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Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs NCLEX Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient was treated with a drug and after the addition of another drug by his physician, the patient developed 'hyperthermia, muscle rigidity and rapid changes in mental conditions' and the case was diagnosed as serotonin syndrome. Which of the following combination of drugs was the most likely cause of these adverse effects?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: MAOI + Fluoxetine (choice D) causes serotonin syndrome (hyperthermia, rigidity, mental changes) by excessive serotonin from MAOI preventing breakdown and SSRI blocking reuptake. Diazepam + Flumazenil (choice A), Morphine + Methadone (choice B), and L-DOPA + Carbidopa (choice C) don't target serotonin. This interaction is severe.
Question 2 of 5
The thionamide carbimazole is effective in treatment of:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Carbimazole (choice A), a thionamide, treats hyperthyroidism by inhibiting thyroid peroxidase, reducing thyroid hormone synthesis, effective in Graves' disease. Diabetes (choice B), asthma (choice C), and myxedema coma (choice D) involve different therapies (insulin, bronchodilators, levothyroxine). Carbimazole's antithyroid action is specific, critical for managing thyrotoxicosis and preventing complications like thyroid storm.
Question 3 of 5
Hypothyroid coma can be treated by the following EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Antidiuretic hormone is secreted from:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Prolonged therapy with glucocorticoids can lead to all of the following EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.