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A 62-year-old retired small business owner has had slowly increasing intraocular pressure bilaterally. You start him on drug used to treat his open-angle glaucoma, which also happens to cross the blood–brain barrier better than other drugs in its class. Which of the following drugs is this?
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Correct Answer: Physostigmine
The psychotic symptoms most benefited by neuroleptic drugs are
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Correct Answer: Hallucinations, delusions, and aggression
Overdose of which of the following drugs causes excessive cardiac stimulation:
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Correct Answer: Levothyroxine
Characteristics of nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockade include which one of the following?
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Correct Answer: Poorly sustained titanic tension
Four patients with chronic low back pain are being considered for treatment with a centrally acting analgesic. Tapentadol is the agent being considered for use. Which of the following challenging patients would best benefit from this agent?
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Correct Answer: A 34-year-old man with renal insufficiency and moderate back pain
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