Which medications are used to treat muscle spasms?(Select all that apply.)
1. Centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants
2. Analgesics
3. Anti-inflammatory agents
4. Immune systemmodulating drugs
5. Antipyretic drugs
1, 2, 3
Rationale 1: Muscle spasms are treated with analgesics, anti-inflammatory agents, and centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants.
Rationale 2: Muscle spasms are treated with analgesics, anti-inflammatory agents, and centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants.
Rationale 3: Muscle spasms are treated with analgesics, anti-inflammatory agents, and centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants.
Rationale 4:Immune systemmodulating drugs is incorrect because these are used to treat MS.
Rationale 5:Antipyretic drugs is incorrect because these are used to treat fever.
Global Rationale: Muscle spasms are treated with analgesics, anti-inflammatory agents, and centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants. Immune systemmodulating drugs is incorrect because these are used to treat MS. Antipyretic drugs is incorrect because these are used to treat fever.
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