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Neurologic and Neuromuscular Drugs
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1Physical and psychological dependence are major adverse effects of direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxants.
- ATrue
- BFalse
2Direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxants interfere with __________ ions involved in skeletal muscle contraction.
- Acalcium
- Bphosphorus
- Csodium
- Dmagnesium
3Neuromuscular blocking drugs work by:
- Aa. disrupting nerve impulses at motor end plates
- Bb. disrupting nerve impulses at post-synaptic neurons
- Cc. both the above are true
4Depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs are derived from curare alkaloids.
- ATrue
- BFalse
5The __________ is that area where a terminal nerve ending innervates a muscle.
- Aa. motor end plate
- Bb. synaptic cleft
- Cc. both the above are true
6Curare alkaloids:
- AParalyze the diaphragm preventing breathing
- BCross the blood-brain-barrier
- CMake one go unconscious immediately
- DCompete with phosphorus involved in muscle contraction
7The antidote for curare alkaloids are __________ drugs.
- Aanti-cholinesterase
- Bcholinesterase
8Depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs cannot be inactivated by cholinesterase.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9Succinylcholine is metabolized slower than acetylcholine, resulting in:
- ALonger muscle paralysis
- BShorter muscle paralysis
- CSuccinylcholine has nothing to do with muscle paralysis
10Parkinson’s disease:
- Aa. has a deficiency of dopamine
- Bb. has an excess of acetylcholine
- Cc. is a movement disorder
- Dd. all the above are true
11Akinesia is the absence of:
- Athe power of voluntary movement
- Bthe ability to think
- Cdiaphragmatic movement
- Dthe ability of speech
12The 2 types of therapy for Parkinson’s disease are __________ and __________ drugs.
- Aanti-cholinergic; dopaminergic
- Banti-cholinergic; anti-cholinesterase
- Ccholinergic; dopaminergic
- Dcholinergic; anti-cholinesterase
13Another name for anti-cholinergic drugs is __________ drugs.
- Aparasympatholytic
- Bsympatholytic
14Too much acetylcholine will excite the CNS causing parkinsonian tremor.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15Dopaminergic drugs act on the brain to improve motor function.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16Levodopa can convert to dopamine:
- Abefore crossing the blood-brain-barrier
- Bafter crossing the blood-brain-barrier
- Cboth the above are true
17COMT inhibitors are reversible.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18Triptans are used to treat:
- Amusculoskeletal issues
- Bmigraines
- Cseizures
- DParkinson’s disease
195-HT1-receptor agonists and ergotamine preparations are both used in the treatment of:
- Amigraines
- Bmusculoskeletal issues
- Cseizures
- DParkinson’s disease
20Abortive anti-migraine drugs are designed to stop a migraine:
- Aa. after it starts
- Bb. before it starts
- Cc. both the above are correct
- Dd. neither of the above are correct
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- Rebecca Kaspers
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