Urinary Drugs

Question 1

What are the drug classes for diuretics?

Answer 1

Loop, thiazide, and potassium sparing

Question 2

what does UTI mean?

Answer 2

urinary tract infection

Question 3

what causes a UTI?

Answer 3

bacteria

Question 4

How do you get a UTI?

Answer 4

unprotected sex and incontience (can’t control bladder)

Question 5

what are symptoms of UTI?

Answer 5

-pain when urination
-frequent urination or urge to urinate

Question 6

Drug classes for UTI and example of each

Answer 6

-PCN ex: augmentin
-Sulfa ex: SMZ/TMP
-Fluoroquinolone ex: Cipro
-Cephalosporin ex: Cefdinir (omnicef)

Question 7

What are the treatments taken for UTI and what are examples of them?

Answer 7

antibiotic: Macrobid
analgesic: Pyridium (turns urine bright orange color)

Question 8

what are some OTC drugs to help symptoms of UTI?

Answer 8

-cranberry juice
-AZO standard

Question 9

what does a over active bladder cause?

Answer 9

causes incontinence due to smooth muscle spasms of the bladder

Question 10

what can cause an over active bladder?

Answer 10

-child birth
-stroke, spinal cord injury
-Parkinson’s disease
-diabetes

Question 11

what two conditions only effect males?

Answer 11

BPH and ED

Question 12

what does BPH stand for?

Answer 12

benign prostatic

Question 13

what does BPH affect?

Answer 13

the prostate gland

Question 14

How does BPH involve both hyperplasia and hypertrophy?

Answer 14

BPH involves hyperplasia (increased cell number) and sometimes hypertrophy (cell enlargement).

Question 15

what causes a BPH?

Answer 15

-testosterone gets converted in dihydrotestosterone
-this makes the prostate enlarge

Question 16

what are symptoms of BPH?

Answer 16

-frequent urination but w/ low output
-difficult to urinate
-night time problems w/ sleeping bc of frequent trips to bathroom

Question 17

what are the treatments for BPH?

Answer 17

-flomax -> alpha, receptor
-losin ex: tamlosin

Question 18

Can OTC drugs be taken for BPH?

Answer 18

no, there are no OTC drugs for BPH

Question 19

what are treatments for ED and what do they do?

Answer 19

-drugs like viagra inhibitors PDE-5 from being produced, so the males can achieve erection
-viagra -> pulmonary edema
-cialis

Question 20

can women take viagra too?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

drugs that are PDE-5 and their drug class

Answer 21

-always end in -afil
-viagra (sildenafil)
-cialis (tadalafil)

Question 22

Brand: Augmentin

Answer 22

generic: amoxicillin/clavulanate
indication: bacterial infection
drug class: Penicillin (PCN)

Question 23

Brand: Aciphex

Answer 23

generic: rabeprazole
indication: GERD
drug class: Proton Pump
Inhibitor (PPI)

Question 24

Brand: Actonel

Answer 24

generic: risedronate
indication: osteoporosis
fun fact: dose is 1 tab per week

Question 25

Brand: Actos

Answer 25

generic: pioglitazone indication: diabetes type 2

Question 26

Brand: Adipex-P

Answer 26

generic: phentermine indication: appetite suppression C-IV

Question 27

Brand: Aldactone

Answer 27

generic: spironolactone indication: HTN, edema drug class: potassium sparing diuretic

Question 28

Brand: Altace

Answer 28

generic: ramipril indication: HTN drug class: ACE inhibitor

Question 29

Brand: Amaryl

Answer 29

generic: glimepiride indication: diabetes type 2

Question 30

Brand: Antivert

Answer 30

generic: meclizine indication: motion sickness, vertigo fun fact: drugs for N&V are called antiemetics

Question 31

Brand: Diuril

Answer 31

generic: chlorothiazide indication: edema, HTN drug class: thiazide diuretic

Question 32

Brand: Apresoline

Answer 32

generic: hydralazine indication: HTN

Question 33

Brand: Lasix

Answer 33

generic: furosemide indication: Congestive heart failure (CHF), HTN, edema Drug class: loop diuretic

Question 34

2 indications of a diuretic

Answer 34

-edema -HTN

Question 35

why does potassium need to be spared in some patients?

Answer 35

?

Question 36

meaning of abbreviated SMZ?

Answer 36

Sulfamethoxazole

Question 37

is BPH cancerous?

Answer 37

no

Question 38

what does incontinence mean?

Answer 38

means the loss of control over urination or bowel movements, leading to accidental leakage

Question 39

which type of microorganism causes a UTI?

Answer 39

Gram-negative bacteria

Question 40

what do alpha 1-receptor blockers treat?

Answer 40

BPH

Question 41

what is the drug class of ED drugs called?

Answer 41

PDE-5 inhibitors

Question 42

what is the abbreviation for penicillin?

Answer 42

PCN