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NUR 635 - MIDTERM EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease - correct answer- Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as sleep driving? - correct answer- Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" - correct answer- Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - correct answer- Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - correct answer- Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
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This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity, therefore levels should be monitored frequently - correct answer- Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults - correct answer- SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - correct answer- Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia - correct answer- Antipsychotics
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more sensitive to CNS drugs - correct answer- Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a drug - correct answer- First trimester
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Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events - correct answer- Beta-blockers
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often used in treatment of Alzheimer's Disease - correct answer- Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and worm-like movements of the tongue - correct answer- Tardive Dyskinesia
Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated - correct answer- Beta 2 Receptors
This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10% of the drug is converted to morphine - correct answer- Codeine
Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. - correct answer- Hepatotoxic drugs
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