Sympatholytics

Question 1

Alpha receptors agonist

Answer 1

Norepinephrine
Epi
Phenylephrine

Question 2

Used to treat prostate hyperplasia (orthostatic hypotension can be a side effect because it blocks alpha 1)

Answer 2

Prazosin and Tamsulosin

Question 3

Alpha 1 antagonist used to treat HTN in young people with Adrenal Adenoma

Answer 3

Phentolamine and Phenoxybenzamine

Question 4

Cancer in adrenal glands increases

Answer 4

ephedrine

Question 5

Beta agonist

Answer 5

epi
norepinephrine
isoproterenol

Question 6

Betablocking drugs

Answer 6

propanolol

metoprolol

atenolol

labetalol

pindolol

timolol

nebivolol

Question 7

Betablockers do what

Answer 7

decrease force and decrease rate

used to treat arrhythmias and patients at risk for MI
because they decrease the workload of the heart

Question 8

Propanolol is used in

Answer 8

treating stage anxiety or exam anxiety rather than benzos

decreases physiological effects does not work on CNS

Question 9

Betablockers can also be used to treat

Answer 9

glaucoma

Question 10

You want selective B1 blocker why?

Answer 10

Don’t want to block B2 because it is in the respiratory tract and if blocked, could cause contraction which is undesired.