Adrenergic antagonists

Question 1

Non-selective B antagonists

Answer 1

Nadolol, timolol, propanolol

Question 2

B1 selective antagonists

Answer 2

Metoprolol, atenolol, esmolol

Question 3

Partial B agonist

Answer 3

Pindolol

Question 4

What makes nadolol different?

Answer 4

It has a longer half-life

Question 5

What makes timolol different?

Answer 5

Given for glaucoma

Question 6

What makes esmolol different?

Answer 6

Emergent IV control of arrhythmia; very short half-life

Question 7

What makes pindolol indicated over the others?

Answer 7

When there’s exercise intolerance secondary to bronchiole constriction.
When the hypertension is due to excess sympathetic output

Question 8

Difference between phenoxybenzamine and phentolamine

Answer 8

Both non-selective A antagonists. Phenoxybenzamine is irreversible, whereas phentolamine is reversible

Question 9

Indication of phenoxybenzamine

Answer 9

IV treatment of pheochromocytoma

Question 10

What condition do both doxazosin and terazosin treat?

Answer 10

BPH