Central Nervous System drugs Flashcards
What are the subdivisions of Neuropharmacology?
Autonomic Nervous System and Central Nervous System
Define Neuropharmacology?
Neuropharmacology is the study of drugs that affects the nervous system
Enumerate four uses of CNS drugs
- Management or treatment of Psychiatric disorders
- Suppression of seizures
- Pain reliever
- Production of anesthesia
It Impedes the entry of drugs into the brain
Blood Brain Barrier
It supports the blood brain barrier
Glial Brain Cells
GABA is the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in your central nervous system. GABA stands for?
Gamma-aminobutyric acid
Who are more sensitive to CNS drugs?
Children
This type of drugs takes longer to work, thus they are recommended to be taken for 1 month. What type of CNS drugs are this?
Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Drugs
It is a condition in which the effectiveness of a medicine to a person decreases after repeated use.
Tolerance or Drug Tolerance
Patients with this disorder are characterized as hyperactive, impulsive, and inattentive. Most commonly diagnosed mental disorder in children.
ADHD
(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
It is a CNS stimulant that is given to increase child’s attention span and cognitive performance.
METHYLPHENIDATE
It is a neurological disorder that affects the brain’s ability to control sleep-wake cycles.
Narcolepsy
Complete the sentence:
Analeptics are a type of drug that stimulates…
respiration and brain
Why COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) patients only receives controlled amount of oxygen?
For them not to lose their respiratory drive / be dependent / avoid further respiratory failure
What do you call a condition when the blood pressure suddenly drops when you stand up quickly.
Orthostatic Hypotension
A type of generalized seizure that causes violent muscle contraction and loss of consciousness
Grand Mal (tonic-clonic seizures)
It is most commonly prescribed anticonvulsants drug
PHENYTOIN
When Phenytoin is mixed with D5W it will crystalize, and will cause blockage to the IV line. In this case, what should be done to avoid this phenomenon.
clean or flush tube with plain NSS before giving phenytoin
Patients using Carbamazepine are not permitted to consume what type of juice since it can increase Carbamazepine absorption and serum levels, resulting in toxicity.
Grapefruit Juice
It is a syndrome which occurs when clients abruptly withdraw from a substance to which they are physically dependent
ABSTINENCE SYNDROME
