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Pharmacology Flashcards

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Alpha 1 Receptors

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Peripheral Vasoconstriction
Positive Inotropic
Negative Chronotropic
Positive Bronchoconstriction
Stimulation of Metabolism
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Alpha 2 Receptors

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Peripheral Vasodilation (by limiting norepinephrine release)

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Beta 1 Receptors

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Positive Chronotrope
Positive Inotrope
Positive Dromotrope
Increased Automaticity

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Beta 2 Receptors

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Peripheral Vasodilation
Bronchodilation
Uterine Smooth Muscle Relaxation
GI Smooth Muscle Relaxation

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Dopaminergic Receptors

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Renal Vasodilation
Mesenteric Vasodilation
Cerebral Vasodilation
Coronary Vasodilation

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Chronotrope

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Heart Rate

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Inotrope

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Strength of Cardiac Contraction

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Dromotrope

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Speed of Nervous Conduction in AV Node (Speed of Electrical Impulses)

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Afferent

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Carries to

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Efferent

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Carries away

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Cholinergic Fibers use _________ as a Neurotransmitter

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Acetylcholine

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Adrenergic Fibers use _________ as a Neurotransmitter

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Norepinephrine

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Pharmacokinetics

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What the body does to a drug/How it handles or processes it

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Pharmacodynamics

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What the drug does to the body (effects of a drug)

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Dose vs Dosage

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Dose - specific amount of a medication

Dosage - frequency or duration of dose

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Idiosyncrasy

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Drug effect unique to an individual

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Cross Tolerance

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tolerance for a drug that develops after administration of a different drug

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Tachyphylaxis

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rapidly occurring tolerance to a drug

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Cumulative Effect

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Increased effectiveness when a drug is given in several doses

20
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Drug Antagonism

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the effects of one drug lock the response to another drug

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Summation

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known as the additive effect, two drugs with the same effect are given together, 1+1=2

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Synergism

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two drugs with the same effect are given together and produce a response greater than the sum of their individual responses, 1+1=3

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Potentiation

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one drug enhances the effect of another

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Interference

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direct biochemical interaction between two drugs; one drug affects the pharmacology of another drug

25
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H1 Receptor

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Bronchial Constriction
Systemic Vasodilation
Ileum Constriction

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H2 Receptor

A 
Peripheral Vasodilation
Gastric Acid Secretion
Tachycardia
Inhibition of Antibody Synthesis
T-Cell Proliferation
Cytokine Production

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