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CNS Drugs Pharmacology Questions
Question 1 of 5
Narcotic analgesics include which of the following:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A patient with severe schizophrenia started therapy with clozapine. Which of the following is the most serious adverse response associated with this drug?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Clozapine's most serious adverse effect is agranulocytosis (choice C), a severe neutropenia risking infection, requiring monitoring. Bronchoconstriction (choice A), seizures (choice B), and tardive dyskinesia (choice D) occur but are less life-threatening. Agranulocytosis defines clozapine's risk profile.
Question 3 of 5
Probenecid is effective in the treatment of gout because it:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The following opiate drugs are paired correctly with their pharmacological class, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A 55-year-old woman undergoes surgery. She receives several drugs for preoperative care and intraoperative. Toward the end of the procedure she develops hyperthermia, hypertension, hyperkalemia, muscle rigidity, and metabolic acidosis. Which of the following drugs is most likely to have participated in this reaction?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.