NURS 1140 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
ANTI-GLAUCOMA DRUGS - answer✔✔Drugs That Reduce Intraocular Pressure By
Lowering The Amount Of Aqueous Humor In The Eyeball, Reducing Its Production, Or
Increasing Its Outflow
CHOLINERGIC DRUGS - answer✔✔These Drugs Are Motifs. They Are Agents That Stimulate
The Parasympathetic Nervous System In The Same Manner As Acetylcholine.
There Are Direct Acting And Indirect Acting Drugs.
INDIRECT ACTING MIOTICS - answer✔✔ECHOTHIOPHATE
ECHOTHIOPHATE - answer✔✔Organophosphate Cholinesterase Inhibitor: Less Lipid Soluble
Than Most Organophosphates; Used In Glaucoma. Longer Lasting - 7 To 28 Days.
DIRECT ACTING MIOTICS - answer✔✔PILOCARPINE
CARBACHOL
ACETYLCHOLINE
ACETYLCHOLINE
PILOCARPINE - answer✔✔Direct Acting Cholinergic Drug
Indication-Primary Open Angled And Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma Or Ocular Hypertension
Increases Aqueous Humor Drainage And Decreases Intra-Ocular Pressure
Moa-Mimics Acetylcholine By Stimulating Cholinergic Receptors
Duration Of Action Pilocarpine= 4-8 Hours
Duration Of Action Acetylcholine=10 Min
Solution Or Gel
SYMPATHOMIMETIC DRUGS - answer✔✔Mydriatic Drug
Used For The Treatment Of Glaucoma And Ocular Hypertension.
They Mimic The Sympathetic Neurotransmitters Noepinephrine And Epinephrine.
TYPES OF SYMPATHOMIMETIC DRUGS - answer✔✔DIPIVEFRIN
APRACLONIDINE
DIPIVEFRIN - answer✔✔AKA: Propine
APRACLONIDINE - answer✔✔AKA: Iopidine
BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKERS - answer✔✔An Ophthalmic Beta Blocker That Reduces
Both Elevated And Normal Intra-Ocular Pressure. They Reduce Intra-Ocular Pressure By
Reducing Aqueous Humor Formation.
TYPES OF BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKERS - answer✔✔BETAXOLOL
TIMOLOL
BETAXOLOL - answer✔✔AKA: Betoptic
Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma, Ocular Htn
One Of The Most Potent And Selective Beta Blocking Drugs.
TIMOLOL - answer✔✔AKA: Timoptic
This Beta Blocker Is The Only One That May Increase The Outflow Of Aqueous Humor As
Well As Decrease Its Formation. This Is Available In Gel And Liquid Form.
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS - answer✔✔Treats Glaucoma By Decreasing
Aqueous Humor Production.
Only Available In Topical Ophthalmic Form. These Drugs Work By Inhibiting The Enzyme
Carbonic Anhydrase, Which Results In Decreased Intra-Ocular Pressure By Reducing Aqueous
Humor Formation. Primarily Used For Glaucoma.
TYPES OF CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITOR DRUGS - answer✔✔BRINZOLAMIDE
DORZOLAMIDE
BRINZOLAMIDE - answer✔✔AKA: Azopt
DORZOLAMIDE - answer✔✔AKA: Trusopt
OSMOTIC DIURETIC - answer✔✔This Category Of Drugs Are Administered Either Iv, Orally,
Or Topically To Reduce Intra-Ocular Pressure. This Is Done By Causing The Blood To Become
Hypertonic In Relation To Both Intra-Ocular And Spinal Fluids Creating An Osmotic Gradient
That Draws Water From The Aqueous And Vitreous Humors. This Causes A Reduction In The
Volume Of Intra-Ocular Fluid.
TYPES OF OSMOTIC DIURETIC DRUGS - answer✔✔GLYCERIN
MANNITOL
GLYCERIN - answer✔✔Used To Reduce Superficial Corneal Edema Or Pre And Post
Operatively. Lasts For 4-5 Hours
MANNITOL - answer✔✔AKA: OSMITROL
IV INFUSION
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