Deck 2 - Autonomic Nervous System Drugs Flashcards
It sends impulses to the CNS
AFFERENT
Drugs that blocks a
response
ANTAGONIST
It influences one type of receptor.
SELECTIVE
This nervous system helps control blood pressure, gastrointestinal (GI) secretion and motility, urinary bladder function, sweating, and body temperature.
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Are physiological
responses to non-immediate Same with the fighting of survival.
SYMPATHETIC NS
It helps degrade acetylcholine
ACETYCHOLINESTERASE
The transmission of nerve signals or impulses occurs because of the activity of chemical substances called?
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
It is a short and rapid-acting anticholinesterase drug.
EDROPHONIUM
What is the Terminal Neurotransmitter of the Sympathetic Nervous System?
NOREPINEPHRINE
What is the Terminal Neurotransmitter of the Parasympathetic Nervous System?
ACETYLCHOLINE
It is a Drug that treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (BPH) which include difficulty urinating
TAMSULOSIN, ALFUZOSIN
It is a drug that is used for cardiac arrest; asthma.
EPINEPHRINE
It is a drug that helps patients with decreased contractility due to heart failure or cardiac surgical procedures leading to cardiac decompensation.
DOBUTAMINE
It is a drug that is used to treat or prevent bronchospasm in patients with asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and other lung diseases.
ALBUTEROL
It is a drug that is used to treat certain disorders of the urinary tract or bladder.
BETHANECHOL
It is a drug that helps to treat confusion (dementia) related to Alzheimer’s disease. It does not cure Alzheimer’s disease, but it may improve memory, awareness, and the ability to function.
DONEPEZIL
It is a drug that helps to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by motion sickness or medications used during surgery.
SCOPOLAMINE
It is a drug that helps to treat certain bladder and urinary conditions (such as overactive bladder).
OXYBUTYNIN
It is a decongestant that relieves a stuffy or blocked nose (nasal congestion).
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE
It is a beta-1 and beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist resulting in the following: Increased heart rate. Increased heart contractility.
ISOPROTERENOL
