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Quiz by Rebecca Kaspers, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Rebecca Kaspers
over 6 years ago
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Question 1
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Physical and psychological dependence are major adverse effects of direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxants.
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- True
- False
Question 2
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Direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxants interfere with __________ ions involved in skeletal muscle contraction.
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calcium
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phosphorus
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sodium
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magnesium
Question 3
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Neuromuscular blocking drugs work by:
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a. disrupting nerve impulses at motor end plates
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b. disrupting nerve impulses at post-synaptic neurons
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c. both the above are true
Question 4
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Depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs are derived from curare alkaloids.
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- True
- False
Question 5
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The __________ is that area where a terminal nerve ending innervates a muscle.
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a. motor end plate
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b. synaptic cleft
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c. both the above are true
Question 6
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Curare alkaloids:
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Paralyze the diaphragm preventing breathing
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Cross the blood-brain-barrier
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Make one go unconscious immediately
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Compete with phosphorus involved in muscle contraction
Question 7
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The antidote for curare alkaloids are __________ drugs.
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anti-cholinesterase
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cholinesterase
Question 8
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Depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs cannot be inactivated by cholinesterase.
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- True
- False
Question 9
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Succinylcholine is metabolized slower than acetylcholine, resulting in:
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Longer muscle paralysis
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Shorter muscle paralysis
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Succinylcholine has nothing to do with muscle paralysis
Question 10
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Parkinson’s disease:
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a. has a deficiency of dopamine
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b. has an excess of acetylcholine
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c. is a movement disorder
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d. all the above are true
Question 11
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Akinesia is the absence of:
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the power of voluntary movement
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the ability to think
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diaphragmatic movement
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the ability of speech
Question 12
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The 2 types of therapy for Parkinson’s disease are __________ and __________ drugs.
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anti-cholinergic; dopaminergic
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anti-cholinergic; anti-cholinesterase
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cholinergic; dopaminergic
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cholinergic; anti-cholinesterase
Question 13
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Another name for anti-cholinergic drugs is __________ drugs.
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parasympatholytic
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sympatholytic
Question 14
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Too much acetylcholine will excite the CNS causing parkinsonian tremor.
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- True
- False
Question 15
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Dopaminergic drugs act on the brain to improve motor function.
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- True
- False
Question 16
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Levodopa can convert to dopamine:
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before crossing the blood-brain-barrier
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after crossing the blood-brain-barrier
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both the above are true
Question 17
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COMT inhibitors are reversible.
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- True
- False
Question 18
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Triptans are used to treat:
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musculoskeletal issues
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migraines
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seizures
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Parkinson’s disease
Question 19
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5-HT1-receptor agonists and ergotamine preparations are both used in the treatment of:
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migraines
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musculoskeletal issues
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seizures
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Parkinson’s disease
Question 20
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Abortive anti-migraine drugs are designed to stop a migraine:
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a. after it starts
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b. before it starts
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c. both the above are correct
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d. neither of the above are correct
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