Medical Pharmacology Practice Questions: Anti-Parkinsonism Drugs

Parkinsonism is typically idiopathic.
1. True
2. False
Parkinsonism is characterized by exclusively motor symptoms.
1. True
2. False
Concerning parkinsonism pathogenesis, which one(s) of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Genetic factors are particularly important when the disease presents in individuals under age 50.
2. Environmental/endogenous toxicities may prove important in the etiology of parkinsonism.
3. Both
4. Neither
Principal pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease:Reduced dopamine-containing neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta
1. True
2. False
Progressive dopamine-containing neuronal loss is a characteristic of normal aging.
1. True
2. False
Which one(s) of the following statements is/are Parkinson's disease?
1. Absent treatment, the disease progresses over a 5-10 year interval leading to a rigid, nonmoving state.
2. Death due to parkinsonism is usually due to A consequence or consequences of immobility.
3. Both
4. Neither
Using contemporary therapeutic interventions, the overall mortality due to parkinsonism is the same as that noted in the general population.
1. True
2. False
Administration of which one(s) of the following drugsmay result in parkinsonism?
1. Thorazine
2. Metoclopramide
3. Prochlorperazine
4. Haloperidol
5. A & B
6. B & C
7. A & C
8. A, B, C & D
Probably the singular most effective drug for treating Parkinson's disease is:
1. Benztropine
2. L-dopa
3. Bromocriptine
4. Haloperidol
The immediate metabolic precursor of dopamine is dihydroxyphenylalanine.
1. True
2. False