Autonomic Nervous System drugs Flashcards
It controls and regulates the heart (rate of heart contraction, myocardium), gastrointestinal tract, respiratory system, bladder, eyes and glands.
A. Autonomic Nervous System
B. Central Nervous System
C. Parasympathetic
D. Sympathetic
A. Autonomic Nervous System
Drug that causes a response
A. Antagonist
B. Agonist
C. Andrenergic Agonist
B. Agonist
It is a drug that blocks the reaction
A. Antagonist
B. Agonist
C. Andrenergic Agonist
A. Antagonist
Cells that receive neurotransmitters
Postsynaptic cell
Drugs act through receptors by binding to them to induce or prevent a response.
Receptor Theory
Its effect is similar to administration of autonomic nervous system drugs. The purpose is not to treat autonomic imbalance of target organs by autonomic nerves
Pharmacologic Effect
What kind of response do adrenergic agonists produce?
“Fight to Flight response”
It aggravates the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and stops the effect called sympathetic nerves.
Andrenergic Antagonist
Selective influence ___ receptor. Affects ___ receptor
A. One receptor
B. two or more
C. All receptors
A. One receptor
Non - Selective influence ___ receptors. Affects ___ receptor
A. One receptor
B. two or more
C. All receptors
C. All receptors
It mimics the parasympathetic neurotransmitter acetylcholine
A. Pilocarpine
B. Indirect Acting Reversible
C. Direct Acting
D.Cholinergic Agonist
D.Cholinergic Agonist
Type of acting that is unable to enter acetylcholinesterase at the receptor sites
A. Indirect acting reversible
B. Direct Acting
C. Mixed Acting
A. Indirect acting reversible
Type of drug that has a therapeutic use for constricts pupil, decrease IOP for a acute glaucoma
Pilocarpine
An increase in the HR of 20 beats per minute or more from supine to standing indicates ___?
Orthostatic Hypotension
IM route usually affects how many hours of duration?
A. Short
B. Unknown
C. within 5 minutes
D. 1- 4 Hours
D. 1- 4 Hours
