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Ginkgo biloba should not be combined with:
aspirin because of its anti-coagulant qualities
Toxicity can result from Ginkgo biloba:
seeds.
Orthostatic hypotension is a common side effect of:
TCAs and MAOIs
The most common sub-type of anxiety disorder is
phobia.
Which of the following is NOT a concern regarding barbiturates?
some have extremely long half-lives.
Compared to benzodiazepines, SSRIs seem to be particularly effective for .
treating OCD
Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) is sometimes used to treat
Bipolar Disorder because it has rapid effects. safe for pregnant women.
EPS is not a side effect of lithium.
true
Atypical antipsychotics are often used as a first-line treatment for
Bipolar Disorder. Ability to reduce mania is correlated to affinity for D2 receptors
neurotransmitters affected by amitriptyline:
NE, ACh, 5-HT
amitriptyline is a TCA.
The tricyclic antidepressants differ from Prozac and Zoloft in that they
also have major effects on norepinephrine
The blood-brain is most permeable to what kind of molecule?
Small, lipid-soluble
Which of the following is NOT a part of the “reward circuit”?
Tectum
What ionic movement begins an action potential?
Entrance to sodium (Na+) ions
Which division of the nervous system controls bodily organs, glands, ducts, and pupils?
Autonomic
An ion channel that contains a receptor site is called?
Ionotropic receptors
Which of the following is NOT a monoanime?
Glutamate
Which neurotransmitter is particularly important for mood, appetite, and sleep?
Serotonin
Drugs administered “sublingually” (under the tongue) and drugs administered orally are absorbed mostly in the ____________ and ____________, respectively.
Mouth; small intestine
The time for the plasma level of a drug to fall by 50% is called the
Elimination half-life
The ability of liver enzymes to degrade a drug more efficiently in the continued presence of the drug is termed
Metabolic tolerance
During pregnancy
intestinal motility decreases
A drug that is more efficacious than another drug has
A larger maximum effect
A drug that is more potent than another drug has
a smaller ED50
A drug that blocks the effect of the naturally occurring (endogenous) compound is called:
An antagonist
What is the primary indication of haloperidol?
Psychosis
What is the most common side effect of treatment with olanzapine
Weight gain
Valproate appears to be more effective for patients who have ________________, compared to lithium.
Mixed episodes
Barbiturates and benzodiazepines bind to what kind of receptor?
GABAA
Which of the following neurotransmitters is NOT thought to be important to the etiology of anxiety?
DA
Benzodiazepines differ from one another mainly in terms of
Pharmacokinetics
Valerian is commonly used to treat all of the following EXCEPT
high blood pressure
Ginkgo biloba is mainly used to improve:
Cognition
Pharmacodynamically, valerian is classified as an
GABA agonist
