Neurologic and Neuromuscular Drugs

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Ahea 100 Pharmacology
Rebecca  Kaspers
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

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Physical and psychological dependence are major adverse effects of direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxants.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 2

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Direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxants interfere with __________ ions involved in skeletal muscle contraction.
Antworten
  • calcium
  • phosphorus
  • sodium
  • magnesium

Frage 3

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Neuromuscular blocking drugs work by:
Antworten
  • a. disrupting nerve impulses at motor end plates
  • b. disrupting nerve impulses at post-synaptic neurons
  • c. both the above are true

Frage 4

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Depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs are derived from curare alkaloids.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 5

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The __________ is that area where a terminal nerve ending innervates a muscle.
Antworten
  • a. motor end plate
  • b. synaptic cleft
  • c. both the above are true

Frage 6

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Curare alkaloids:
Antworten
  • Paralyze the diaphragm preventing breathing
  • Cross the blood-brain-barrier
  • Make one go unconscious immediately
  • Compete with phosphorus involved in muscle contraction

Frage 7

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The antidote for curare alkaloids are __________ drugs.
Antworten
  • anti-cholinesterase
  • cholinesterase

Frage 8

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Depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs cannot be inactivated by cholinesterase.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 9

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Succinylcholine is metabolized slower than acetylcholine, resulting in:
Antworten
  • Longer muscle paralysis
  • Shorter muscle paralysis
  • Succinylcholine has nothing to do with muscle paralysis

Frage 10

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Parkinson’s disease:
Antworten
  • a. has a deficiency of dopamine
  • b. has an excess of acetylcholine
  • c. is a movement disorder
  • d. all the above are true

Frage 11

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Akinesia is the absence of:
Antworten
  • the power of voluntary movement
  • the ability to think
  • diaphragmatic movement
  • the ability of speech

Frage 12

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The 2 types of therapy for Parkinson’s disease are __________ and __________ drugs.
Antworten
  • anti-cholinergic; dopaminergic
  • anti-cholinergic; anti-cholinesterase
  • cholinergic; dopaminergic
  • cholinergic; anti-cholinesterase

Frage 13

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Another name for anti-cholinergic drugs is __________ drugs.
Antworten
  • parasympatholytic
  • sympatholytic

Frage 14

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Too much acetylcholine will excite the CNS causing parkinsonian tremor.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 15

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Dopaminergic drugs act on the brain to improve motor function.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 16

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Levodopa can convert to dopamine:
Antworten
  • before crossing the blood-brain-barrier
  • after crossing the blood-brain-barrier
  • both the above are true

Frage 17

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COMT inhibitors are reversible.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 18

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Triptans are used to treat:
Antworten
  • musculoskeletal issues
  • migraines
  • seizures
  • Parkinson’s disease

Frage 19

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5-HT1-receptor agonists and ergotamine preparations are both used in the treatment of:
Antworten
  • migraines
  • musculoskeletal issues
  • seizures
  • Parkinson’s disease

Frage 20

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Abortive anti-migraine drugs are designed to stop a migraine:
Antworten
  • a. after it starts
  • b. before it starts
  • c. both the above are correct
  • d. neither of the above are correct
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