Cholinometrics

Question 0

Patient has been diagnosed with glaucoma …what drug would you expect to see in her medical chart?

Answer 0

Carbachol - activates pupillary sphincter and ciliary muscles of the eye

Question 1

Cholinomimetics drugs adverse effects

Answer 1

dumbbelss ~diarrhea, urination, mitosis,bronchoconstruction , sweating , salvation

Question 2

Patient has myasthenia gravis. What drug is she currently on?

Answer 2

Neostigmine -amplifies endogenous ach

Question 3

Your grandmother had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s- what drug did the doctor prescribe ?

Answer 3

Tacrine

Question 4

A patient just got back from a 2 week deep sea cruise. She mentioned she puked several times on the trip. For the life of her she cannot remember the medication drug for her motion sickness. What are potential side effects ?

Answer 4

Scopolamine(generic)

Side effects- dry as a bone, red as a beet, mad as a hatter.

Question 5

Your patient is on a anti-muscarinic for her asthma. What is the drug?

Answer 5

Ipratrapium (atroven)

Question 6

A patient is about to have a TKA of the R hip. What drug will be administered and what are the potential side effects?

Answer 6

anti- Nicotinic drug

TUbocurarine(generic)-balanced anesthesia
Side effects- respiratory paralysis, cardiac dysfunction

Question 7

What does Succinylcholine (anectine) do?

Answer 7

Anti Nicotinic drugs

-Provides muscle relaxation during intubation.

Question 8

Way to manage a hypertension crisis?

Answer 8

Anti- nicotinic

Trimethaphan -(arfonad)

Question 9

What drug is commonly used to help manage a patients asthma?

Answer 9

Isoproterenol & albuterol ……..look for ol endings

Question 10

Adverse effects of Epinephrine (adrenalin chloride)

Answer 10

sympamimetics

CNS restless and insomina, hypertension, elevated heart rate, induce angina , cardiac arrhthmias

Question 11

What does Dobutamine(dobutrex) do?

Answer 11

manage shock and heart failure

Question 12

Your patient has a BMI of 37. This drug is commonly abused. What drug is it?

Answer 12

Amphetamines(generic)

Question 13

What are common side effects of Atenolol & proporanolol (inderal)

Answer 13

Sympatholytics - Reduce sympathetic activity

orthostatic hypotension, bradycardia, bronchoconstriction, alters LDL, HDL, and triglyceride levels.

Question 14

You patient continues to come into sessions with their eyes dilated and with increased amount of energy. They had elbow surgery 1 week ago but they continue to use it functionally. What drug would you suspect for them to be on.

Answer 14

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