Drug Bomb - Test 3 Flashcards
Why is a drug given Topically
it is too toxic to give IV
4 stages of a Grand Mal?
Aura, Tonic, Clonic, Sleep
Buspirone
anxiolytic MOA- 5HT1a agonist - partial
what is beta amyloid?
extracellular plaques
Sevoflurane
Inhalable Anesthesia Tx: anesthesia, very potent, ropic onset and recovery Benefits: low airway irritation - very commonly used
What drugs are given adjuvant to anesthetics?
benzodiazepine, barbiturates, anlagesics, scopolamine, antichhoingrgics, NMJ blocking agents
Trihexyphenidyl
Anticholinergic TX: parkinson MOA: ++GABA SE: dry up - anticholinergic
fentanyl
lipophilic opioid (TRANSDERMAL PATCH long acting ), 100xs stronger than morphine, sufentanyl is 5xs stronger than fentanyl
nalorphine
opioid
Chloroprocaine
Local Ester Anesthetic TX: epidural agent for labor (lower risk of toxcity than bupivacaine)
Effects of estrogen in Alzheimers disease
women over 75 years old that have been on estrogen replacement therapy have seen a 4X decrease in alzheimers
what is huntingtons protein?
intranuclear protein
butorphanol
opioid
Name this seizure: rapidly recurring seizures, need acute treatment
status epilepticus
What are EPS
Extrapyramidal Syndrome, sx’s include: parkinson like, akathesia (muscle restlessness), dystonia, tardive dyskinesia (irreversible movt of face and mouth, seen more in the elderly)
metabolism of opioids
through the liver, large 1st pass effect, heroin and codein are metabolized to morphine
dextromethorphan
COUGH SUPRRESSANT (as well as codeine)
Inclusions that we see in parkinsons and ALS?
lewy bodies
what is the date rape drug
flunitrazepam, a benzodiazepine
Caffeine
Methylxanthine TX: apnea of prematurity, resotre alertness MOA: –CNS Suppression via A1 antagonism
Theophylline
Methylxanthine TX: COPD, Asthma MOA: –CNS Suppression via A1 antagonism
barbiturate are long acting except for
thiopental
Venlafaxine
SNRI MOA: – SERT and NET TX severe depression
Carbidopa
–Dopa decarboxylase in the periphery = ++Ldopa to cross BBB