Autonomic Nervous System Drugs

Question 1

Banthine

Answer 1

Ulcer treatment

Question 2

Desipramine

Answer 2

An Antidepressant

Question 3

Addiction

Answer 3

Is dependence psychologically and physiologically to the drug. The patient has severe side effects from withdrawal from morphine

Question 4

Contraindications

Answer 4

Means the use of a drug in a manner which is dangerous and ill-advised. If a patient is in renal failure, it is not advised to administer a drug which is eliminated by the kidneys because excess drug will accumulate in the body and cause adverse effects

Question 5

Resistance

Answer 5

Is the lack of beneficial response. Sometime a drug which used to be effective will not be effective in a particular patient

Question 6

Drug abuse

Answer 6

Is the use of any drug in a way that deviates from the manner in which it was prescribed. Any drug may be abused, even aspirin

Question 7

Drug addiction

Answer 7

Is caused by excessive or continued use of habit-forming drugs.

Question 8

Drug overdoses

Answer 8

can have negative consequences ranging from minor responses to significant system damage or death. To ensure the best doses for effective therapy, investigations and the development of drugs have been conducted. A drug overdose occurs when the recommended dosage is exceeded.

Question 9

Catecholamines

Answer 9

contains amines and a catechol ring

Question 10

Noncatecholamines

Answer 10

without a catechol ring

Question 11

Afferend (Sensory)

Answer 11

sends impulses to the CNS

Question 12

Efferent(Motor)

Answer 12

receives impulses and sends them to the cells of effector organs through the spinal cord.

Question 13

Axonal conduction

Answer 13

-action potential conducted down the axon
-non-selective

Question 14

Synaptic transmission

Answer 14

-occurs at synaptic gap
-highly selective b/c receptor sites

Question 15

how drugs affect transmitter storage (1)

Answer 15

prevent storage

Question 16

Sympathetic

Answer 16

Your “fight or flight” reactions during emergencies are controlled by your sympathetic nervous system. It regulates how the body reacts to stress, harm, or imagined danger.

Question 17

Parasympathetic

Answer 17

The parasympathetic nervous system is in charge of “rest and digest” reactions during non-emergencies.

Question 18

Drug Underdosing

Answer 18

refers to taking a drug in less amount than the manufacturer or a doctor has instructed.

Question 19

Actions of the ANS

Answer 19

Bladder
GI tract
Secretions
Lungs
Eye
Heart
Vasculature
Metabolism

Question 20

Antagonist

Answer 20

medicine that prevents a reaction