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Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs NCLEX Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
The thionamide carbimazole is effective in treatment of:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Carbimazole (choice A), a thionamide, treats hyperthyroidism by inhibiting thyroid peroxidase, reducing thyroid hormone synthesis, effective in Graves' disease. Diabetes (choice B), asthma (choice C), and myxedema coma (choice D) involve different therapies (insulin, bronchodilators, levothyroxine). Carbimazole's antithyroid action is specific, critical for managing thyrotoxicosis and preventing complications like thyroid storm.
Question 2 of 5
Antidiuretic hormone is secreted from:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Prolonged therapy with glucocorticoids can lead to all of the following EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 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 5 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.