Question

1. True or False: Elderly patients usually require lower dosages of diazepam to decrease ataxia and avoid over- sedation. 2. Fill in the blank: are agents that relieve pain without significantly disturbing consciousness or altering the actions of the sensory nerves, which carry impulses to the brain. 3. Fill in the blank: All individuals age years and older should receive annual influenza immunization and a single dose of pneumococcal vaccine. 4. True or False: The HPV vaccine is recommended for girls and women between the ages of 13 and 30 years. 5. Fill in the blank: When microorganisms or foreign substances invade the body, the body responds by producing more white blood cells, or 6. Fill in the blank: The first drug approved specifically for Parkinson's disease in 1970 and is still the most commonly administered therapy, is 7. True or False: Antidepressants are classified into several groups on the basis of their chemical structures and antidepressant action in the brairn. 8. Name the two common adverse effects of lithium: 2. 9. List the two types of cholinergic receptors: 2. 10. True or False: The stress of surgery in patients with diabetes may decrease their blood glucose levels. 11. Fill in the blank: involves the reduction of nerve conduction by localized cooling. 12. Name the four stages of anesthesia: 2. 4.

Answer 1

1) True

2) Propofol

3) 6 months

4) False

5) leucocyte

6) True

7) Heart diseases, kidney disease, thyroid disease

8) acetylcholine receptor, G protein coupled receptor

9) false

10) cryoanesthesia

11) stage 1- induction, stage 2 -sedation, stage 3 -anesthesia, stage 4 -pre mortem