Exam 21: Cholinergic Drugs

For each effect in the lower list, indicate which stimulation in the upper list the effect is due to. -Decreased blood pressure

When an overdose of an intravenous cholinergic drug occurs,which drug,administered promptly,can reverse a cholinergic crisis?

The nurse is providing teaching regarding drug therapy to the husband of a woman with Alzheimer's disease.The patient was diagnosed 3 months ago and has mild memory loss.She will be receiving donepezil (Aricept).Which statement accurately describes the drug's actions?

A patient has had abdominal surgery and is being discharged on a cholinergic drug to assist in increasing gastrointestinal peristalsis.Which therapeutic effects should the nurse teach the patient to watch for?

A patient has been newly diagnosed with myasthenia gravis.What important information should the nurse give this patient about the administration of cholinergic drugs?

Which drug is considered to be the antidote for anticholinergic poisoning and for poisoning by organophosphates and carbonates,such as those in common insecticides?

A patient wants to begin taking ginkgo for memory enhancement.The nurse should warn this patient about possible drug interactions with which substances?

Which is a cardiovascular effect of cholinergic drugs?

The desired effects of cholinergic drugs come from stimulation of which receptors?

How are most direct-acting cholinergic drugs mainly used?

For each effect in the lower list, indicate which stimulation in the upper list the effect is due to. -Pupil constriction A)Muscarinic stimulation B)Nicotinic stimulation C)Both muscarinic stimulation and nicotinic stimulation

For each effect in the lower list, indicate which stimulation in the upper list the effect is due to. -Increased heart rate

A patient has been taking donepezil (Aricept)for 2 weeks as part of the treatment for early stages of Alzheimer's disease.The patient's daughter calls the physician's office,upset because her mother has not shown any improvement.What is the nurse's best response to the patient's daughter?