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Question 1 of 5

The most likely explanation for the increased sensitivity of elderly patients to a single dose of triazolam and other sedative-hypnotic drugs is

A. Changes in brain function that accompany the aging process

B. Decreased renal function

C. Increased cerebral blood flow

D. Decreased hepatic metabolism of lipid-soluble drugs

Correct Answer: Changes in brain function that accompany the aging process

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following reasons best explains why general anesthesia induced by a standard dose of thiopental lasts 5 to 15 minutes?

A. Slow distribution of the drug into the central nervous system (CNS)

B. Fast elimination of the drug from the body

C. Redistribution of the drug into peripheral tissues

D. Rapid biotransformation of the drug by the brain

Correct Answer: Redistribution of the drug into peripheral tissues

Question 3 of 5

One of the ways to classify regions of the cortex is

A. By the modality of information processed

B. By the physiological position

C. By the chemical relationship between cell types in the major cortical layers

D. All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above

Question 4 of 5

Symptoms of schizophrenia are produced by following agents, except

A. Amphetamine

B. Apomorphine

C. Bromocriptine

D. Reserpine

Correct Answer: Reserpine

Question 5 of 5

Which of the following psychotropic drugs would be most appropriate to try at this stage for the 39-year-old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia?

A. Fluphenazine

B. Thioridazine

C. Fluoxetine

D. Clozapine

Correct Answer: Clozapine

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