Review Test Submission: Final Exam - Week 11
Question 1
L. J. is a 55-year-old male who attended a funeral and found himself laughing during the
service, but later that evening he was irritated with himself for what he had done. His wife
said this was abnormal behavior and took him to his doctor to be evaluated. After L. J.’s MRI
was reviewed, he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Which medication is
recommended to help L. J. with his emotional outbursts?
Response
Feedback:
under Treatment subtitle: “The behavioral features are sometimes helped
by SSRIs, and these are the best-studied treatments for these disorders.”
Question 2
When can buprenorphine be initiated in a patient who is suffering from an opioid overdose?
Response
Feedback:
“To avoid this problem, the initial buprenorphine dose should not be
administered until the patient demonstrates mild-to-moderate symptoms of
withdrawal.”
Question 3
Of the following neurotransmitters, which one(s) are known to be severely disrupted in the
disease Dementia with Lewy Bodies?
I. Acetylcholine
II. Glutamate
III. Dopamine
IV. GABA
V. Norepinephrine
VI.
Response
Feedback:
under pathophysiology subtitle: “It is clear that both the cholinergic and
dopaminergic neurotransmitter systems are severely disrupted.”
Category | Exam (elaborations) |
Release date | 2021-09-02 |
Pages | 43 |
Language | English |
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