This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A nurse administers medications to four patients with Alzheimer's disease. Which medication would be ... (Read 107 times)

folubunmi

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 524
on: Jul 19, 2018
A nurse administers medications to four patients with Alzheimer's disease. Which medication would be expected to antagonize N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) channels rather than cholinesterase?
 
  a. donepezil (Aricept)
  b. rivastigmine (Exelon)
  c. memantine (Namenda)
  d. galantamine (Razadyne)

Question 2

Consider these problems: apolipoprotein E (apoE) malfunction, neuritic plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, granulovascular degeneration, and brain atrophy. Which condition corresponds to this group?
 
  a. Alzheimer's disease
  b. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)related dementia
  c. Wernicke's encephalopathy
  d. Central anticholinergic syndrome


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

tofugiraffe

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 319
Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Memantine blocks the NMDA channels and is used in moderate-to-late stages of the disease. Donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine are all cholinesterase inhibitors. These drugs increase the availability of acetylcholine and are most often used to treat mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The problems are all aspects of the pathophysiologic characteristics of Alzheimer's disease.


folubunmi

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 524
Reply #2 on: Jul 19, 2018
TY


tofugiraffe

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 319
Reply #3 on: Jul 19, 2018
Happy to Help


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.

Did you know?

Despite claims by manufacturers, the supplement known as Ginkgo biloba was shown in a study of more than 3,000 participants to be ineffective in reducing development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people.

Did you know?

According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.

Did you know?

Adult head lice are gray, about ? inch long, and often have a tiny dot on their backs. A female can lay between 50 and 150 eggs within the several weeks that she is alive. They feed on human blood.

Did you know?

About 3.2 billion people, nearly half the world population, are at risk for malaria. In 2015, there are about 214 million malaria cases and an estimated 438,000 malaria deaths.

This photograph of a Union soldier just freed from Andersonville prison, stunned and enraged norther This photograph of a Union soldier just freed from Andersonville prison, stunned and enraged norther
Black and white patients enrolled in Medicare do not receive the same medical treatment, even when ... Black and white patients enrolled in Medicare do not receive the same medical treatment, even when ...
Instilling Ear Medication Instilling Ear Medication
Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease
Pharmacotherapy of Selected Opportunistic Infections in Patients with HIV-AIDS Pharmacotherapy of Selected Opportunistic Infections in Patients with HIV-AIDS
The typical distribution of neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques in the brains of patients ... The typical distribution of neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques in the brains of patients ...
Video: Graded potentials - electrical characteristics and types

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library