A child has been diagnosed with enuresis. TCA imipramine ...

[theo]

A child has been diagnosed with enuresis. TCA imipramine (Tofranil) has been prescribed for the child. The nurse understands that this medication is in which category?
 
  a. Antidepressant
  b. Antidiuretic
  c. Antispasmodic
  d. Analgesic

Question 2

Which syndrome involves a common sex chromosome defect?
 
  a. Down
  b. Turner
  c. Marfan
  d. Hemophilia

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Drug therapy is increasingly being prescribed to treat enuresis. Three types of drugs are used: tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), antidiuretics, and antispasmodics. The selection depends on the interpretation of the cause. The drug used most frequently is the TCA imipramine (Tofranil), which exerts an anticholinergic action in the bladder to inhibit urination. Tofranil is in the antispasmodic category. Analgesics are not used to treat enuresis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Turner syndrome is caused by an absence of one of the X chromosomes. Down syndrome is caused by trisomy 21, three copies rather than two copies of chromosome 21. Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Hemophilia is a disorder of blood coagulation inherited in an X-linked recessive pattern.

[theo]

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