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Pharmacology Straighterline final Exam | Questions
Answered 100% Correct/Verified Solutions
Identify the drug preparation that is described as a solution containing water, sugar, and a
drug.
Syrup
Two weeks after beginning treatment for smoking cessation, Joe visits a physician and
complains of having suicidal tendencies and feeling mentally depressed. Which of the
following is a most likely reason for this occurrence?
The treatment for Joe's condition involves a drug preparation known as varenicline.
What is the reason for the contraindication of ganglionic blockers in patients with glaucoma?
Ganglionic blockers have a mydriatic effect that increases intraocular pressure.
Martha is 60 years old. She visits Dr. Patil's clinic for a medical consultation. On enquiry,
Martha reveals that she has been experiencing tremors and muscular rigidity. After an initial
examination and a few tests, Dr. Patil diagnoses Martha with Parkinson's disease. As the
disease has been diagnosed in its earliest stage and the predominant symptoms are tremors
and muscular rigidity, what medication will Dr. Patil most likely prescribe?
A anticholinergic drug
James, a health care professional, states that the drug morphine is an agonist. Which of the
following supports his statement?
Morphine binds to specific receptor sites in the body and triggers a series of cellular changes
A person taking an atypical antipsychotic medication could be expected to develop all of the
following metabolic disorders except:
Anemia
Heavy marijuana use can cause _____, which could be an indication of a latent psychiatric
disorder.
Psychosis
Which type of cholinergic receptor will an injection of Botox most likely affect?
Nicotinic-muscle receptor
Kendall is on a week's course of a medication for a sleep disorder. After completing the
course, she immediately discontinues its use. For the next few days, Kendall keeps having

,nightmares and is unable to sleep. She also feels very restless and anxious. Identify the
medication that Kendall was most probably taking.
Phenobarbital
In the context of the factors of individual variation that alter the effect of a drug, select the
statement that best describes the placebo effect.
Positive attitude can lead to perceived symptom improvement
Select the group that contains hypnotic drugs listed in order of increasing duration of action.
Zaleplon, estazolam, and flurazepam
All of the following types of nerve impulses are carried by the axons of afferent
neurons except:
Nerve impulse for directing organ activity
Orion laboratories, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, manufactures the drug
cetirizine and markets the tablets under the name "Alzer." In this case, cetirizine is the _____
name of the drug.
Generic
When analyzing an EEG, a medical professional can determine that the patient has had a petit
mal seizure by focusing attention on a(n):
Upward electrical spike wave of approximately 3 seconds
Match the set of examples to the definition of a numerator.
The 1 in 1/4, the 4 in 4/11, and 5 in 5/25
Use your critical-thinking skills to determine the effects of beta-adrenergic blocking drugs on
the heart.
Decrease in heart rate, decrease in the force of contractions, and decrease in impulse
conduction through the heart
Analyze the major adrenergic effects of the adrenergic neuronal blockers, and select the main
drug effect that the adrenergic neuronal blockers have on the adrenergic nerve endings.
Decrease in all sympathetic activity
Which of the following symptoms will a person who is under the influence of lysergic acid
diethylamide (LSD) most likely experience?
Piloerection

, A 50-year-old woman has been diagnosed with major depression. She has no other health
issues. Her physician has several choices of drug classes to treat her. Select the drug class
from which the physician should prescribe a drug for the patient.
SSRIs
How does the drug selegiline differ from the drug rasagiline?
Selegiline is considered less effective than rasagiline.
While Alice is mowing her lawn, she sees a big snake slithering out from under some flower
pots. In response to the sudden threat of danger, Alice's heart rate increases, and she begins
to breathe rapidly. Which of the following neurotransmitters is primarily responsible for
triggering these physical reactions in Alice's body?
Epinephrine
Adequate nutrition in elderly patients is important for synthesizing drug-metabolizing
enzymes. The body produces these enzymes from foods that are high in:
Protein
Identify an accurate statement about anticholinergic drugs.
They prevent acetylcholine from binding to cholinergic receptors and producing an effect.
In the ANS, neurons that emerge from the central nervous system form the _____.
Preganglionic nerve fiber
Which of the following is true of the location of the medulla oblongata?
It lies just above the spinal cord
Identify from the following the correct metric conversion value with its corresponding
household measure.
5mL= 1 teaspoon
Ramona and Michael bring in their 3-month-old child, Darla, with a complaint of partial
seizures. Which of the following drugs should ideally be prescribed for Darla?
Phenobarbital
Kevin, a 12-year-old boy, grew up with his pet dog, Sparky, who was almost the same age as
Kevin. Age-related health complications caused Sparky?s death, following which Kevin was
distraught. He was depressed for more than a week and refused to go to school. The type of
depression affecting Kevin is termed
Exogenous depression

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