Deck 14: Treatment of Muscle Spasms

Question 1

MATCHING
Match the following drugs with their classes.
a.central acting skeletal muscle relaxants
b.antihistamine
c.peripheral acting drugs for treatment use of spasticity
d.GABAergic drugs
e.a-adrenergic agonist
Dantrolene

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The goal of most drug treatments is to reduce the positive symptoms of spasticity.

Answer 2

True
Drugs used in the treatment of spasticity are grouped according to the site of action and are classified as centrally acting and peripheral acting.The goal of most drug treatments is to reduce the positive symptoms of spasticity.

Question 3

MATCHING
Match the following drugs with their classes.
a.central acting skeletal muscle relaxants
b.antihistamine
c.peripheral acting drugs for treatment use of spasticity
d.GABAergic drugs
e.a-adrenergic agonist
Which of the following is not one of the four phases to the development of spasticity?

A)decreased muscle contractility
B)weak muscle tone and decreased reflex activity lasing from days to years
C)decreased reflex excitability
D)stiff,contracted muscles

Answer 3

B
There are four phases to the development of spasticity: (1)decreased muscle contractility(2)excessive muscle tone and increased reflex activity lasing from days to years(3)decreased reflex excitability,and (4)stiff,contracted muscles

Question 4

MATCHING
Match the following drugs with their classes.
a.central acting skeletal muscle relaxants
b.antihistamine
c.peripheral acting drugs for treatment use of spasticity
d.GABAergic drugs
e.a-adrenergic agonist
Cyproheptadine

Question 5

MATCHING
Match the following drugs with their classes.
a.central acting skeletal muscle relaxants
b.antihistamine
c.peripheral acting drugs for treatment use of spasticity
d.GABAergic drugs
e.a-adrenergic agonist
Drugs used in the treatment of spasticity are grouped according to _____.

A)their site of action
B)centrally acting
C)peripheral acting
D)all of the above

Question 6

MATCHING
Match the following drugs with their classes.
a.central acting skeletal muscle relaxants
b.antihistamine
c.peripheral acting drugs for treatment use of spasticity
d.GABAergic drugs
e.a-adrenergic agonist
Baclofen

Question 7

MATCHING
Match the following drugs with their classes.
a.central acting skeletal muscle relaxants
b.antihistamine
c.peripheral acting drugs for treatment use of spasticity
d.GABAergic drugs
e.a-adrenergic agonist
Tizanidine

Question 8

MATCHING
Match the following drugs with their classes.
a.central acting skeletal muscle relaxants
b.antihistamine
c.peripheral acting drugs for treatment use of spasticity
d.GABAergic drugs
e.a-adrenergic agonist
Valium

Question 9

Positive symptoms associated with spasticity include muscle weakness,decreased endurance,and reduction in the capacity to make voluntary muscle movements.

Question 10

MATCHING
Match the following drugs with their classes.
a.central acting skeletal muscle relaxants
b.antihistamine
c.peripheral acting drugs for treatment use of spasticity
d.GABAergic drugs
e.a-adrenergic agonist
Which of the following is not true about the use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of spasticity?

A)It is unlabeled.
B)It is investigational.
C)It is approved by the FDA.
D)All of the above are untrue.

Question 11

MATCHING
Match the following drugs with their classes.
a.central acting skeletal muscle relaxants
b.antihistamine
c.peripheral acting drugs for treatment use of spasticity
d.GABAergic drugs
e.a-adrenergic agonist
People who have _____ exhibit predominantly negative symptoms of spasticity.

A)muscle strain
B)amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
C)multiple sclerosis
D)hypertonia

Question 12

GABA is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the nervous system.

Question 13

Clonus is voluntary rhythmic contractions of muscles.

Question 14

Any condition that can damage the brain or spinal cord can cause increased muscle tone,exaggerated tendon jerks,and hyperexcitable muscles or spasticity.

Question 15

MATCHING
Match the following drugs with their classes.
a.central acting skeletal muscle relaxants
b.antihistamine
c.peripheral acting drugs for treatment use of spasticity
d.GABAergic drugs
e.a-adrenergic agonist
The ability of baclofen to cross the blood-brain barrier is limited,so its effectiveness is augmented by administering the drug _____.

A)intravenously
B)intrapleurally
C)intrathecally
D)intraocularly