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WorksheetsMotion Sickness
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 15mins
Vertigo is typically due to what type of condition that affects balance?
Dopamine Receptor
Serotonin Recpeptor
Inner-ear
Outer-ear
Vertigo treatment includes
Vestibular supressants
Antihistamines
Benzodiazepines
Ondansetron
Disorders of motion include
Vertigo
Motion Sickness
Nausea
Dizziness
Motion sickness treatment options include what class of drugs?
Antihistamines
5HT-3 Receptor Antagonists
Anticholinergics
Benzodiazapines
Kinetosis is
Nausea
Dizziness
Sense of feeling unwell
Motion sickness
Kinetosis is a common condition that is also called
travel/car sickness
seasickness
airsickness
nausea
Symptoms of kinetosis include
Nausea
Vomiting
Dizziness
Fatigue
Sweating
Non-pharmacological treatment of Kinetosis include
Acupunture point devices
Closing eyes
Ginger
Peppermint
Stopping the motion
What anticholinergic is most commonly prescribed for motion sickness?
Dicyclomine
Atropine
Benztropine
Scopalamine
How frequetly is a scopalamine patch replaced?
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
The brand name of scopalamine patch is
Transderm Scop
Scopalamine Patch
DermalScop
MotionScop
Scopalamine can casue drowsiness what other type of medication may be prescibed in combination to prevent the drowsiness?
Stimulents
Pseudophedrin
Antiemtics
Large meals
Promethazine is an antiemetic. What black box warning does it carry?
Avoid use in patients age 65 and older
Avoid use in animals
Avoid use in children less than 2
Avoid use in childen age 2 and older
Antihistamine options in the treatment of motion sickness includes
Cyclizine (Marezine)
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
Dimenhydrinate(Dramamine Original Formula)
Meclizine (Bonine, Dramamine All Day Less Drowsy)
When counseling on antihistamines used for motion sickness what should be convey to the patient?
May cause drowsiness
May impair jugdment
Oral medications should be taken 20-60 minutes before activity
May be habit forming
True/False: Long acting antihistamines for mation sickness are slightly less sedating that other antihistamines
True
False
Which of the below medications are considered long-acting piperazine antihistamines
Meclizine
Cyclizineare
Diphenhydramine
Dimenhydrinate
What is the dosing shedule of dramamine for motion sickness?
Oral 50-100 mg
Q 4-6 hrs
IM,IV 50- 100 mg
Q4H
Which OTC medication contains only meclizine?
Dramamine Original Formula
Dramamine All Day Less Drowsy
Which of the following are brand names for OTC meclizine?
Bonine
Antivert
Motion-Time
Travel Sickness
The dosing schedule for OTC meclizine products for motion sickness include
50-100 mg PO
1 hour before travel Q12H
25-50 mg PO
1 hour before travel Q24H
When counseling Transderm-Scop® how long before activity should the patch be applied?
3 hours
4 hours
5 hours
the day before activity
When counseling scopalamine patch key points to address with the patient include
The most common side effect is dryness of the mouth
Only 1 patch should be worn at any time
Alcohol consumption has no interaction with this medication
Remove the patch before an MRI, otherwise it will burn your skin
