Autonomic Nervous System drugs

Question 1

What does autonomic NS do?

Answer 1

Controls and regulates the heart,GI, Rwspiratory system, bladder, eye and gland

Question 2

What is agonist?

Answer 2

Agonist drugs that produces a response

Question 3

What is antagonist?

Answer 3

Drugs that block a response

Question 4

What pharmacologic effect?

Answer 4

When autonomic drugs are given, the goal is not to treat an autonomic disorder, it is to correct disorders of target organs through autonomic nerves

Question 5

What is the difference of catecholamines and noncatecholamines?

Answer 5

catecholamines Has catechol ring and amines and the noncatecholamines has no catechol ring

Question 6

Define adregenic blockes

Answer 6

Direct blocking by occupying receptors

Question 7

What does orthostatic hypotension do?

Answer 7

An in increase in the HR of 20 beats/minute or more from supine to standing indicates orthostatic hypotension

Question 8

What is cholinergic agonists?

Answer 8

Mimic the parasympathetic nuerotransmitter acetylcholine

Question 9

Whay is the difference of selective and non selective?

Answer 9

Selective influences one type of receptor and non selective influences all receptors

Question 10

What does depolarizing agents do?

Answer 10

Cause sodium channel to open for prolonged depolarization

Question 11

What does non depolarizing agent do?

Answer 11

Binds to ACh receptors but do not induce ion channel opening

Question 12

Cholinergic crisis cause?

Answer 12

Caused by overdose of cholinergic agonists

Question 13

What is Indirect acting irevisable?

Answer 13

Famous for military use as nerve gases

Question 14

What is nicotinic?

Answer 14

2 receptors affect skeletal muscles

Question 15

What is muscarinic?

Answer 15

5 receptors, stimulate smooth muscle and slower Hr

Question 16

What does beta blockers do?

Answer 16

Useful for treating mild to moderate hypertension, agina pectoris and myocardial infraction

Question 17

What does alpha blockers do?

Answer 17

Reduce contractions of smooth muscle in bladder and prostate

Question 18

What is receptor theory?

Answer 18

Drugs act through receptors by binding to the receptors to initiate a response or prevent a response

Question 19

What is afferent?

Answer 19

Send impulses to the CNS

Question 20

What is Efferent?

Answer 20

Recieve impulses, transmits through to the spinal cord to effector organ cells