Galen NUR 210 Pharmacology Exam 1 With 100% correct answers 2025-2026 already graded A+

midazolam (Versed) classification

Benzodiazepine

lorazepam (Ativan) classification

Benzodiazepine

alprazolam (Xanax) classification

Benzodiazepine

alprazolam is used to ________ anxiety and insomnia

treat

lorazepam is used to _______ anxiety

reduce

zolpidem (Ambien) classification

Non-benzodiazepine

zolpidem is to be used as a short-term treatment for _____ days or less

10

diazepam (Valium) classification

Benzodiazepine

methylphenidate classification

CNS stimulant Amphetamine-like drug

what should be monitored closely when taking methylphenidate?

height and weight

what does methylphenidate used to treat?

ADHD

Benzodiazepine antagonist

flumazenil

Lidocaine ( classification)

local anesthetic

Spinal/Epidural (classification)

spinal anesthetic

phenytoin classification

Hydantoin

what is the therapeutic range for phenytoin?

10-20

what is phenytoin used to treat

seizures

special side effects of phenytoin include

pink-red/brown urine and gingival hyperplasia

patients taking phenytoin should increase their intake of

folic acid, calcium, vitamin D

phenobarbital (classification)

barbiturate

advise female patients that oral contraceptives ______ the effectiveness of phenytoin

decrease

what is the therapeutic range of phenobarbital?

15-40

valproic acid (classification)

Valproate

therapeutic range for valproic acid

50-100

______ is administered by IV to treat status epilepticus

diazepam

haloperidol (classification)

Antipsychotic non-phenothiazine

haloperidol is used to treat _____

psychoses, ADHD, Schizophrenia, Tourette's

IM haloperidol should be given via the ____ method

Z-track

fluphenazine (classification)

Antipsychotic phenothiazine

fluphenazine is used to ______

manage symptoms of psychosis including schizophrenia

aripiprazole (classification)

Atypical Antipsychotic

aripiprazole is used to _______

manage schizophrenia, bipolar, autism, depression, Tourette's

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)

a rare but fatal condition associated with antipsychotics

S/S of NMS

muscle rigidity, hyperthermia, dysrhythmias, and seizures,

Acute dystonia

facial grimaing, involuntary upward eye movement, and muscle spasms of the tongue and face

fluoxetine (Prozac) (classification)

SSRI

fluoxetine (Prozac) is excreted by the _____

kidneys

venlafaxine (Effexor) (classification)

SNRI

St. John's Wort should not be used with ______

antidepressants

amitriptyline (classification)

TCA

phenelzine sulfate (classification)

MAOI

which diet should a pt follow when on an MAOI?

low tyrine

lithium (classification)

mood stabilizer

lithium therapeutic range

0.8 to 1.2

lithium should not be given with ______

NSAIDS