A Client Is Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and Is to Receive

question 11

Multiple Choice

A client is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and is to receive home care. The home care nurse is aware that some drugs are contraindicated with this disease, including:

• A) histamine₂ blockers.
• B) calcium channel blockers.
• C) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
• D) glucocorticoids.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the nervous system.

Local Potential

Changes in the electric potential of a neuron's membrane that are confined to a small area, unlike action potentials that can spread.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals released by nerve cells to transmit signals across a synapse to another nerve cell, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Synaptic Cleft

Space between the presynaptic and the postsynaptic membranes.