Musculoskeletal and ANS

Question 1

competitive neuromuscular blocking agents mimic the action of acetylcholine

Answer 1

falst

Question 2

methocarbamol may turn urine

Answer 2

brown, black or green

Question 3

antidotal drugs such as neostigmine can only reverse the action of

Answer 3

competitive neuromuscular blocking agents

Question 4

centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants are useful in treating

Answer 4

chronic disorders characterized by involuntary motor activity

Question 5

anticholinergic drugs cause relaxation of the smooth muscle in the bronchi

Answer 5

True

Question 6

antispasmodics should not be administered to clients with narrow angle glaucoma

Answer 6

True

Question 7

neuromuscular agents are used for

Answer 7

facilitate surgery by reducing muscle movement, facilitate ECT by reducing muscle movement, prevent muscle spasm of the larynx in clients who require endotracheal intubation

Question 8

neuromuscular blocking agents

Answer 8

the use of quinidine and similar antiarrhythmic agents is avoided in clients who have recently received neuromuscular blocking agents, all neuromuscular blocking agents are capable of causing respiratory paralysis, neuromuscular blocking agents are not useful fr treating muscle rigidity of neurological disease or trauma

Question 9

adverse hepatic effects associated with use of dantrolene are most likely to occur

Answer 9

3-12 months after initiating therapy

Question 10

the most common reason for use of neuromuscular blockade is

Answer 10

facilitate intubation and mechanical ventilation

Question 11

which should be given with be used with great caution in a client given neuromuscular blocking agent

Answer 11

gentamicin

Question 12

what drug directly relaxes skeletal muscle

Answer 12

dantrolene

Question 13

neuromuscular blocking agents are usually administerd

Answer 13

IV

Question 14

centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants most often produce

Answer 14

drowsiness and sedation

Question 15

dantrolene may be administered preoperatively to

Answer 15

prevent development of malignant hyperthermia

Question 16

antidotal drugs for neuromuscular blocking agents includde

Answer 16

neostigmine

Question 17

what is a drug that causes photosensitivity

Answer 17

pancuronium bromide

Question 18

frequently used in treating muscle spasm in MS and cerebral palsy

Answer 18

dantrolene

Question 19

client diagnosed with MG would likely use

Answer 19

neostigmine or edrophonium

Question 20

common adverse SE of drugs like pyridostigmine include

Answer 20

excessive salivation, diarrhea, bradycardia

Question 21

alpha 1 adrenergic receptors are primarily found

Answer 21

peripheral blood vessels

Question 22

which receptors are believed to control neurotransmitter release in the ANS

Answer 22

alpha 2

Question 23

cardiac function can best be altered by stimulating which receptors

Answer 23

beta 1

Question 24

asthma receptors can be stimulated by

Answer 24

beta 2

Question 25

sympathomimetic drugs are sometimes referred to

Answer 25

adrenergic

Question 26

administration of sympathomimetic drugs to a client is likely to result in

Answer 26

mydriasis

Question 27

administration of cholinergic agent such as neostigmine is likley to result in

Answer 27

lacrimation

Question 28

which is commonly given preop to decrease risk of aspiration and emesis

Answer 28

glycopyrrolate

Question 29

what would you do to administer tincture of belladonna

Answer 29

give in applesauce or juice

Question 30

most agents that have antispasmodic activity act by

Answer 30

antagonizing the action of acetycholine

Question 31

which antispasmodic is used for urinary tract spasm

Answer 31

oxybutynin

Question 32

what SE are associated with atropine

Answer 32

decreased GI motility, reduction of saliva, reduction of bronchial secretions

Question 33

transdermal for N/V

Answer 33

scopolamine

Question 34

antispasmatics that are belladonna derivatives are contraindicated in clients with

Answer 34

renal disease, prostatic hypertrophy, narrow angle glaucoma

Question 35

common adverse effect of alpha adrenergic blockers

Answer 35

hypotension

Question 36

anticholinergic agents are contraindicated for use as preoperative meds for clients undergoing heart surgery due to

Answer 36

tachycardia