Central Nervous System Drugs

Question 1

The study of drugs that alter processes controlled by the nervous system

Answer 1

Neuropharmacology

Question 2

It is used for psychiatric disorders, suppression of seizures, relief of pain, and production of anesthesia.

Answer 2

Central Nervous System (CNS) Drugs

Question 3

A strong central nervous system stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and narcolepsy

Answer 3

Amphetamines

Question 4

What is Parkinson’s Disease?

Answer 4

It is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremor, rigidity, postural instability, and slowed movement.

Question 5

It is the drug deployed for Parkinson’s disease that will directly or indirectly cause activation of dopamine receptors.

Answer 5

Dopaminergic Drugs

Question 6

What are the two types of Epilepsy?

Answer 6

Seizure - is a general term that applies to all types of epileptic events.
Convulsion - an abnormal motor phenomenon. Uncontrollable muscle contractions.

Question 7

What the the two types of seizure?

Answer 7

Petit mal - Usually for children
Grand mal - Tonic-clonic seizure violent muscle contractions.

Question 8

What are the two major type of seizure?

Answer 8

Partial Seizure - Excitation undergoes limited spread from the focus to adjacent cortical areas.
Generalized Seizures - Excitation spreads widely throughout both hemispheres of the brain.

Question 9

It is the drug agent deployed for Parkinson’s disease that blocks receptors for ACh.

Answer 9

Anticholinergic Agents

Question 10

How many liters of oxygen should be given to the patient diagnosed with COPD?

Answer 10

3 liters

Question 11

What is the use of Phenobarbital drug?

Answer 11

It is effective against partial seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures but not absence seizures.

Question 12

What is a Muscle Spasm?

Answer 12

Defined as an involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscle group.

Question 13

Relaxed skeletal muscles by disrupting the transmission of nerve impulses at the motor end plate.

Answer 13

Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs

Question 14

It is a competitive and stabilizing drugs

Answer 14

Non-Depolarizing Blocking Drugs

Question 15

What is Succinylcholine?

Answer 15

A synthetic compound used as a short-acting muscle relaxant and local anesthetic. It is an ester of choline with succinic acid.

Question 16

Define Abstinence Syndrome

Answer 16

Withdrawing from a substance that has the potential to cause addiction.

Question 17

What is three medication for Abstinence Maintenance?

Answer 17

Disulfiram - Should not be used concurrently with alcohol.
Naltrexone - Suppresses craving and pleasurable effects of alcohol.
Acamprosate - Decreases unpleasant effects resulting from abstinence.

Question 18

What is Opioid Addiction?

Answer 18

A withdrawal syndrome occurs within 1 hour to several days after cessation of substance use.

Question 19

It is the treatment of respiratory depression caused by drug overdose and COPD

Answer 19

Doxapram

Question 20

It impedes the entry of drugs into the brain

Answer 20

Blood-Brain Barrier