Parkinson's

Question 1

Correct balance of what for posture, muscle tone & voluntary movements

Answer 1

Dopamine

Acetylcholine

Question 2

Replacement drugs work to increase

Answer 2

dopamine levels in brain

Question 3

Inhibtory Neurotransmitter

Answer 3

Dopamine

Question 4

Excitatory neurotrasmitter

Answer 4

Acetylcholine

Question 5

What is depleted with parkinsons

Answer 5

dopamine

Question 6

Drugs for parkinson’s aim in correcting the balance by

Answer 6

Increasing supply of dopamine

Blocking or lowering acetylcholine

Question 7

Slowness of movement

Answer 7

Bradykinesia

Question 8

Mask like expression

Answer 8

Akinesia

Question 9

Levodopa converts into what

Answer 9

Dopamine

Question 10

Worsening of disease when med begins to lose effectiveness

Answer 10

on off phenomena

Question 11

difficulty to perform voluntary movements

Answer 11

Dyskensia

Question 12

Reduces tremors or rigidity

Answer 12

Amantadine

Question 13

Timing of caribdopa-levadopa drug with eating proteins

Answer 13

Take drug 30 minutes before eating or 1 hr after

Question 14

Carbidopa-levadopa effects on older adults

Answer 14

Confusion
Loss of appetite
orthostatic hypotension

Question 15

Amantadine; may need what?

Answer 15

assistance with walking bc of dizziness

Question 16

Carbidopa is used as adjust therapy to treat nausea with

Answer 16

Sinemet

Question 17

Benztropine caution with

Answer 17

hot weather or during exercise; hyperthermia

Question 18

Bromocriptine inhibits production of

Answer 18

prolactin (breast milk)

Question 19

Bromocriptine can be used to lower

Answer 19

levodopa

aka prolonged on time minimizing off time

Question 20

Bromocriptine can cause

Answer 20

vasoconstriction

Question 21

Carbidopa

Answer 21

levodopa inhancer; allows for less lower doses of levodopa to be used

Question 22

As parkinsons progresses it is harder to manage it with

Answer 22

levodopa; it no longer controls disease