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Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs NCLEX Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
Antidiuretic hormone is secreted from:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia. One month after the completion of therapy, the patient presented with excessive thirst and urination plus hypernatremia. Laboratory testing revealed pituitary diabetes insipidus. To correct these problems, this patient is likely to be treated with:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The thiazolidinediones are useful in treating type II diabetes because they have which of the following effects?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A 46-year-old male patient has Cushing's syndrome that is due to the presence of an adrenal tumor. Which of the following drugs would be expected to reduce the signs and symptoms of this man's disease?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A 50-year old woman with a positive mammogram undergoes lumpectomy and a small carcinoma is removed. Biochemical analysis of the cancer reveals the presence of estrogen and progesterone receptors. After this procedure, she will probably receive:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tamoxifen (choice D), a SERM, is standard for ER/PR-positive breast cancer post-lumpectomy, blocking estrogen-driven tumor growth. Flutamide (choice A) targets androgen receptors, Leuprolide (choice B) suppresses gonadal hormones in prostate cancer, Mifepristone (choice C) blocks progesterone elsewhere. Tamoxifen's receptor-specific action is key for adjuvant therapy, reducing recurrence risk in hormone-sensitive cancers.