Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps send signals in the brain. (Neurotransmitters) are chemicals made by nerve cells called neurons. They’re used to communicate messages across different parts of the brain and between the brain and the rest of the body. Dopamine is involved mainly in controlling movement. An insufficient production of dopamine in part…
NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 677. Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone that inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase. It is highly active against aerobic, gram-negative bacilli. Adverse Reactions: Tooth discoloration in infants Nausea and vomiting, rash, myalgia, arthralgia, tendinitis, headache
NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 676. Oxybutynin: Oxybutynin is a competitive muscarinic receptor antagonist. Muscarinic receptors play an important role in several major cholinergically mediated functions, including contractions of the urinary bladder smooth muscle and stimulation of salivary secretion. Adverse Reactions: Oxybutynin Constipation, xerostomia, blurred vision Abdominal pain, dizziness, indigestion, urinary retention, arthralgias, hyperglycemia
Nclex Examination. Practice Question # 675. Bethanechol Chloride: Bethanechol chloride is a cholinergic used to increase bladder tone and function and to treat nonobstructive urinary retention and neurogenic bladder. Side and adverse effects 1. Headache 2. Hypotension 3. Flushing and sweating 4. Increased salivation 5. Nausea and vomiting 6. Abdominal cramps 7. Diarrhea 8. Urinary…
NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 674. Phenazopyridine: Phenazopyridine is excreted in the urine where it exerts a topical analgesic e ect on the mucosa o the urinary tract. This action helps relieve pain, burning, urgency, and requency. The precise mechanism o action is not known.
