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Pharmacology CNS Drugs Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
An overdose victim presents to the emergency department with an elevated heart rate, decreased blood pressure, dilated pupils, and lethargy, upon arrival to the ICU, she has a generalized tonic-clonic seizure that is treated with IV diazepam and fosphenytoin. Which of the following is the most likely intoxicant?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following mechanisms of action most likely contributes to the treatment of parkinsonism?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Phenytoin is effective for the treatment of all of the following types of seizures except
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The brain-stem centers affected most strongly by barbiturates are the
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The mechanism explaining the clinical picture observed in carbon monoxide poisoning is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.