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Neuromuscular Physiology Pharmacology Flashcards

1
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What poison blocks the release of glycine from the spinal chord? What toxin?

A

Strychnine

Tetanus toxin

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What drug used in Alzheimer’s blocks the glutamate effect on the NMDA pathway?

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Memantine

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What is the drug of choice for Alzheimer’s? (Acetyl coa esterase inhibitor)

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Donepezil

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4
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Serotonin blocker that helps in patients with GI vomiting?

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Ondansetron

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5
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DOC for treating neurologic symptoms of serotonin syndrome? Peripheral symptoms?

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Ciproheptadine

Octreotide

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What drug blocks substance P and increases a persons threshold for pain?

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Capzacin

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What drug takes the place of Choline and give you sympathetic side effects

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Hemicholinium

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What anticholinergic drug can be used in patients with diatonia (sustained muscle contraction)?

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Benztropine

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9
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What is the DOC for motion sickness?

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Scopolamine

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10
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What are the only 2 anticholinergics allowed for obstructive lung disease because they block c-GMP?

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Ipartropium

Tiatropium

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11
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What drug is used for urge incontinence in adults?

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Oxybutynin

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12
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What drugs end in Capone, used to treat Parkinson’s, only 20% effective, must combine with other drugs

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Comt inhibitors

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13
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Serotonin agonist, used for GERD, blocks P450, lethal arrhythmias

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Cisapride

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2 drugs used to treat migraines, taken off market, first caused strokes/MI’s, second causes above plus retroperitoneal fibrosis

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Methysergide

Tergesteride

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15
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Serotonin agonist and DA blocker, caused Parkinson’s in patients taking drug for long time?

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Metoclopramide

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16
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Alpha 1 agonist, DOC for anaphylaxis?

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Epinephrine

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17
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Alpha 1 agonist, most common decongestant?

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Ephedrine

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18
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Alpha 1 agonist, DOC for neurogenic shock?

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Phenlyephrine

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19
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Alpha 1 antagonist, used to diagnose pheochromocytoma?

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Phentolamine

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20
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Alpha 1 antagonist, DOC for pheochromocytoma?

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Phenoxybenzamine

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21
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Alpha 1 antagonist, DOC for ED before viagra?

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Yohimbe

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22
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Alpha 1 antagonist, used for hypertension, first dose syncope?

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Prazosin

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23
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Alpha 1 antagonist, first line for BPH?

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Terazosin

Doxazosin

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24
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Alpha 1 antagonist, has fewest side effects in this class?

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Tamsulosin

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25
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Blocks reuptake of catecholamines?

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Cocaine

TCA’s

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26
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Promotes the release of catecholamines?

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Amphetamines

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27
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Treatment for amphetamine over dose?

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Ammonium chloride

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28
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Alpha 2 agonist, used in behavioral problems and hypertension, SE: rebound hypertension?

29
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Alpha 2 agonist,DOC for hypertension in pregnant female? SE- HA

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Alpha Methyldopa

30
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Beta 2 agonists, 60% beta 2 40% beta 1, used in asthmatics to cause bronchodilation, SE- tachycardia?

A

Isoproterenol
Levoproterenol
Metaproterenol

31
Q

Beta 2 agonists, first line in asthma and COPD?

A

Albuterol

Terbutaline

32
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Beta 2 agonist used in preterm labor?

A

Terbutaline

Ritodrine

33
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Beta 2 agonists, long acting, usually combined with steroid for progressive asthma symptoms?

A

Salmeterol

Fometerol

34
Q

Specific beta 1 blockers start with?

A

A-M (not including L or C)

35
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beta blockers start with N-Z (including L and C)?

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Non-specific beta blockers

36
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Beta blocker, longest acting?

A

Propranolol

37
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Beta blocker, shortest acting, used by anesthesiologists?

38
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Beta blocker, used in open angle glaucoma?

A

Timolol

Betaxolol

39
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Beta blocker, blocks potassium channels, widened QT interval?

40
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Beta blocker, smooth muscle relaxant effects?

41
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Alpha 1, beta 1, beta 2 blockers, tx pheochromocytoma, hypertensive crisis when cant use sodium nitroprusside-pregnant?

A

Labetolol

Carvedilol

42
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Beta blocker, cardio selective, with intrinsic sympathomimetic activity?

A

Acebutolol

43
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Beta blockers, decrease mortality after MI?

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Carbedilol
Metaprolol
Bisoprolol

44
Q

Dopamine blockers that are for anti-emesis in children? Adults?

A

Promethazine

Perchlorperazine

45
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Tx of hypertension, blocks vesiculization of catecholamines?

46
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Taken up presynaptically, pushes catecholamines out of their vesicles?

A

Guanethidine

47
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Used for copper and lead poisoning, blocks everything with a 2+ charge?

A

Penicillamine

48
Q

Used to treat lead and arsenic poisoning?

A

Dimercaprol (BAL)

49
Q

Chelator that is used for lead poisoning?

50
Q

Blocks the SNARES from binding the presynaptic terminal, cannot release neurotransmitter?

A

Botulin toxin

51
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Cardio selective calcium channel blockers?

A

Verapamil

Diltiazem

52
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Decreases vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage, decreases mortality?

A

Nimodipine

53
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Calcium channel blockers

A 
Verapamil
Diltiazem
Nimodipine
Nicardipine
Femlodipine
Amlodipine
54
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Acute MI Tx?

A 
O2
Aspirin
Nitrate
Heparin
Morphine
Tpa
B-blocker
Ace inhibitor
Stop metformin/ Ca2+ channel blocker
55
Q

Beta 1 agonist raise heart rate and contractility?

A

Dobutamine

56
Q

Bind D1 receptors, dilate blood vessels in the kidney/GI, bind Beta 1 receptors causing increase in heart rate/contractility?

A 
Dopamine 
Feldopam
(Low dose)
57
Q

Blocks the Na/K pump by competing with K?

58
Q

Tx of digitalis toxicity?

A

Digibind

Digifab

59
Q

Aldosterone blockers that decrease mortality in HF?

A

Spirinolactone

Eplerenone

60
Q

Decreases mortality in blacks with HF?

A

Nitric oxide

61
Q

ADH blockers?

A

Conavaptan

Tolvaptan

62
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Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor, used for diagnosis of MG, short acting, reversible?

A

Edrophonium

63
Q

Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor, First line tx for MG? 2nd line, reversible?

A

Neostigmine
Pyridostigmine
(Don’t use physostigmine because of too many CNS side effects)

64
Q

Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors, irreversible end in what?

A

Thion (malathion, nalathion, parathion)

Phate (diflorophate, echothiophate)

65
Q

Doc for tx of organophosphate poisoning?

A

Atropine
Then
Pralidoxime (2-PAM)

66
Q

DOC for heart block, to dry pulmonary secretions before surgery and cholinergic crisis?

67
Q

Also can be used to dry up pulmonary secretions before surgery?

A

Glycopyrollate

68
Q

Used in Parkinson’s for dystonia?

A

Benztropine

69
Q

Mucolytics used in COPD to dry up secretions?

A

Guanefesin

N-acetylcystiene

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