Neurologic Drugs

Question 1

What is it called when a patient has impaired consciousness, but little to no muscle activity?

Answer 1

an absence seizure

Question 2

What is it called when a patient has no impairment of consciousness, but has involuntary (yet localized) muscle movements?

Answer 2

a simple partial seizure

Question 3

What is it called when a patient has mildly impaired consciousness with involuntary muscle group movement?

Answer 3

Complex partial seizure

Question 4

What is the most severe type of seizure?

Answer 4

tonic-clonic seizure

Question 5

What is another name for a simple motor seizure?

Answer 5

focal motor seizure

Question 6

What is another name for a complex partial seizure?

Answer 6

psychomotor seizure

Question 7

How do barbiturate drugs work?

Answer 7

they inhibit nerve impulse conduction in the cerebral cortex/ motor areas of brain

Question 8

What kind of drug is pentobarbital (Nembutal)?

Answer 8

barbiturate

Question 9

What kind of drug is phenobarbital?

Answer 9

barbiturate

Question 10

What kind of drug is primidone (Myosoline)?

Answer 10

barbiturate

Question 11

What barbiturate drugs are also schedule drugs?

Answer 11

phenobarbital and pentobarbital

Question 12

How do benzodiazepine drugs work?

Answer 12

They inhibit the conductions of nerve impulses in the motor cortex in the brain and increase GABA activity

Question 13

What kind of drug is clobazam (Sympazan)?

Answer 13

benzodiazepine

Question 14

What kind of drug is clonazepam (Klonopin)?

Answer 14

benzodiazepine

Question 15

what kind of drug is clorazepate (Tranxene-T)?

Answer 15

benzodiazepine

Question 16

What kind of drug is diazepam (Valium)?

Answer 16

benzodiazepine

Question 17

What kind of drug is lorazepam (Ativan)?

Answer 17

benzodiazepine

Question 18

What kind of drug is midazolam?

Answer 18

benzodiazepine

Question 19

What is the only benzodiazepine that is administered nasally?

Answer 19

Valtoco

Question 20

How do hydantoin drugs work?

Answer 20

They regulate sodium channels in neuron cell membranes preventing them from sending out signals

Question 21

What kind of drug is ethitoin?

Answer 21

hydantoin

Question 22

What kind of drug is fosphenytoin?

Answer 22

hydantoin

Question 23

What kind of drug is phenytoin (Dilantin)?

Answer 23

hydantoin

Question 24

What is a common adverse drug effect of antiepileptic drugs?

Answer 24

they decrease the effectiveness of oral contraceptives

Question 25

What is acetylcholinesterase?

Answer 25

an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine

Question 26

What is the indication of Alzheimer disease?

Answer 26

a decreased level of acetylcholine

Question 27

What kind of drug is donepezil (Aricept)?

Answer 27

acetylcholinesterase inhibitor

Question 28

What is the most commonly prescribed drug for Alzheimer disease?

Answer 28

donepezil (Aricept)

Question 29

What kind of drug is galantamine?

Answer 29

acetylcholinesterase inhibitor

Question 30

Where plant was galantamine originally derived from?

Answer 30

daffodil bulbs

Question 31

What kind of drug is rivastigmine (Exelon)?

Answer 31

acetylcholinesterase inhibitor

Question 32

What are the indications of Parkinson disease?

Answer 32

a decreased level of dopamine with an increased level of acetylcholine (imbalance)

Question 33

How do dopamine agonist drugs work?

Answer 33

they stimulate dopamine receptors in the neurons of the brain

Question 34

What kind of drug is amantadine?

Answer 34

dopamine agonist

Question 35

What kind of drug is apomorphine?

Answer 35

dopamine agonist

Question 36

What kind of drug is bromocriptine?

Answer 36

dopamine agonist

Question 37

What kind of drug is pramipexole?

Answer 37

dopamine agonist

Question 38

What kind of drug is ropinirole?

Answer 38

dopamine agonist

Question 39

What kind of drug is rotigotine?

Answer 39

dopamine agonist

Question 40

How do MAO inhibitor drugs work?

Answer 40

they inhibit the enzyme that destroys dopamine

Question 41

What kind of drug is rasagiline?

Answer 41

MAO inhibitor

Question 42

What kind of drug is safinamide?

Answer 42

MAO inhibitor

Question 43

What kind of drug is selegiline?

Answer 43

MAO inhibitor

Question 44

What schedule are nonbarbiturate sedative drugs?

Answer 44

schedule IV (4)

Question 45

What kind of drug is eszopiclone (Lunesta)?

Answer 45

nonbarbiturate sedative

Question 46

What kind of drug is zaleplon (Sonata)?

Answer 46

nonbarbiturate sedative

Question 47

What kind of drug is zolpidem (Ambien)?

Answer 47

nonbarbiturate sedative

Question 48

What kind of drug norammly has the suffix -triptan?

Answer 48

serotonin receptor agonist drugs

Question 49

How does serotonin receptor agonist drugs treat migraine?

Answer 49

they stimulate serotonin receptor sites on arteries causing them to constrict, decreasing head throbbing

Question 50

Which antidepressant also has indications to treat nerve pain?

Answer 50

duloxetine (Cymbalta)