Question # 4 (Multiple Answer) Comparing ipratropium (Atrovent) and atropine in management of asthma:
(A) ipratropium does not inhibit mucociliary clearance --atropine does
(B) ipratropium has no significant CNS effects
(C) ipratropium is limited or no systemic effects
(D) ipratropium generally it is advantageous compared atropine in management of asthma
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Question # 5 (Multiple Answer) Atropine should be effective in blocking which of the following cardiac responses?
(B) reflex slowing of the heart due to peritoneal stimulation occurring during surgery
(C) reflex slowing of the heart due to pressure on the eyeballs
(D) A-V blockade associatet with acute myocardial infarction
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Question # 15 (Multiple Answer) Effect of ganglionic blockade at these anatomical sites:
(A) veins: dilatation, blood pooling, decreased venous return, decreased cardiac output
(D) gastrointestinal tract: reduced tone and motility; constipation; decreased secretions
arterioles: vasodilatation, increased peripheral blood flow, hypotension, heart -- tachycardia
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Question # 19 (Multiple Answer) Predominant autonomic tone:
(A) arterioles -- sympathetic: adrenergic
(C) gastrointestinal tract -- parasympathetic: cholinergic
(D) veins -- sympathetic: adrenergic
heart is parasympathetic: cholinergic;
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Question # 20 (Multiple Answer) Effects of ganglionic blockade on these anatomical sites:
(A) veins: dilation, decreased venous return, decreased cardiac output
arterioles: vasodilation, increased peripheral blood flow, hypotension
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