Pharmacology Flashcards
A 64 year old woman has impairment of twilight vision (hemeralopy). What vitamin should be recommended in the first place?
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin A/
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin B2
Vitamin A= Needed for mainly night vision, healthy skin and mucous membranes, bone and tooth growth, immune system health
Vit B2(Riboflavin)= Part of an enzyme needed for energy metabolism; important for normal vision and skin health
Vit B6 (Pyridoxine)= Part of an enzyme needed for protein metabolism; helps make red blood cells
Vit C(Ascorbic acid)=Antioxidant ; part of an enzyme needed for protein metabolism; important for immune system health; aids in iron absorption
Vit E= In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals
A patient with a limb fracture must be administered a depolarizing drug from the myorelaxant group for the purpose of a short-time surgery. What drug is it?
- Pentaminum (N-cholinergic)
- Tubocurarine chloride (Myorelaxant)
- Dithylinum/ (Myorelaxant)
- Cytitonum (N-cholinomimetics)
- Atropine sulfate (M-cholinergic)
A patient with myocardial infarction was admitted to the cardiological department. For pain relief it was decided to potentiate fentanyl action with a neuroleptic. Which of the following neuroleptics is the most suitable for neuroleptanalgesia?
- Aminazine
- Triftazine
- Sulpiride
- Haloperidol
- Droperidol/
Used adjacent to other medcation such as opiodes
A patient ill with bronchial asthma didn’t inform his doctor that he had attacks of stenocardia. Doctor administered him a medication, which taking resulted in less frequent attacks of bronchial asthma, but stenocardia attacks became more frequent. What medication was administered?
- Phenotherol
- Isadrin/
- Cromolyn sodium
- Aminophylline
- Salbutamol
Isoprenaline is a catecholamine non-selective beta-adrenergic agonist typically used to treat bradycardia and heart block.
