Maryville Nurs660 Exam 3 With Complete Solutions

Mech of action of Duloxetine {Ans: Inhibits reuptake of SERT and NE}What is unique about the Z drugs? {Ans: duration of action, differs with each med "SALA"}What is central neuropathic pain or central sensitization due to? {Ans: central disturbance in pain processing (diffuse hyperalgesia/ allodynia}Pregnancy risk for Temazepam {Ans: Category X}To what Neurotransmitters do Benzodiazepine Hypnotics bind? {Ans: Bind with equal affinity to a1, a2, a3, and a5 subunits of the GABA-A receptor.}Adverse Reactions of Buspar {Ans: Akathesia, Serotonin syndrome, Rare cardiac symptoms}Side Effects of Buspar {Ans: Light headedness, headache, insomnia, nausea, nervousness/restlessness}Interneurons {Ans: Neuron in the dorsal horn that receives input from PANS and/ or interneurons, and projects up the spinal cord to higher processing centers}Algorhythm for Tx of Insomnia step 6 {Ans: Other sedating agents (e.g. anticonvulsant)}Give examples of combination of peripheral/ central mechanism pain {Ans: low back pain, Rheumatologic diseases that develop into comorbid fibromyalgia}Normal function of hippocampus {Ans: Conditioned fear, associative learning}What is a non-Benzo Anxiolytic? {Ans: Buspar}Pregnancy Risk for Benzo's {Ans: Contraindicated}Spinothalamic tract {Ans: tract of neurons that project from the spinal cord to the thalamus}1st line treatment for PTSD