Nursing Pharmacology Chapter 18:
Parkinson's Disease Practice Questions
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Neurologic dysfunction is associated with this recessively-inherited disorder of copper metabolism:
Parkinson's disease
Wilson's disease
Huntington's chorea
Tourette's syndrome
Thyrotoxicosis
A drug-induced dyskinesia -- typically induced by long-term use of phenothiazine antipsychotics; in adults, may not be reversible
Parkinsonian syndrome
akathisia
tardive dyskinesia
acute dystonia
perioral tremor
Drug(s) which will alleviate acute dystonic reactions following the first doses of a phenothiazine:
benztropine
diazepam
biperiden
A & C
A, B & C
Dominantly-inherited: associated with progressive chorea & dementia, typically beginning in adulthood --possibly due to overactivity of dopaminergic nigrostriatal pathways
Wilson's disease
Tourette's syndrome
Huntington's chorea
Parkinsonism
Essential tremor: receptor system most likely to be involved given that propranolol or metoprolol may improve the syndrome.
GABA receptors
glutamate receptors
adrenergic receptors
adenosine receptors
muscarinic receptors
Neurotransmitter system(s) that may be involved in Parkinson's disease:
Dopaminergic
Cholinergic
both
neither
Drug-induced severe Parkinsonism associated with the inadvertent synthesis of this pro-toxin.
selegiline
MPTP
primidone
amantadine
all of the above
Acetylcholine-blocking agents, despite being helpful in managing Parkinson's disease, should be avoided in patients with:
angle closure glaucoma
prostatic hyperplasia
pyloric stenosis
paralytic ileus
all of the above
Antimuscarinic drug(s) used in management of Parkinson's disease include(s):
orphenadrine
amitriptyline
selegiline
amantadine
levodopa
In lower doses, this agent can be used to treat hyperprolactinemia:
amantadine
levodopa
bromocriptine
selegiline
phenothiazine
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