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Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs NCLEX Style Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A physician has a choice in benzodiazepines to prescribe for patients. A particular patient (a 53-year-old man with anxiety) has a difficult time with compliance to medications. The physician is concerned about the patient going into withdrawal because of abrupt discontinuation of the antianxiety medication. Which of the following medications would have the least severe withdrawal reaction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Diazepam has a long half-life, which reduces the risk of severe withdrawal symptoms compared to shorter-acting benzodiazepines like triazolam.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following drugs is not effective in acute congestive glaucoma?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Timolol is a beta-blocker used in glaucoma
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following drugs was most likely prescribed for the 45-year-old man recently diagnosed with partial seizures?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Carbamazepine is a commonly used antiepileptic drug for the treatment of partial seizures. Given the patient's diagnosis and symptoms, Carbamazepine would be a likely choice for the neurologist to prescribe in this case.
Question 4 of 5
A 21-year-old male has recently begun pimozide therapy for Tourette's disorder. His parents bring him to the emergency department. They describe that he has been having “different appearing tics†than before, such as prolonged contraction of the facial muscles. While being examined, he experiences opsichotomus (type of extrapyramidal spasm of the body in which the head and heels are bent backward and the body is bowed forward). Which of the following drugs would be beneficial in reducing these symptoms?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Benztropine, an anticholinergic agent, is used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms like dystonia caused by antipsychotic medications.
Question 5 of 5
Losartan differs from enalapril in the following respect
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Unlike ACE inhibitors like enalapril losartan does not increase bradykinin levels reducing the risk of cough and angioedema.