Week 6 Final Exam: NR568 / NR 568
(Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
a decrease in levodopa may what?
Answer:
improve dyskinesias
Question:
what do you avoid in older adult d/t cognitive impairments
Answer:
ACH
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Question:
combining what two medication classes in early tx may delay motor complications?
Answer:
MAO-B Inhibitors and levodopa
Question:
what medication reduces cardiovascular responses to levodopa
Answer:
carbidopa
Question:
what do you need to monitor when on carbidopa/levodopa
Answer:
motor function, palpitations, orthostatic vs
Question:
Donepezil (Aricept) is what medication class
Answer:
Cholinesterase inhibitors
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Question:
What do cholinesterase inhibitors do?
Answer:
increase levels of neurotransmitter acetylcholine
Question:
SE of donepezil
Answer:
HA, dizziness, muscle weakness.
Question:
Precautions of Donepezil
Answer:
sick sinus syndrome and seizure
Question:
approved dosage for donepezil
Answer:
23mg a day however it is safer at 10mg a day
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