Glaucoma Names Flashcards
epinephrine is a:
a. nonselective sympathomimetic
b. selective sympathomimetic
c. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
d. none of the above
epinephrine = nonselective sympathomimetic
recall: “-ephrine”
pilocarpine is a:
a. nonselective sympathomimetic
b. selective sympathomimetic
c. parasympathomimetic
d. CAI
e. none of the above
pilocarpine = parasympathomimetic
PP
metipranolol is a:
a. sympathomimetic
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. parasympathomimetic
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
metipranolol = sympatholytic (beta blocker!!)
recall: “-olol”
dorzolamide is a:
a. sympathomimetic
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. CAI
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
dorzolamide = CAI
recall: “-amide”
Carbachol is a:
a. sympathomimetic
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. parasympathomimetic
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
carbachol = parasympathomimetic!
latanoprost is a:
a. sympathomimetic
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. parasympathomimetic
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
latanoprost = prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
recall: “-prost”
brinzolamide is a:
a. hyperosmotic agent
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. parasympathomimetic
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
none of the above!
brinzolamide = “amide” = CAI
physostigmine is a:
a. CAI
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. parasympathomimetic
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
physostigmine = parasympathomimetic
no common suffix
diprivephrine is a:
a. sympathomimetic
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. parasympathomimetic
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
diprivephrine = sympathomimetic (nonselective)
“ephrine”
tafluprost is a:
a. sympathomimetic
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. parasympathomimetic
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
tafluprost = prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
“prost”
mannitol + urea is a:
a. hyperosmotic agent
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. CAI
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
mannitol+urea = hyperosmotic agent
betaxolol is a:
a. CAI
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. hyperosmotic agent
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
betaxolol = sympatholytic (beta blocker)
“olol”
echothiophate is a:
a. CAI
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. parasympathomimetic
d. hyperosmotic agent
e. none of the above
echothiophate = parasympathomimetic
no common suffix
isosorbide is a:
a. hyperosmotic agent
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. CAI
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
isosorbide = hyperosmotic agent
no common suffix either
apraclonidine is a:
a. sympathomimetic
b. sympatholytic (beta blocker)
c. parasympathomimetic
d. prostaglandin analog (PGF2a)
e. none of the above
apraclonidine = sympathomimetic (selective)
“onidine”
