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CNS Flashcards

1
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analeptics or convulsants

A. Cns
B. Opiods

A

CNS STIMULANTS

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2
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effect of blockade of transmitter catabolism inside nerve terminal

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PRESYNAPTIC SITES

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3
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effect of blockade of reuptake or degradation

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PRESYNAPTIC SITES

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4
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receptor antagonism is a common mechanism of action for CNS drugs

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POSTSYNAPTIC SITES

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5
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Theophylline
Theobromine

Caffeine

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METHYLXANTHINES

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6
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most widely used psychoactive drug in the world

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CAFFEINE

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7
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→ 2nd to caffeine as most widely used CNS stimulant
→ 2nd to alcohol as most abused drug

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NICOTINE

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8
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an inactive metabolite, can be used as a measure of smoking habits.

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Cotinine

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9
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blocks the reuptake of monoamines

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COCAINE

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10
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powerful stimulant

A

COCAINE

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11
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“fight/flight” syndrome

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COCAINE

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12
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o major urinary metabolite

o can be found in the urine for 2-5 days after a binge

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benzoylecgonine

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13
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detects cocaine use

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benzoylecgonine test

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14
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has a significant teratogenic effect on the fetus

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COCAINE

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15
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freely penetrates the BBB

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AMPHETAMINE

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16
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used to be utilized as an appetite suppressant in obese
patients; because of its congenital anomalies, it was discontinued in such cases

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AMPHETAMINE

17
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USES
→ in an ADHD-child that is hyperkinetic & lacks the ability to be involved in any one activity for longer than a few minutes

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AMPHETAMINE

18
Q

derivative of amphetamine

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methylphenidate

19
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most commonly used & abused psychomotor stimulant

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METHAMPHETAMINE

20
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Shabu

A

METHAMPHETAMINE

21
Q

ecstasy

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3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE

22
Q

preferential affinity for serotonin transporter → increasing
serotonin concentration

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3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE

23
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excess water intake & water retentions → “water intoxication” → coma

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3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE

24
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psychedelic agents or psychomimetic drugs

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HALLUCINOGENS

25
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ability to alter consciousness such that the individual senses things that are not present

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HALLUCINOGENS

26
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have a high affinity for 5-HT2 receptors

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HALLUCINOGENS

27
Q

profoundly alters human behavior, eliciting sensory distortion (especially visual) and hallucinations

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LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (LSD)

28
Q

most potent hallucinogenic

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LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (LSD)

29
Q

main psychoactive alkaloid in marijuana

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TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (THC)

30
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cannabinoid receptors
o G protein coupled receptors

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TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (THC)

31
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has antiemetic action

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TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL

32
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“angel dust”

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PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP)

33
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5HT, 5-hydroxytryptamine

34
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synthesized from tryptoph

35
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found in high concentration in enterochromaffin cells of the GIT,
storage granules of platelets, CNS

36
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(+) chronotropic & inotropic actions

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