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Pharmacology CNS Drugs Classification Questions
Question 1 of 5
Five patients are seen by their primary care physician because of chronic anxiety. Benzodiazepines are being considered for each of the patients. Which of the following patients would be best suited for this medication?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A 78-year-old man with a long history of seizure disorder controlled with phenytoin presents to his dentist for routine follow-up. Which of the following findings must the dentist be concerned about and evaluate for?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A 47-year-old woman is recovering from a hysterectomy. Her physician prescribes an opioid analgesic as needed for postoperative pain. Opioids can cause many effects in addition to analgesia including constipation, respiratory depression, euphoria, miosis, and drowsiness. With prolonged use, tolerance develops to most of these effects. Which of the following effects persists in spite of tolerance leading to a decrease in the other effects?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A novel medication to treat gastric motility disorders will act at the terminal step in the synthesis/breakdown of acetylcholine. Which of the following is the terminal step in the synthesis and release of acetylcholine?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Stimulation of inhibitory neurons causes which of the following effects at the postsynaptic membrane?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.