of the above
35.4. Therapeutic indications of β-adrenergic receptor
antagonists such as propranolol
(Inderal), atenolol (Tenormin),
metoprolol (Lopressor), nadolol (Corgard), and pindolol
(Visken) are effective in the treatment of
A. lithium tremor
B. substance use disorders
C. violence
D. performance anxieties
E. all of the above - correct answer- E. all of the above
35.5. In the elderly population, anticholinergic medications
can produce
, A. improvement of positive symptoms of psychosis
B. improved storage of new information into long-term
memory
C. worsening ideational apraxia
D. impairment in cognitive functioning
E. worsening of orientation subscales - correct answer- D.
impairment in cognitive functioning
35.6. Newer anticonvulsants such as gabapentin (Neurontin),
levetiracetam (Keppra), pregabalin (Lyrica), tiagabine
(Gabitril), topiramate (Topamax), and zonisamide (Zonegran)
have demonstrated which of the
following characteristics?
A. Enhancing neuronal inhibition
B. Analgesic effects
C. Increased risk of suicidality
D. Decreasing glutamic function
E. All of the above - correct answer- E. All of the above
35.7. H2 receptor antagonist nizatidine (Axid) is efficacious as
a secondary prevention strategy for associated weight
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
35.1. The time, course, and intensity of a drug's effect are
referred to as:
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. pharmacogenetics
D. placebo effect
E. idiosyncratic reaction - correct answer- B.
pharmacodynamics
35.2. Neuroleptic-induced movement disorders include which
of the following movement disorders?
A. Acute dystonia
B. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
C. Akathisia
D. Tardive dyskinesia
E. All of the above - correct answer- E. All of the above
,35.3. Clonidine (Catapres) is known to be effective in
A. Tourette's disorder
B. attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
C. opiate withdrawal
D. posttraumatic stress disorder
E. all of the above - correct answer- E. all of the above
35.4. Therapeutic indications of β-adrenergic receptor
antagonists such as propranolol
(Inderal), atenolol (Tenormin),
metoprolol (Lopressor), nadolol (Corgard), and pindolol
(Visken) are effective in the treatment of
A. lithium tremor
B. substance use disorders
C. violence
D. performance anxieties
E. all of the above - correct answer- E. all of the above
35.5. In the elderly population, anticholinergic medications
can produce
, A. improvement of positive symptoms of psychosis
B. improved storage of new information into long-term
memory
C. worsening ideational apraxia
D. impairment in cognitive functioning
E. worsening of orientation subscales - correct answer- D.
impairment in cognitive functioning
35.6. Newer anticonvulsants such as gabapentin (Neurontin),
levetiracetam (Keppra), pregabalin (Lyrica), tiagabine
(Gabitril), topiramate (Topamax), and zonisamide (Zonegran)
have demonstrated which of the
following characteristics?
A. Enhancing neuronal inhibition
B. Analgesic effects
C. Increased risk of suicidality
D. Decreasing glutamic function
E. All of the above - correct answer- E. All of the above
35.7. H2 receptor antagonist nizatidine (Axid) is efficacious as
a secondary prevention strategy for associated weight
