Answer to Question 1
ANS: D
Fluphenazine, a first-generation antipsychotic medication, exerts muscarinic blockade, resulting in dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, and urinary retention. Lithium therapy is more often associated with fluid balance problems, including polydipsia, polyuria, and edema. Risperidone therapy is more often associated with movement disorders, orthostatic hypotension, and sedation. Buspirone is associated with anxiety reduction without major side effects.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: D
Phenothiazines block dopamine receptors in both the limbic system and basal ganglia. Dystonia is likely to occur early in the course of treatment and is often heralded by sensations of muscle stiffness. Early intervention with an antiparkinsonian medication can increase the patient's comfort and prevent dystonic reactions.
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The grafts are often obtained from the patient’s saphenous vein
Pulmonary function test: spirometry. (a) Normal respiratory volumes, as measured during spirometry.
Patient teaching - eye assessment
For ice massage, ice is frozen in a cylindrical container or a paper cup (A). The top half of the cu
Deliver abdominal thrusts to the supine unconscious patient.
Some mechanisms of agonistic and antagonistic drug effects.