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AGENTS, CONTROLLING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM - Adrenoreceptor antagonist drugs Flashcards

1
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Which drugs is a nonselective alfa receptor antagonist?

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Phentolamine

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2
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Indicate the alfa1-selective antagonist

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Prazosin

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3
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Which agents is an alfa2–selective antagonist?

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Yohimbine

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4
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Indicate the irreversible alfa receptor antagonist

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Phenoxybenzamine

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5
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Which drugs is an nonselective beta receptor antagonist?

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Propranolol

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6
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Indicate the beta1-selective antagonist

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Metoprolol

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7
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Which of the following agents is a beta2–selective antagonist?

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Butoxamine

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Indicate the beta adrenoreceptor antagonist, which has partial beta–agonist activity

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Pindolol

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9
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Which drugs is a reversible nonselective alfa, beta antagonist?

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Labetalol

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10
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Indicate the indirect-acting adrenoreceptor blocking drug

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Reserpine

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11
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The principal mechanism of action of adrenoreceptor antagonists is

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Reversible or irreversible interaction with adrenoreceptors

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12
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Characteristics of alfa-receptor antagonists include

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  • They cause a fall in peripheral resistance and blood pressure
  • They cause epinephrine reversal (convert a pressor response to a depressor response)
  • They may cause postural hypotension and reflex tachycardia
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13
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Characteristics of alfa-receptor antagonists do not include

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Bronchospasm

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14
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Which drugs is an imidazoline derivative and a potent competitive antagonist at both alfa1 and alfa2 receptors?

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Phentolamine

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15
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Characteristics of phentolamine include

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  • Reduction in peripheral resistance
  • Tachycardia
  • Stimulation of muscarinic, H1 and H2 histamine receptors
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16
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Characteristics of phentolamine do not include

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Stimulation of responses to serotonin

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The principal mechanism of phentolamine-induced tachycardia is

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Antagonism of presynaptic alfa2 receptors enhances norepinephrine release, which causes cardiac stimulation via unblocked beta receptors

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18
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Nonselective alfa-receptor antagonists are most useful in the treatment of

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Pheochromocytoma

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19
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The main reason for using alfa-receptor antagonists in the management of pheochromocytoma is

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Blockade of alfa2 receptors on vascular smooth muscle results in epinephrine stimulation of unblocked alfa2 receptors

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20
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Which drugs is useful in the treatment of pheochromocytoma?

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Phentolamine

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21
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Indicate adrenoreceptor antagonist agents, which are used for the management of pheochromocytoma

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Αlfa-receptor antagonists

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22
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The principal adverse effects of phentolamine include

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  • Diarrhea
  • Arrhythmias
  • Myocardial ischemia
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23
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The principal adverse effects of phentolamine do not include

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Bradycardia

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24
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Indicate the reversible nonselective alfa-receptor antagonist, which is an ergot derivative

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Ergotamine

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25
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Indicate an alfa-receptor antagonist, which binds covalently to alfa receptors, causing irreversible blockade of long duration (14-48 hours or longer)

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Phenoxybenzamine

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26
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Compared with phentolamine, prazosin has all of the following features

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  • Highly selective for alfa1 receptors
  • The relative absence of tachycardia
  • Persistent block of alfa1 receptors
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27
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Compared with phentolamine, prazosin has not features

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Irreversible blockade of alfa receptors

28
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True or False. ALFA1a subtype mediates both vascular and prostate smooth muscle contraction

29
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True or False. There are at least three subtypes of alfa1 receptors, designated alfa1a, alfa1b and alfa1d

30
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True or False. ALFA1a subtype mediates prostate smooth muscle contraction

31
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True or False. ALFA1b subtype mediates vascular smooth muscle contraction

32
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Indicate an alfa1 adrenoreceptor antagonist, which has great selectivity for alfa1a subtype

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Tamsulosin

33
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Subtype-selective alfa1 receptor antagonists such as tamsulosin, terazosin, alfusosin are efficacious in

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

34
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Indicate an alfa receptor antagonist, which is an efficacious drug in the treatment of mild to moderate systemic hypertension

35
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Which alfa receptor antagonists is useful in reversing the intense local vasoconstriction caused by inadvertent infiltration of norepinephrine into subcutaneous tissue during intravenous administration?

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Phentolamine

36
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Beta-blocking drugs-induced chronically lower blood pressure may be associated with theirs effects on

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  • The heart
  • The blood vessels
  • The renin-angiotensin system
37
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Characteristics of beta-blocking agents include

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  • They occupy beta receptors and competitively reduce receptor occupancy by catecholamines or other beta agonists
  • They do not cause hypotension in individuals with normal blood pressure
  • They can cause blockade in the atrioventricular node
38
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Characteristics of beta-blocking agents do not include

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They induce depression and depleted stores of catecholamines

39
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Beta-receptor antagonists have all of the following cardiovascular effects

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  • The negative inotropic and chronotropic effects
  • Vasoconstriction
  • Reduction of the release of renin
40
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Beta-receptor antagonists have not the following cardiovascular effects

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Acute effects of these drugs include a fall in peripheral resistance

41
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Beta-blocking agents have all of the following effects

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  • Bronchoconstriction
  • Decrease of aqueous humor prodaction
  • “membrane-stabilizing” action
42
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Beta-blocking agents have all of the following effects except

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Increase plasma concentrations of HDL and decrease of VLDL

43
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Beta-receptor antagonists cause

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Inhibition of glycogenolysis

44
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Propranolol has all of the following cardiovascular effects

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  • It decreases cardiac work and oxygen demand
  • It inhibits the renin secretion
  • It increases the atrioventricular nodal refractory period
45
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Propranolol has all of the following cardiovascular effects except

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It reduces blood flow to the brain

46
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Propranolol-induced adverse effects include

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  • Bronchoconstriction
  • “supersensitivity” of beta-adrenergic receptors (rapid withdrawal)
  • Sedation, sleep disturbances, depression and sexual dysfunction
47
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Propranolol-induced adverse effects do not include

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Hyperglycemia

48
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Propranolol is used in the treatment all of the following diseases

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  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Migraine headache
49
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Propranolol is used in the treatment all of the following diseases except

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Bronchial asthma

50
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Metoprolol and atenolol are members of

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The beta1-selective group

51
Q

Which beta receptor antagonists is preferable in patients with asthma, diabetes or peripheral vascular diseases?

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Metoprolol

52
Q

Indicate a beta receptor antagonist, which has very long duration of action

53
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Indicate a beta1-selective receptor antagonist, which has very long duration of action

54
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Which drugs is a nonselective beta-blocker without intrinsic sympathomimetic or local anesthetic activity and used for the treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias?

55
Q

Indicate a beta receptor antagonist with intrinsic sympathomimetic activity

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Oxprenolol

56
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Pindolol, oxprenolol have all of the following properties

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  • They are nonselective beta antagonists
  • They are less likely to cause bradycardia and abnormalities in plasma lipids
  • They are effective in hypertension and angina
57
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Which drugs has both alfa1-selective and beta-blocking effects?

58
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Characteristics of carvedilol include

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  • It has both alfa1-selective and beta-blocking effects
  • It attenuates oxygen free radical-initiated lipid peroxidation
  • It inhibits vascular smooth muscle mitogenesis
59
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Characteristics of carvedilol do not include

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It is a beta1-selective antagonist

60
Q

Indicate the adrenoreceptor antagonist drug, which is a rauwolfia alkaloid

61
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Characteristics of reserpine include

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  • It decreases cardiac output, peripheral resistance and inhibits pressor reflexes
  • It may cause a transient sympathomimetic effect
  • It depletes stores of catecholamines and serotonin in the brain
62
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Characteristics of reserpine do not include

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It inhibits the uptake of norepinephrine into vesicles and MAO

63
Q

Indicate a beta-blocker, which is particularly efficacious in thyroid storm

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Propranolol

64
Q

Beta-receptor blocking drugs are used in the treatment all of the following diseases

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  • Hypertension, ischemic heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias
  • Glaucoma
  • Hyperthyroidism
65
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Beta-receptor blocking drugs are used in the treatment all of the following diseases except

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Pheochromocytoma

66
Q

Beta-blocker-induced adverse effects include

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  • Bronchoconstriction
  • Depression of myocardial contractility and excitability
  • “supersensitivity” of beta-receptors associated with rapid withdrawal of drugs
67
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Beta-blocker-induced adverse effects do not include

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Hyperglycemia

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