Central Nervous System

Question 1

This drug inhibits peripheral conversion, allowing it to be converted and transported in the brain while also improving the effects of levodopa. It is stated that when used alone, this drug is ineffective. To be effective, this medication must be taken in combination with a levodopa-containing medication.

Answer 1

Carbidopa

Question 2

It is also a drug that enhances the effect and works hand in hand with levodopa. It aids in the prevention of breakdown and allows levodopa to remain in your bloodstream for a longer period of time. This drug should also not be taken alone as it will be ineffective.

Answer 2

COMT INHIBITORS (Entacapone and Tolcapone)

Question 3

During IV administration of hydantoins (phenytoin), it is necessary for the nurse to check vital signs and ECG. As a nurseWhat do you think should be done if, for example, the patient is in the hospital and there is no ECG available as of the moment?

Answer 3

The pulse rate of the patient should be counted for one minute as a substitute for the ECG.

Question 4

Children are considerably more sensitive to CNS drugs than adults. There is a 5-year-old boy taking a CNS drug. What nursing intervention do you think is necessary to be applied by the physician?

Answer 4

The nursing intervention to apply is to lower the dosage of the CNS drugs to accommodate developmental changes of the children.

Question 5

This protects the brain from injury and makes it easier for the brain to regulate by limiting the passage of many solutes or water across the body fluids or brain mass, preventing the sudden influx of electrolytes and changes in concentration between the outside of your brain and the inside of your brain, and preventing brain cells from bursting out.

Answer 5

Blood Brain Barrier

Question 6

__________ is the actual electricity conducted down through the body of your neuron.

Answer 6

Axonal conduction

Question 6

These drugs fall under the type of purine and an emergency drug used for tachycardia.

Answer 6

Adenosine

Question 7

Monoamine is effective at modulating our body’s ___________.

Answer 7

Motor Responses

Question 8

___________ is an abbreviation for Gamma-aminobutyric acid, which is the CNS’s primary inhibitory neurotransmitter.

Answer 8

GABA

Question 9

These drugs fall under the type of non-opioid peptides and play a role in our GIT.

Answer 9

Somatostatin

Question 10

The patient who has psychiatric disorders comes back for a check up. The patient stated that she wished to switch to a different medication because she believed it was not working for her. You are the nurse who is assigned to assist the patient. How will you explain to the patient that the medication given is correct and working?

Answer 10

The nursing intervention is to conduct health teaching and explain to the patient that the medication will work for 2-4 weeks.

Question 11

When is it appropriate for a doctor to diagnose a child with ADHD?

Answer 11

A physician will diagnose ADHD in a child if it disrupts the child’s normal functional daily life, causes injury or harm to the child due to hyperactivity, and the child is unable to progress toward developmental goals.

Question 12

Nala has excessive daytime sleepiness. On the way to work, she suddenly passed out and just woke up in the hospital. Nala revealed that she has been experiencing this for over a month now. When Nala speaks to the doctor, she finds out she has this disorder. What disorder do you think Nala has?

Answer 12

Narcolepsy

Question 13

In Parkinson’s disease, they have a lower substantia nigra, which indicates that they have less dopamine. When the dopamine is less, the inhibitory neurotransmitter is also less, and the acetylcholine will have a full rail and will be dominant. Since GABA cannot be controlled, it will result in disturbed movement. There is no cure for Parkinson’s disease at the moment, but treatments are available to help relieve symptoms. If they were given medicine, what do you think we should increase and decrease?

Answer 13

The patient’s medication should either increase the amount of dopamine or decrease the amount of acetylcholine.

Question 14

This 69-year-old male was accompanied by his son to see a specialist to find out his condition. The doctor notices the patient’s rigid, stooped posture, trembling extremities, masked expression, and pill rolling of the hands. He told the patient and his son that the patient had a ___________.

Answer 14

Parkinson’s Disease

Question 15

Write “T” if the answer is true, and write “F” and the correct answer if it is false.
Bradykinesia means fast movement.

Answer 15

F (Bradykinesia means slowed movement.)

Question 16

Write “T” if the answer is true, and write “F” and the correct answer if it is false.
Generalized seizures affect both hemispheres, while partial seizures affect specific cortical areas of the brain that have unusual electrical conduction or activity

Answer 16

T

Question 17

Write “T” if the answer is true, and write “F” and the correct answer if it is false.
Dopaminergic drugs cause orthostatic hypotension.

Answer 17

T

Question 18

Write “T” if the answer is true, and write “F” and the correct answer if it is false.
Diazepam is not a maintenance drug because it’s addictive and is only used for acute treatment. When buying this, you need a yellow prescription from the doctor.

Answer 18

T

Question 19

Write “T” if the answer is true, and write “F” and the correct answer if it is false.
If the patient has a seizure, we should keep any object that will harm you and the patient in order to keep everyone safe.

Answer 19

F (If the patient has a seizure, we should remove any object that will harm you and the patient in order to keep everyone safe.)