2024 CMN 548 Unit 5 EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS
35.1. The time, course, and intensity of a drug's effect are referred to as:
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. pharmacogenetics
D. placebo effect
E. idiosyncratic reaction - ANSWER-B. pharmacodynamics
35.2. Neuroleptic-induced movement disorders include which
of the following movement disorders?
A. Acute dystonia
B. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
C. Akathisia
D. Tardive dyskinesia
E. All of the above - ANSWER-E. All of the above
35.3. Clonidine (Catapres) is known to be effective in
A. Tourette's disorder
B. attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
C. opiate withdrawal
D. posttraumatic stress disorder
E. all of the above - ANSWER-E. all of the above
,35.4. Therapeutic indications of β-adrenergic receptor antagonists such as
propranolol
(Inderal), atenolol (Tenormin),
metoprolol (Lopressor), nadolol (Corgard), and pindolol
(Visken) are effective in the treatment of
A. lithium tremor
B. substance use disorders
C. violence
D. performance anxieties
E. all of the above - ANSWER-E. all of the above
35.5. In the elderly population, anticholinergic medications
can produce
A. improvement of positive symptoms of psychosis
B. improved storage of new information into long-term
memory
C. worsening ideational apraxia
D. impairment in cognitive functioning
E. worsening of orientation subscales - ANSWER-D. impairment in cognitive
functioning
35.6. Newer anticonvulsants such as gabapentin (Neurontin),
levetiracetam (Keppra), pregabalin (Lyrica), tiagabine
(Gabitril), topiramate (Topamax), and zonisamide (Zonegran) have demonstrated
which of the
following characteristics?
, A. Enhancing neuronal inhibition
B. Analgesic effects
C. Increased risk of suicidality
D. Decreasing glutamic function
E. All of the above - ANSWER-E. All of the above
35.7. H2 receptor antagonist nizatidine (Axid) is efficacious as
a secondary prevention strategy for associated weight
gain in which one of the following antipsychotic
drugs?
A. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
B. Quetiapine (Seroquel)
C. Risperidone (Risperdal)
D. Clozapine (Clozaril)
E. Ziprasidone (Geodon) - ANSWER-A. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
35.8. Which of the following is usually the first-line agent for
anesthesia during electroconvulsive therapy?
A. Methohexital (Brevital)
B. Propofol (Diprivan)
C. Ketamine
D. Thiopental (Pentothal)
E. All of the above - ANSWER-A. Methohexital (Brevital)
35.9. Which of these benzodiazepines is not completely absorbed after oral
administration?
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