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NUR 635 - Midterm Exam/149 Questions and Answers/100% Accurate
NUR 635 - Midterm Exam/149 Questions and Answers/100% Accurate
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NUR 635 - Midterm Exam/149 Questions andAnswers/100% Accurate
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's
Disease - -Bromocriptine
-What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep
behaviors, such as sleep driving? - -Ambien
-Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad
as a hatter" - -Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
-Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - -Pharmacokinetics
-Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - -Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
-This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity,
therefore levels should be monitored frequently - -Lithium
-The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children,
adolescents, and young adults - -SSRIs/SNRIs
-The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - -Atropine
-This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia -
-Antipsychotics
-In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more
sensitive to CNS drugs - -Blood Brain Barrier
-Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a
drug - -First trimester
-Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of
cardiovascular events - -Beta-blockers
-Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often
used in treatment of Alzheimer's Disease - -Cholinesterase inhibitors
-Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and
worm-like movements of the tongue - -Tardive Dyskinesia
-Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated - -
Beta 2 Receptors
, -This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10%
of the drug is converted to morphine - -Codeine
-Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. - -Hepatotoxic drugs
-An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal
muscle - -Myasthenia Gravis
-An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory
depression - -Naloxone (Narcan)
-How the drug affects the body - -Pharmacodynamics
-Term for the amount of drug that reaches systemic circulation. Often
affected by route of administration - -Bioavailability
-Symptoms for this syndrome include confusion, irritability, tachycardia,
hypertension, diaphoresis, and is caused by having too much of this "happy"
substance - -Serotonin
-Dopamine agonist often used in treatment of Parkinson's Disease that is
least likely to cause sleep attacks - -Pramipexole
-Clonidine is often prescribed to children to treat this disorder - -ADHD
-Drug most effective in alcohol withdrawal - -Lorazepam (ativan)
-Drug used for anaphylactic reaction or cardiac arrest - -Epinephrine
-1st line drugs for migraine prevention - -Beta Blockers
-Parasympatholytic used for unstable bradycardia - -Atropine
-Drug class used to treat ADHD - -Stimulants
-Drugs that have no medical use and high potential for abuse - -Schedule I
controlled substances
-This drug is an antispasmodic muscle relaxant that must be tapered off due
to risk of seizure or hallucinations if stopped abruptly - -Baclofen
-3Muscle relaxant that is also a schedule IV controlled substance - -
Carisoprodal (Soma)
-1st line abortive drug class for mild to moderate headaches - -NSAIDs
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