Exam 11: Antianxiety Agents

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The benzodiazepines are preferable to the barbiturates as hypnotics because the risk of physical addiction or serious poisoning is much less.The efficacy of the benzodiazepines in the treatment of chronic insomnia has been demonstrated for longer than 2 years.

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Question 21

Chronic use of barbiturates can lead to _____ dependence.

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Question 22

Which of the following is the longest acting barbiturate?

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Question 23

______ is an intravenously (IV)administered benzodiazepine that is used for conscious sedation in oral health care.

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Question 24

Which of the following agents is a melatonin receptor agonist?

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Question 25

The therapeutic index of benzodiazepines is _____ that of the barbiturates.

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Question 26

Which of the following are rationales for the use of analgesic-sedative combinations? (Select all that apply. )

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Question 27

Which of the following agents may decrease the effectiveness of benzodiazepines?

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Question 28

Barbiturates act on nerves by enhancing the binding of which neurotransmitter to its receptor?

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Question 29

Which of the following parenteral benzodiazepines seems to have the greatest likelihood to produce amnesia?

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Question 30

Use of antianxiety agents in the dentist's office should be discouraged because it encourages addiction.

(True/False)

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Question 31

Some benzodiazepines are transformed in the body to active metabolites.The active metabolites are formed by phase II drug metabolism.

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Question 32

Which of the following nonbenzodiazepine-benzodiazepine receptor agonists has the shortest half-life?

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Question 33

Benzodiazepines enhance or facilitate the action of the neurotransmitter

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Question 34

Which is the primary adverse reaction associated with the use of benzodiazepines for conscious sedation?

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Question 35

Which is best for all types of anxiety and muscle strain?

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Question 36

Antianxiety agents are most commonly administered orally because the effective dose of a particular antianxiety agent is very predictable.

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Question 37

Which of the following agents are the most commonly prescribed type of antianxiety drugs?

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Question 38

Which of the following sleep stages is enhanced with the use of benzodiazepines?

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Question 39

Benzodiazepines are contraindicated in wide-angle glaucoma.

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Exam 11: Antianxiety Agents

The benzodiazepines are preferable to the barbiturates as hypnotics because the risk of physical addiction or serious poisoning is much less.The efficacy of the benzodiazepines in the treatment of chronic insomnia has been demonstrated for longer than 2 years.

Chronic use of barbiturates can lead to _____ dependence.

Which of the following is the longest acting barbiturate?

______ is an intravenously (IV)administered benzodiazepine that is used for conscious sedation in oral health care.

Which of the following agents is a melatonin receptor agonist?

The therapeutic index of benzodiazepines is _____ that of the barbiturates.

Which of the following are rationales for the use of analgesic-sedative combinations? (Select all that apply. )

Which of the following agents may decrease the effectiveness of benzodiazepines?

Barbiturates act on nerves by enhancing the binding of which neurotransmitter to its receptor?

Which of the following parenteral benzodiazepines seems to have the greatest likelihood to produce amnesia?

Use of antianxiety agents in the dentist's office should be discouraged because it encourages addiction.

Some benzodiazepines are transformed in the body to active metabolites.The active metabolites are formed by phase II drug metabolism.

Which of the following nonbenzodiazepine-benzodiazepine receptor agonists has the shortest half-life?

Benzodiazepines enhance or facilitate the action of the neurotransmitter

Which is the primary adverse reaction associated with the use of benzodiazepines for conscious sedation?

Which is best for all types of anxiety and muscle strain?

Antianxiety agents are most commonly administered orally because the effective dose of a particular antianxiety agent is very predictable.

Which of the following agents are the most commonly prescribed type of antianxiety drugs?

Which of the following sleep stages is enhanced with the use of benzodiazepines?

Benzodiazepines are contraindicated in wide-angle glaucoma.

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