NUR 2407 Pharmacology Quiz 2 / NUR2407
Pharmacology Quiz 2(NEWEST 2020): Rasmussen
College (ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT)
What cannot be crushed - answers -:XR, LR, ER, capsules, gels
How would you describe a sympathomimetic to a patient? - answers -:A drug that
mimics the effects of the neurotransmitters of the sympathetic nervous system,
(epi and norepinephrine), the fight or flight reflexes
Adrenergic Agonist or sympathomimetics drugs - answers -:albuterol,
epinepherine, pseudoephedrine HCL
Adrenergic Antagonist drugs - answers -:-olols, atenolol, carvedilol, labetalol,
metoprolol
Cholinergic Agonists or Parasympathomimetic drug action - answers -:mimic the
effect of acetylcholine
Signs and symptoms you may see in patients receiving cholinergic drugs - answers
-:Rest and digest- bradycardia, hypotension, blood vessel dilation, increased
bowel and bladder action
, Cholinergic drug examples - answers -:bethanechol, metoclopramide, donepezil,
rivastigmine
What to monitor for in patient's taking a cholinergic? - answers -:nausea and
vomiting, cramps and diarrhea, blurred vision, assess for disorders that would be
aggrivated by cholinergic drugs like Alzheimer's
What do anticholinergic drugs do? - answers -:interrupt parasympathetic nerve
impulses in the CNS and autonomic nervous system, block the muscarinic receptor
sites
Use of anticholinergic drugs - answers -:treat spastic or hyperactive conditions of
the GI or urinary tracts, prevents drop in heart rate from vagal stimulation, treat
sinus bradycardia
Anticholinergic drugs - answers -:-ine drugs, atropine, benztropine, dicyclomine,
scopolamine, tolterodine, and oxybutynin
What is benztropine mesylate used for? - answers -:adjunct therapy for
parkinsonism, control of extrapyramidal reactions
Contraindications for benztropine - answers -:patients less than 3 years old,
narrow-angle glaucoma, tardive dyskinesia
Side effects of benztropine - answers -:tachycardia, nervousness, dizziness,
psychosis
Pharmacology Quiz 2(NEWEST 2020): Rasmussen
College (ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT)
What cannot be crushed - answers -:XR, LR, ER, capsules, gels
How would you describe a sympathomimetic to a patient? - answers -:A drug that
mimics the effects of the neurotransmitters of the sympathetic nervous system,
(epi and norepinephrine), the fight or flight reflexes
Adrenergic Agonist or sympathomimetics drugs - answers -:albuterol,
epinepherine, pseudoephedrine HCL
Adrenergic Antagonist drugs - answers -:-olols, atenolol, carvedilol, labetalol,
metoprolol
Cholinergic Agonists or Parasympathomimetic drug action - answers -:mimic the
effect of acetylcholine
Signs and symptoms you may see in patients receiving cholinergic drugs - answers
-:Rest and digest- bradycardia, hypotension, blood vessel dilation, increased
bowel and bladder action
, Cholinergic drug examples - answers -:bethanechol, metoclopramide, donepezil,
rivastigmine
What to monitor for in patient's taking a cholinergic? - answers -:nausea and
vomiting, cramps and diarrhea, blurred vision, assess for disorders that would be
aggrivated by cholinergic drugs like Alzheimer's
What do anticholinergic drugs do? - answers -:interrupt parasympathetic nerve
impulses in the CNS and autonomic nervous system, block the muscarinic receptor
sites
Use of anticholinergic drugs - answers -:treat spastic or hyperactive conditions of
the GI or urinary tracts, prevents drop in heart rate from vagal stimulation, treat
sinus bradycardia
Anticholinergic drugs - answers -:-ine drugs, atropine, benztropine, dicyclomine,
scopolamine, tolterodine, and oxybutynin
What is benztropine mesylate used for? - answers -:adjunct therapy for
parkinsonism, control of extrapyramidal reactions
Contraindications for benztropine - answers -:patients less than 3 years old,
narrow-angle glaucoma, tardive dyskinesia
Side effects of benztropine - answers -:tachycardia, nervousness, dizziness,
psychosis
