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Drugs and the Peripheral Nervous System Questions
Question 1 of 5
The following drugs can depress the sympathetic activity EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Which one of the following drugs can trigger severe bronchospasm in a patient who has asthma?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Nitroglycerin is a vasodilator used in treatment of angina. A common side effect of its vasodilator activity is a reflex increase in heart rate, which is sometimes dangerous. Which drug could inhibit this reflex cardiac stimulation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Ritodrine is a drug indicated for suppressing uterine contractions in premature labor. The drug also causes bronchodilation. It has no vasoconstrictor effects, nor any effects on the size of the pupil of the eye. Which of the following is the most likely classification of this drug?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Neostigmine is a drug useful in treatment of myasthenia gravis, but it causes parasympathomimetic effects unless another drug is given first. This drug is:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.