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Cranial Nervous System Drugs Flashcards

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Used for psychiatric disorders, suppression of seizures, relief of pain, production of anesthesia

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Cranial NS Drugs

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Monoamine neurotransmitters

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Dopamine
Epinephrine
Serotonin

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Amino Acid neurotransmitters

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Asparate
GABA
Glutamate
Glycine

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Purine neurotransmitters

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Adenosine
Adenosine monophosphate
Adenosine triphosphate

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Opioid Peptides neurotransmitters

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Dynorphines
Endorphins
Enkaphalins

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Non-opiod Peptides neurotransmitters

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Neurotensin
Oxytocin
Somatostatin
Substance P
Vasopressin

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Other types of neurotransmitters

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Acetylcholine
Histamine
GABA

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Impedes the entry of drugs into the brain

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Blood Brain Barrier

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Adaptation to Prolonged Drug Use

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Increased therapeutic effects
Decreased side effects
Tolerance and Physical Dependence

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Dysregulation of the transmitters serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine with Characteristics of inattentivenesss, inability to concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks and impulsivity

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ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

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Characterized by falling asleep during normal waking activities [driving/ talking]; person with this disorder may be unable to move and may collapse

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Narcolepsy

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Methylprenidate

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Increase child’s attention span and cognitive performance; Used to treat narcolepsy

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Treatment of narcolepsy

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Modafinil

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Slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremor, rigidity, postural instability and slowed movement

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Parkinson’s Disease

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Improve the patient’s ability to carry out activities of dally life

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Therapeutic Goal

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Group of disorders characterized by excessive excitablilityof neurons in the CNS

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Epilepsy

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Differentiate Seizure to Convulsion

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Seizure is a general term that applies to all types of epilectic events while Convulsion is an abnormal motor phenomenon occur on the person with epilepsy

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Differentiate Partial to Generalize Seizure

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Partial seizure is an excitation that undergoes through limited spread from the focus to adjacent cortical areas while Generalize seizure is an excitation that spreads widely throughout both hemispheres of the brain

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Relax skeletal muscles by disrupting the transmission of nerve impulses at the motor end plate

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Neuromuscular blocking drugs

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Non-depolarizing blocking drugs is a ____

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Competitive/stabilizing drugs and used to prevent muscle contraction

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