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Question
1. What happens the H1 receptors are blocked in the brain?
a-HI receptors interfere with the GABA receptors and thus can cause a sedative effect.
b-HI receptors interfere with the gastric acid of secretion of histamine and cause stomach problems
c-HI receptors interfere with the sleep-promoting actions of histamine and thus can cause insomnia, anxiety, mind-racing.
d-HI receptors interfere with the wake-promoting actions of histamine and thus can cause sedation, drowsiness, or sleep.
2. You are prescribing a sleep medication for a patient for the first time. Which of the following is correct patient information?
a-This medication should be taken on an empty stomach to help with faster absorption.
b-This medication should be take on a full stomach to help with side effects of the medication.
c-Sleep medication should not be taken past 8pm.
d-Do not take this medication if you work the night shift.
3. The _____________________ is a key control center for sleep and wake, and the specific circuitry that regulates sleep/wake.
4. A 39year-old male patient presents with insomnia. He reports trouble falling asleep, but once he is asleep, he is able to sleep without problems until morning. This delay of sleep onset makes him feel significantly tired in the morning and keeps him from maintaining attention at work. When discussing pharmacotherapeutic options with the patient, he expresses a desire to avoid any medications with potential for abuse or addiction, as he previously struggled with alcohol use disorder but is proudly 10 years sober. He does not want to jeopardize his sobriety but hopes there is a medication that can help him fall asleep more easily. Which medication would be a good initial trial for this patient?
a-Eszopiclone
b-Lorazepam
c-Ramelteon
d-Zolpidem
5. Different medications are associated with different side effects. Which of the following medications is correctly paired with its side effects?
a-Zolpidem has no physiological dependence or withdrawal syndrome.
b-Buspirone leads to somnambulism and night eating disorder.
c-Eszopiclone causes hyponatremia.
d-Zolpidem causes daytime sleepiness.