Deck 3 –Central Nervous System drugs

Question 1

What is the branch of pharmacology that deals with drugs that effects the nervous system?

Answer 1

Neuropharmacology

Question 2

These are the subdivision of neuropharmacology

Answer 2

Autonomic and Central Nervous System

Question 3

How many steps are needed in Synaptic Transmission?

Answer 3

5

Question 4

It is used for psychiatric disorder, suppression or prevention of seizures, mood stabilizers, pain relief, and anesthesia.

Answer 4

CNS Drugs

Question 5

CNS contains how many compounds that serves as neurotransmitter?

Answer 5

21

Question 6

What does the blood brain barrier do?

Answer 6

Protects brain form injury
Prevents sudden burst of braincells
Limits passage of soluble agents

Question 7

Which are more sensitive to CNS drugs? Adults or Children? Why?

Answer 7

Children because their blood brain barrier is not fully developed

Question 8

Tolerance, Physical Dependance, Increased Therapeutic Effects, and Decreased side effects are part of what?

Answer 8

Adaptations to prolonged drug use of CNS Drugs

Question 9

What do you mean by ADHD?

Answer 9

Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder

Question 10

When do you diagnose ADHD?

Answer 10

It is common for children when it disrupts the daily activity or causes injury and harm.

Question 11

What are 2 drugs under amphetamines that are useful for patients with ADHD and narcolepsy?

Answer 11

Methylphenidate
Modafinil

Question 12

2 drugs for patients with respiratory depression or COPD

Answer 12

Xanthine
Doxa pram

Question 13

What should be the intervention to patients who has COPD or difficulty of breathing because of depressed respiration?

Answer 13

Up to 3L oxygenation only

Question 14

It is a chronic and progressive disorder that initially causes tremor, stiffness or postural inability, and slow movement.

Answer 14

Parkinson’s disease

Question 15

What results in lower dopamine?

Answer 15

Disturbed movement

Question 16

What should you do if dopamine is lower than acetylcholine?

Answer 16

Give higher dose of dopamine or decrease amount of acetylcholine

Question 17

Carbidopa should always be partnered with what drug?

Answer 17

Levodopa

Question 18

What is the purpose of COMT INHIBITORS?

Answer 18

Supports the Levodopa by inhibiting its breakdown

Question 19

What diseases can dopamine releaser take effect?

Answer 19

HIV, respiratory viruses, Influenza

Question 20

What happens when Levodopa combined with MAOI? This is also a health teaching that you should remember.

Answer 20

It causes Hypertensive crisis