NUR 635 - Midterm Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+ , 100% C0rrect!!!
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease - -
Bromocriptine
-What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such
as sleep driving? - -Ambien
-Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter"
- -Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
-Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - -Pharmacokinetics
-Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - -Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
-This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity, therefore
levels should be monitored frequently - -Lithium
-The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children, adolescents, and
young adults - -SSRIs/SNRIs
-The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - -Atropine
-This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia - -
Antipsychotics
-In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more sensitive to CNS
drugs - -Blood Brain Barrier
-Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a drug - -First
trimester
-Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events
- -Beta-blockers
-Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often used in
treatment of Alzheimer's Disease - -Cholinesterase inhibitors
-Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and worm-like
movements of the tongue - -Tardive Dyskinesia
-Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated - -Beta 2
Receptors
, -This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10% of the drug
is converted to morphine - -Codeine
-Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. - -Hepatotoxic drugs
-An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal muscle - -
Myasthenia Gravis
-An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory depression - -
Naloxone (Narcan)
-How the drug affects the body - -Pharmacodynamics
-Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often affected by route
of administration - -Bioavailability
-Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia, hypertension,
diaphoresis, and is caused by having too much of this "happy" substance - -Serotonin
-Dopamine agonist often used in treatment of Parkinson's Disease that is least likely to
cause sleep attacks - -Pramipexole
-Clonidine is often prescribed to children to treat this disorder - -ADHD
-Drug most effective in alcohol withdrawal - -Lorazepam (ativan)
-Drug used for anaphylactic reaction or cardiac arrest - -Epinephrine
-1st line drugs for migraine prevention - -Beta Blockers
-Parasympatholytic used for unstable bradycardia - -Atropine
-Drug class used to treat ADHD - -Stimulants
-Drugs that have no medical use and high potential for abuse - -Schedule I controlled
substances
-This drug is an antispasmodic muscle relaxant that must be tapered off due to risk of
seizure or hallucinations if stopped abruptly - -Baclofen
-3Muscle relaxant that is also a schedule IV controlled substance - -Carisoprodal
(Soma)
-1st line abortive drug class for mild to moderate headaches - -NSAIDs
-1st line abortive drug for moderate to severe migraine headaches - -Sumatriptan
(Imitrex)
Graded A+ , 100% C0rrect!!!
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease - -
Bromocriptine
-What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such
as sleep driving? - -Ambien
-Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter"
- -Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
-Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - -Pharmacokinetics
-Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - -Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
-This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity, therefore
levels should be monitored frequently - -Lithium
-The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children, adolescents, and
young adults - -SSRIs/SNRIs
-The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - -Atropine
-This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia - -
Antipsychotics
-In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more sensitive to CNS
drugs - -Blood Brain Barrier
-Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a drug - -First
trimester
-Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events
- -Beta-blockers
-Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often used in
treatment of Alzheimer's Disease - -Cholinesterase inhibitors
-Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and worm-like
movements of the tongue - -Tardive Dyskinesia
-Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated - -Beta 2
Receptors
, -This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10% of the drug
is converted to morphine - -Codeine
-Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. - -Hepatotoxic drugs
-An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal muscle - -
Myasthenia Gravis
-An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory depression - -
Naloxone (Narcan)
-How the drug affects the body - -Pharmacodynamics
-Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often affected by route
of administration - -Bioavailability
-Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia, hypertension,
diaphoresis, and is caused by having too much of this "happy" substance - -Serotonin
-Dopamine agonist often used in treatment of Parkinson's Disease that is least likely to
cause sleep attacks - -Pramipexole
-Clonidine is often prescribed to children to treat this disorder - -ADHD
-Drug most effective in alcohol withdrawal - -Lorazepam (ativan)
-Drug used for anaphylactic reaction or cardiac arrest - -Epinephrine
-1st line drugs for migraine prevention - -Beta Blockers
-Parasympatholytic used for unstable bradycardia - -Atropine
-Drug class used to treat ADHD - -Stimulants
-Drugs that have no medical use and high potential for abuse - -Schedule I controlled
substances
-This drug is an antispasmodic muscle relaxant that must be tapered off due to risk of
seizure or hallucinations if stopped abruptly - -Baclofen
-3Muscle relaxant that is also a schedule IV controlled substance - -Carisoprodal
(Soma)
-1st line abortive drug class for mild to moderate headaches - -NSAIDs
-1st line abortive drug for moderate to severe migraine headaches - -Sumatriptan
(Imitrex)
