Neurodegeneration - Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

NURS 660 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 Review 2023. Know the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, where they originate from, and what medications treat these symptoms. Positive symptoms:  psychosis, hallucinations, delusions  Mesolimbic origin  Medications: D2 antagonists Negative symptoms:  more related to mood disturbance, apathy, anhedonia, neuroleptic dysphoria, cognitive blunting  Mesocortical/prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, reward circuit origins ...

What quality does a drug have to have in order to cross the BBB? Lipophilic If a drug is _______ or ________ _________, it cannot cross the BBB Ionized, protein bound What causes Parkinson's disease? Neurons shrink —> decreased amount and ability to release dopamine —> abnormal signaling —-> abnormal movement What causes the distinct tremors of Parkinson's Disease? Increased acetylcholine from decreased dopamine What are the main signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disea...

This document contains all of the lectures of the course molecular principles of brain disorders. It also includes images with matching explanation when the lecturer explained the image.

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Which statement is accurate for management of a patient with traumatic brain injury (TBI)? a. An adequate cough reflex will protect the patient's airway b. Poor oral hygiene can lead to respiratory crisis from secretions c. A tracheotomy is needed and will interfere with the patient's ability to communicate d. The patient may not realistically expect to regain normal speech with vocal cord damage - Answer-b. Poor oral hygiene can lead to respiratory crisis from secretions Which phrase de...

Environmental Health Exam #1 Questions with Correct Answers 100% Verified Define Environmental Health - Correct Answer - Environment = complex of physical, chemical, & biotic factors that act upon an organism or ecological community & ultimately determine form & survival - Environmental Health = addresses all the physical, chemical, & biological factors external to the person, & all the related factors impacting behaviors -- encompasses control of environmental factors & aims to prevent diseas...

Mental Health Test 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+ 1. Discuss each of the following major neurotransmitters (GABA, Acetylcholine, Dopamine, and Serotonin) and the role they play in common psychiatric diagnosis. SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor "LOOK for OX PRAM" in the name e.g. fluoxetine, citalopram. Sertraline (Zoloft) increase serotonin, as 5ht goes up depression goes down or vice versa GABA o GABA is an inhibiting neurotransmitter and its job is to regulate th...

NUR 256 MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022/2023 GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING/NUR 256 MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM –GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Dopamine --CORRECT ANSWER-- decrease: Parkinson's disease, depression increase: Schizophrenia, mania What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Norepinephrine -- CORRECT ANSWER-- decrease: depression increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia What illne...