MARYVILLE NURS 660 EXAM 2 2026
NURSING TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the MOA of pregabalin that makes it alleviate pain for people
with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue? .
Answer:binds to the alpha 2 delta sub-units of voltage sensitive calcium
channels
◉ What is an antagonist of caffeine .
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? .
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. .
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? .
Answer:amygdala and hippocampus
, ◉ MOA of modafinil (Provigil). How does it promote normal
wakefulness .
Answer:histamine, NE at alpha adrenergic receptor sites, dopamine at
D2 receptors
◉ What is the MOA of eszopiclone? What receptors does it act on? .
Answer:Binds to GABA receptors to increase GABA to increase
sleepiness
◉ Which would be the first line appropriate pharmacological agent for
PTSD? .
Answer:Paroxetine
◉ What mediation is used to alleviate to help cognitive pain and
physical symptoms in fibromyalgia? .
Answer:Milnacepran (Savella)
◉ With the difficulty breathing is related hypothetically to the activation
of what area of the brain? .
Answer:parabrachial nucleous
◉ What medications are good for falling asleep "sleep induction" and
are not addictive? .
Answer:Suvorexant (Belsmora)
NURSING TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the MOA of pregabalin that makes it alleviate pain for people
with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue? .
Answer:binds to the alpha 2 delta sub-units of voltage sensitive calcium
channels
◉ What is an antagonist of caffeine .
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? .
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. .
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? .
Answer:amygdala and hippocampus
, ◉ MOA of modafinil (Provigil). How does it promote normal
wakefulness .
Answer:histamine, NE at alpha adrenergic receptor sites, dopamine at
D2 receptors
◉ What is the MOA of eszopiclone? What receptors does it act on? .
Answer:Binds to GABA receptors to increase GABA to increase
sleepiness
◉ Which would be the first line appropriate pharmacological agent for
PTSD? .
Answer:Paroxetine
◉ What mediation is used to alleviate to help cognitive pain and
physical symptoms in fibromyalgia? .
Answer:Milnacepran (Savella)
◉ With the difficulty breathing is related hypothetically to the activation
of what area of the brain? .
Answer:parabrachial nucleous
◉ What medications are good for falling asleep "sleep induction" and
are not addictive? .
Answer:Suvorexant (Belsmora)
