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- all of the following are examples of cholinergic effects EXCEPT:A. diarrheaB. dry mouthC. sweatingD. hypotensionE. bradycardia
- succinylcholine is associated with:A. antagonism by physostigmine during the early phase of blockadeB. blockade of autonomic gangliaC. increased serum K+ and muscle enzymesD. metabolism by acetylcholinesterase at the neuromuscular junctionE. severe GI distress
- a neurodegenerative disease associated with the progressive loss of cholinergic neurons in the cerebral cortex is which of the following?A. alzheimer's diseaseB. amyotrophic lateral sclerosisC. parkinson's diseaseD. multiple sclerosisE. A and C
- which medication can be used to treat a pt with xerostomia?A. succinylcholineB. diphenhydramineC. pilocarpineD. amitriptylineE. benztropine
- characteristics of carbachol include all of the following EXCEPT:A. it is a parasympathetic agentB. it exerts both nicotinic and muscarinic effectsC. it is resistant to acetylcholinesteraseD. it causes mydriasisE. it causes miosis
- adverse effects of cholinesterase inhibitors include all the following EXCEPT:A. diarrheaB. nausea and vomitingC. abdominal crampingD. urinary retentionE. sialorrhea
- pralidoxime should always be used with which medication when treating organophosphate poisoning?A. metoprololB. atropineC. succinylcholineD. donepezilE. diazepam
- Which of the following muscle relaxants is associated with post-op muscle pain?A. succinylcholineB. vecuroniumC. metacurineD. atracuriumE. d-tubocurarine
- What will increase the recovery time from succinylcholine-induced muscle paralysis?
- Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents are associated with all of the following except:A. initial activation of ACh receptor and depolarization of the motor end plateB. effects are reversed by acetylcholinesterase inhibitorsC. intermediate to long duration of actionD. Bind but do not activate ACh receptorE. most of these agents have minimal CV effects
- What is the reversal agent of neuromuscular blockers?
- What is the order of paralysis of non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers?
- What else is tizanidine effective at treating?
- Atracurium is:A. a depolarizing blockerB. an activator of cardiac muscarinic receptorsC. commonly used in the ICU for long-term immobilizationD. inactivated by spontaneous breakdownE. slowly eliminated in pseudocholinesterase deficiency
- What needs to be monitored while on aducanumab?
- What are the depolarizing neuromuscular blockers?
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- Which of the following is most likely to cause hyperkalemia leading to cardiac arrest in patients with spinal cord injury of muscular dystrophy?A. baclofenB. dantroleneC. succinylcholineD. rocuroniumE. vecuronium
- What are the isoquinoline derivatives of non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers?
- The prolonged apnea sometimes seen in patients who have undergone an operation in which succinylcholine was used as a neuromuscular blocker has been shown to be due to:A. urinary atonyB. depressed levels of plasma cholinesteraseC. a mutation in plasma cholinesteraseD. a mutation in the nicotinic receptor at the NMJE. weak histamine-releasing action