nur 2474 pharmacology exam 2 rasmussen pharmocology exam
1 modules 1-3 QuesTIons and correcT answers (VerIFIed) |
laTesT updaTe 2026/2027 | graded a+ | Brand new | 100%
guaranTeed pass
dopaminergic agent - correct answers-levodopa/carbidopa
anticholinergic agent - correct answers-benzotrophine
cholinesterase inhibitor - correct answers-donepezil
Immunomodulators - correct answers-interferon beta
traditional anti epileptic drugs - correct answers-phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproic
acid
atypical anti epileptic drugs - correct answers-oxcarbazepine
lamotrigdine
barbiturates - correct answers-Phenobarbital
muscle spams drugs - correct answers-baclofen
dantrolene
1st generation antipsychotics - correct answers-low potency: chlorpromazine
high potency: haloperidol
2nd generation antipsychotic - correct answers-clozapine
risperdone
,olanzapine
SSRIs - correct answers-fluoxetine
sertraline
paroxetine
SNRI - correct answers-venlafaxine
duloxetine
TCA - correct answers-amitriptyline
MAOI - correct answers-phenelzine
atypical antidepressant - correct answers-Bupropion, trazodone
OTC herbal for depression - correct answers-ST. Johns Wort
mood stabilizer - correct answers-lithium
benzodiazepines - correct answers-lorazepam, diazepam
alprazolam
benzodiazepine like drugs - correct answers-zolpidem
insomnia drugs used - correct answers-trazodone
doxepin
OTC drug for insomnia - correct answers-melatonin
Atypical Anxiolytic - correct answers-Buspirone
, amphetamines - correct answers-amphetamine,
lisdexamfetamine
methamphetamine
methylxanthines - correct answers-methylphenidate
when should we complete blood testing with use of lithium? - correct answers-early in
therapy- every 2-3 days, until a therapeutic dose has been established, then long term-
every 3 to 6 months
therapeutic level of lithium - correct answers-0.8-1.4 mEq/L
toxic level of lithium - correct answers-greater than 1.5 mEq/L
when can we start to see side effects of lithium? - correct answers-when the drug is at a
therapeutic level. they are expected.
what are the side effects of lithium (therapeutic level)? - correct answers-GI effects,
tremors, polyuria, renal toxicity, goiter, hypothyroidism, teratogenesis.
what will happen to side effects when one has a toxic level of lithium? - correct
answers-the effects will be much worse and possibly life threatening i.e. tremor that
becomes larger with muscle incoordination
what medications can we use to treat the cyclic effects of bipolar (mood-depression-
psychosis)? - correct answers-mood stabilizer (lithium)= control mood
antidepressant (SSRI,TCA,MAOI)= control depression
antipsychotic (Ist/2nd generation)= control the psychosis
how does a benzodiazepine help with ETOH withdrawal? - correct answers-it will
decrease the withdrawal manifestations and intensity, while making one sleepy and
having CNS depression. plus, it is easy to give IM and will work quickly.
1 modules 1-3 QuesTIons and correcT answers (VerIFIed) |
laTesT updaTe 2026/2027 | graded a+ | Brand new | 100%
guaranTeed pass
dopaminergic agent - correct answers-levodopa/carbidopa
anticholinergic agent - correct answers-benzotrophine
cholinesterase inhibitor - correct answers-donepezil
Immunomodulators - correct answers-interferon beta
traditional anti epileptic drugs - correct answers-phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproic
acid
atypical anti epileptic drugs - correct answers-oxcarbazepine
lamotrigdine
barbiturates - correct answers-Phenobarbital
muscle spams drugs - correct answers-baclofen
dantrolene
1st generation antipsychotics - correct answers-low potency: chlorpromazine
high potency: haloperidol
2nd generation antipsychotic - correct answers-clozapine
risperdone
,olanzapine
SSRIs - correct answers-fluoxetine
sertraline
paroxetine
SNRI - correct answers-venlafaxine
duloxetine
TCA - correct answers-amitriptyline
MAOI - correct answers-phenelzine
atypical antidepressant - correct answers-Bupropion, trazodone
OTC herbal for depression - correct answers-ST. Johns Wort
mood stabilizer - correct answers-lithium
benzodiazepines - correct answers-lorazepam, diazepam
alprazolam
benzodiazepine like drugs - correct answers-zolpidem
insomnia drugs used - correct answers-trazodone
doxepin
OTC drug for insomnia - correct answers-melatonin
Atypical Anxiolytic - correct answers-Buspirone
, amphetamines - correct answers-amphetamine,
lisdexamfetamine
methamphetamine
methylxanthines - correct answers-methylphenidate
when should we complete blood testing with use of lithium? - correct answers-early in
therapy- every 2-3 days, until a therapeutic dose has been established, then long term-
every 3 to 6 months
therapeutic level of lithium - correct answers-0.8-1.4 mEq/L
toxic level of lithium - correct answers-greater than 1.5 mEq/L
when can we start to see side effects of lithium? - correct answers-when the drug is at a
therapeutic level. they are expected.
what are the side effects of lithium (therapeutic level)? - correct answers-GI effects,
tremors, polyuria, renal toxicity, goiter, hypothyroidism, teratogenesis.
what will happen to side effects when one has a toxic level of lithium? - correct
answers-the effects will be much worse and possibly life threatening i.e. tremor that
becomes larger with muscle incoordination
what medications can we use to treat the cyclic effects of bipolar (mood-depression-
psychosis)? - correct answers-mood stabilizer (lithium)= control mood
antidepressant (SSRI,TCA,MAOI)= control depression
antipsychotic (Ist/2nd generation)= control the psychosis
how does a benzodiazepine help with ETOH withdrawal? - correct answers-it will
decrease the withdrawal manifestations and intensity, while making one sleepy and
having CNS depression. plus, it is easy to give IM and will work quickly.
