NURS 5334 EXAM 2 WITH QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS CURRENT VERSION
What are the five nonselective beta-blockers? - Answers: 1. Carvedilol 2. Labetalol
3. Propranolol.
4) Nadolol
5) Timolol
What are selective beta-blockers?
HINT: "MANBABE" or "ABEAM" - ANSWER M = metoprolol
A - Atenolol.
N: nebivolol
B - Bisoprolol.
A - Acebutolol.
B: betaxolol.
E - Esmolol
What are the therapeutic options for muscarinic poisoning? - ANSWER Atropine
and supportive treatment
What is bethanechol used for? - ANSWER Urinary retention
, What drug classification does bethanechol fall under? - ANSWER
Parasympathomimetics
What is cevimeline used for? - Answer: Sjrogen's Syndrome.
What medicines are used to treat OAB?
*SEs Tips: "Can't pee, Can't see, Can't spit, Can't sh*t" - Answer: Oxybutynin.
- Darifenacin.
- Solifenacin.
- Tolerodine
- Fesoterodine.
- Trospium.
What is one of the most common side effects of several of the medications used to
treat OAB? - Answer: QT prolongation
Neostigmine, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, is used to treat what? -
ANSWER Myasthenia gravis is managed by strengthening the muscles.
What is physostigmine, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, used to treat? -
ANSWER Muscarinic antagonist toxicity.
How can we distinguish between a myasthenia crisis and a cholinergic crisis? -
ANSWER Give a demanding dose of endrophonium.
- symptoms disappear: MYASTHENIA
- Symptoms worsen: cholinergic (treated with atropine).
VERIFIED ANSWERS CURRENT VERSION
What are the five nonselective beta-blockers? - Answers: 1. Carvedilol 2. Labetalol
3. Propranolol.
4) Nadolol
5) Timolol
What are selective beta-blockers?
HINT: "MANBABE" or "ABEAM" - ANSWER M = metoprolol
A - Atenolol.
N: nebivolol
B - Bisoprolol.
A - Acebutolol.
B: betaxolol.
E - Esmolol
What are the therapeutic options for muscarinic poisoning? - ANSWER Atropine
and supportive treatment
What is bethanechol used for? - ANSWER Urinary retention
, What drug classification does bethanechol fall under? - ANSWER
Parasympathomimetics
What is cevimeline used for? - Answer: Sjrogen's Syndrome.
What medicines are used to treat OAB?
*SEs Tips: "Can't pee, Can't see, Can't spit, Can't sh*t" - Answer: Oxybutynin.
- Darifenacin.
- Solifenacin.
- Tolerodine
- Fesoterodine.
- Trospium.
What is one of the most common side effects of several of the medications used to
treat OAB? - Answer: QT prolongation
Neostigmine, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, is used to treat what? -
ANSWER Myasthenia gravis is managed by strengthening the muscles.
What is physostigmine, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, used to treat? -
ANSWER Muscarinic antagonist toxicity.
How can we distinguish between a myasthenia crisis and a cholinergic crisis? -
ANSWER Give a demanding dose of endrophonium.
- symptoms disappear: MYASTHENIA
- Symptoms worsen: cholinergic (treated with atropine).