NURS-2528 Midterm Exam – Nursing Study Guide & Practice Questions
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease -
(ANSWER)Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as sleep driving? -
(ANSWER)Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" -
(ANSWER)Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - (ANSWER)Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - (ANSWER)Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity, therefore levels should be
monitored frequently - (ANSWER)Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults -
(ANSWER)SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - (ANSWER)Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia - (ANSWER)Antipsychotics
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more sensitive to CNS drugs -
(ANSWER)Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a drug - (ANSWER)First trimester
Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events - (ANSWER)Beta-
blockers
, NURS-2528 Midterm Exam – Nursing Study Guide & Practice Questions
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often used in treatment of
Alzheimer's Disease - (ANSWER)Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and worm-like movements of the
tongue - (ANSWER)Tardive Dyskinesia
Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated - (ANSWER)Beta 2 Receptors
This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10% of the drug is converted to
morphine - (ANSWER)Codeine
Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. - (ANSWER)Hepatotoxic drugs
An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal muscle - (ANSWER)Myasthenia
Gravis
An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory depression - (ANSWER)Naloxone
(Narcan)
How the drug affects the body - (ANSWER)Pharmacodynamics
Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often affected by route of administration
- (ANSWER)Bioavailability
Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia, hypertension, diaphoresis, and
is caused by having too much of this "happy" substance - (ANSWER)Serotonin
Dopamine agonist often used in treatment of Parkinson's Disease that is least likely to cause sleep
attacks - (ANSWER)Pramipexole
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease -
(ANSWER)Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as sleep driving? -
(ANSWER)Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" -
(ANSWER)Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - (ANSWER)Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - (ANSWER)Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity, therefore levels should be
monitored frequently - (ANSWER)Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults -
(ANSWER)SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - (ANSWER)Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia - (ANSWER)Antipsychotics
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more sensitive to CNS drugs -
(ANSWER)Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a drug - (ANSWER)First trimester
Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events - (ANSWER)Beta-
blockers
, NURS-2528 Midterm Exam – Nursing Study Guide & Practice Questions
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often used in treatment of
Alzheimer's Disease - (ANSWER)Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and worm-like movements of the
tongue - (ANSWER)Tardive Dyskinesia
Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated - (ANSWER)Beta 2 Receptors
This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10% of the drug is converted to
morphine - (ANSWER)Codeine
Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. - (ANSWER)Hepatotoxic drugs
An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal muscle - (ANSWER)Myasthenia
Gravis
An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory depression - (ANSWER)Naloxone
(Narcan)
How the drug affects the body - (ANSWER)Pharmacodynamics
Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often affected by route of administration
- (ANSWER)Bioavailability
Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia, hypertension, diaphoresis, and
is caused by having too much of this "happy" substance - (ANSWER)Serotonin
Dopamine agonist often used in treatment of Parkinson's Disease that is least likely to cause sleep
attacks - (ANSWER)Pramipexole
