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Question 1

What are the 3 catecholamine NTs?

Answer 1

+ dopamine
+ adrenaline
+ noradrenaline

Question 2

What adrenoceptor agonist would you use to treat anaphylaxis?

Answer 2

adrenaline

Question 3

What adrenoceptor agonist would you use to treat asthma?

Answer 3

salbutamol or salmeterol

Question 4

What adrenoceptor agonist would you use to induce premature labour?

Answer 4

salbutamol

Question 5

What adrenoceptor agonist would you use to treat cardiac arrest?

Answer 5

adrenaline

Question 6

What adrenoceptor agonist would you use to treat cardiogenic shock?

Answer 6

dobutamine

Question 7

What adrenoceptor agonist would you use to treat hypertension?

Answer 7

clonidine

Question 8

What adrenoreceptor agonist would you use to treat an upper respiratory tract infection?

Answer 8

phenylephrine

Question 9

What adrenoceptor antagonists would you use to treat hypertension?

Answer 9

+ prazosin
+ propanolol
+ atenolol

Question 10

What adrenoceptor antagonists would you use to treat atrial dysrhythmias?

Answer 10

+ propanolol

+ atenolol

Question 11

What adrenoceptor antagonist would you use to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia?

Answer 11

prazosin

Question 12

What are the (7) adrenoceptor agonists?

Answer 12

\+ noradrenaline
\+ adrenaline
\+ phenylephrine
\+ clonidine
\+ salbutamol
\+ salmeterol
\+ dobutamine

Question 13

What are the (5) adrenoceptor antagonist drugs?

Answer 13

\+ phentolamine
\+ prazosin
\+ propanolol
\+ atenolol
\+ carvedilol

Question 14

noradrenalin uptake and degradation is affected by what?

Answer 14

• indirect acting sympathomimetic drugs
• monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors
• uptake inhibitors

Question 15

what are side effects of salbutamol and salmeterol?

Answer 15

• muscle tremor

- cardiac arrhythmias

Question 16

how does prazosin help treat benign prostatic hyperplasia?

Answer 16

relaxes bladder neck and prostate capsule by blocking α1 receptors

Question 17

which drug is short-acting? salbutamol or salmeterol

Answer 17

salbutamol

Question 18

which drug is long-acting? salbutamol or salmeterol

Answer 18

salmeterol

Question 19

what is a more prostate specific treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia?

Answer 19

tamsulosin

Question 20

drugs that affect catecholamines synthesis

Answer 20

methyldopa

Question 21

drugs that affect catecholamine release

Answer 21

• indirectly acting on sympathomimetics: amphetamines

- by acting on α2 adrenoreceptors: clonidine

Question 22

inhibitors of catecholamine uptake

Answer 22

NET inhibitors: cocaine, tricyclic antidepressants

Question 23

inhibitors of catecholamine metabolic degradation

Answer 23

monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors used in depression