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CSFA SFA 203 Week 1 Test Epinephrine causes local _________, which decreases systemic absorption - ANSWER Hemostasis Benzodiazepines are very lipophilic and readily cross the gut wall, capillary wall andblood-brain barrier - ANSWER True
Adrenalin is another name for? - ANSWER Epinephrine Most drugs, toxins, and metabolites are excreted in ___________ - ANSWER Urine Therapeutic levels of a drug can be obtained more rapidly by delivering a loading dosefollowed by maintenance doses - ANSWER True
Nonspecific beta-clockers have been used as first step anti-hypertensive agents? -ANSWER True
Clark's Receptor Theory of Drug Action states a "Drug response is proportional to thenumber of receptors occupied" - ANSWER True
The drug interaction that inhibits the effect of another drug and usually has not inherent
activity - ANSWER Anatoginsm Stephenson's modified Theory of Drug Action states "Drug response depends on boththe affinity of a drug for its receptors and the drug's efficacy - ANSWER True
Clinically useful agents which enhance neurotransmission include receptor agonistsand drugs which prevent transmitter degradation - ANSWER True
The response elicited by combined drugs is greater than the combined responses of theindividual drug is called: - ANSWER Synergism
The last thing to do when forming a story about a drug is to associate, ask, and -ANSWER Predict
The peripheral nervous system is divided into the somatic and ___________ system -ANSWER Autonomic
Vasodilation induced by alpha blockers may result in orthostatic hypotension when thepatient is upright - ANSWER True
Drug receptors are generally ___________ or glycoproteins that are present on the cellsurface - ANSWER Proteins
Which of the following routes of drug administration provides good absorption throughcapillary beds under the tongue? - ANSWER Sublingual
What was the first local anesthetic that has been largely replaced with synthetic agents?- ANSWER Cocaine
Nicotine stimulates the CNS, releases epinephrine from the adrenal glands, stimulatesand then blocks receptors in the ganglia and the neuromuscular junction - ANSWER
What is another name for Lorazepam? - ANSWER Ativan Diprivan is a rapid-acting and rapidly metabolized general anesthetic that can causesevere cardiac depression in elderly patients - ANSWER True
This anticholinergic is available as a transdermal preparation to prevent motionsickness. Overdose may cause confusion and memory alterations - ANSWER Scopolamine Inhalation anesthetics are inert vapors used during surgery to achieve sedation, musclerelaxation and analgesia - ANSWER True
Morphine and related drugs act as _________ receptors to relieve pain -Opiate ANSWER
The specific neurologic side effect of antipsychotic drugs that include symptoms suchas limb rigidity, shuffling gait, and bradykinesia is called: - ANSWER Parkinsonism
Specific neurologic side effects of antipsychotic drugs that cause patients to developface, neck, and back spasms within a week of therapy is called: - ANSWER Acute dystonia Excitatory amino acids such as _____________ are thought to be important in learning,memory, and other brain functions - ANSWER Glutamate
Benzodiazepines are prescribed more often than barbiturates because they causefewer side effects - ANSWER True
Which type of seizure is considered to be generalized in children or teens with briefepisodes of blank staring, but no convulsions? - ANSWER Absense
What is a common preop-medication that is derived from the opioid analgesic family? -ANSWER Fentanyl
Which type of seizure begins with prolonged contractions of muscles in extensionfollowed by cyanosis due to arrested breathing? - ANSWER Generalized Tonic
____________ is an opiate synthetic analgesic that is least likely to produce dependency -ANSWER Ultram
Which of the following is a neurotransmitter of the brain? - ANSWER Dopamine The measure of general anesthetic potency is the minimum alveolar concentration -ANSWER True
Parkinson's Disease is caused by a decrease of ___________ neurotransmission in thenigrostriatal pathway - ANSWER Dopamine
Depression, attention deficit disorder and headaches have been attributed to____________ imbalances - ANSWER Serotonin
CSFA SFA 203 Week 3 Test When atrial flutter occurs, the atrial impulse reenters and depolarizes at 200-300impulses per minute - ANSWER False
Calcium channel blockers are equally effective as beta-blockers in reducing anginalsymptoms in stable patients - ANSWER True
Beta blockers reduce ischemic burden in unstable angina by: -heart rate and blood pressure ANSWER Decreasing
Heparin _________ clotting in the myocardial arteries - ANSWER Inhibits Which of the following anti-hypertensives diuretics draw water into the urine withoutinterfering with ion secretion or absorption in the kidney? - ANSWER Oscmotic
When sinus bradycardia occurs, depolarization originates from what area of the heart? -ANSWER Sinoatrial node
Alpha and beta blockers compete with endogenous agonists for adrenergic receptors -ANSWER True
Which class of drugs antagonizes adrenergic receptors? - ANSWER II How many classes of lipid-lowering agents (lipoproteins) are there? - ANSWER 6 What vitamin is required for clotting factors to be activated? - ANSWER K Which of the following diuretic medications osmotically inhibits sodium and waterreabsorption? - ANSWER Mannitol
Successful treatment of pulmonary edema reduces the risk of: -heart failure ANSWER Secondary
Thiazide diuretics inhibit sodium and chloride reabsorption in the __________ -Distal tubule ANSWER
Aspirin reduces the rate of cardiovascular events in patients with stable angina and
should be given to all patients regardless of contraindications in order to treat -ANSWER False
CSFA SFA 203 Week 4 Test Loss of lung elasticity results in terminal bronchiole enlargement - ANSWER True Lipase is a hormone that helps break down fats and is secreted by the pancreas -ANSWER False
Bacterial-induced diarrhea is not transient - ANSWER False Improper inhalation administration of bronchiodilators is an explanation for therapeuticfailure - ANSWER true
What is the bacterium that causes most cases of gastritis and duodenal ulcer disease? -ANSWER H. pylori
Antidiarrheal agents that increase intestinal motility are contraindicated in parasiticinfections and some bacterial infections - ANSWER False
Nizatidine is indicated for duodenal ulcers and benign gastric ulcers - ANSWER True What enzyme breaks down fats so that they can be easily absorbed by the intestines? -ANSWER Lipase
Mineral oil lubricates promotes water absorption from feces - ANSWER False
