NUR 635 Midterm Exam Complete Solution, 100%
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)
Used in the treatment of non-hypovolemic hypotension
Norepinephrine or phenyleprine
Drug used for acute management of seizures
Lorazepam
Used for treatment of beta-blocker overdose
Glucagon
Used in treatment of opioid use disorder. May cause QT prolongation.
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)
Used in the treatment of non-hypovolemic hypotension
Norepinephrine or phenyleprine
Drug used for acute management of seizures
Lorazepam
Used for treatment of beta-blocker overdose
Glucagon
Used in treatment of opioid use disorder. May cause QT prolongation.
