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Exam 1: NUR 2474 / NUR2474
(Latest Update )
Pharmacology for Professional
Nursing | Review Questions with
Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A -
Rasmussen


Question:
What do neuroleptics do?
Answer:
it blocks dopamine. only increase the effects of Parkinson's disease, as they
will induce Parkinson's symptoms with EPS, it is an additive relationship.




Question:
what is the issue with using a neuroleptic with a patient with Parkinson's
disease?
Answer:
will worsen the Parkinson's disease symptoms. would be appropriate to use a
2nd generation antipsychotic

,Question:
a neuroleptic is the same as an__________
Answer:
antipsychotic




Question:
explain the concept of half life and how to solve them
Answer:
The amount of time ½ of the drug is taken out of the system.
To solve: divide by 1/2 he medication dosage by each half life. Ex: if a drug has
4 half lives, you divide the medication 4 times by 1/2




Question:
what can occur when one begins to not use an antipsychotic medication
because of the parkinsons symptoms ?
Answer:
the Parkinson's symptoms will go away, but because you stop the
antipsychotic, the psychotic symptoms will come back.

,Question:
what do MAOIs interact heavily with?
Answer:
tyramine




Question:
what happens if a person using an MAOI eats a food that is high in tyramine?
Answer:
hypertensive crisis




Question:
explain the s/s of hypertensive crisis
Answer:
severe HA, tachycardia, hypertension, N,V, confusion, sweating, stroke, death




Question:
what is important to do when we start a patient on MAOI
Answer:
educate our patients to avoid ALL tyramine rich food

, Question:
examples of tyramine rich foods are_______________
Answer:
aged meats and cheese, smoked fish and meats, avocado, figs, banana, beer,
wine.




Question:
what medications can cause neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Answer:
1stgeneration antipsychotics- chlorpromazine and haloperidol




Question:
s/s of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Answer:
lead pipe muscle rigidity, sudden high fever, sweating, autonomic, instability,
dysrhythmia, BP fluctuations, altered LOC, seizures, coma. Death w/ cardiac
or respiratory failure




Question:
how do we treat neuroleptic malignant syndrome?
Answer:
supportive, withdraw antipsychotic med, give dantroline and bromocriptine

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