Urinary system drugs

Question 1

Name a xanthine oxidase inhibitor

Answer 1

Allopurinol

Question 2

Why would Allopurinol be used?

Answer 2

prevention of urates

Question 3

To what drug category does furosemide belong?

Answer 3

Loop diuretic

Question 4

The trade name of furosemide

Answer 4

Lasix

Question 5

To what drug category does propranolol belong?

Answer 5

Nonselective beta blocker

Question 6

To what drug category does spironolactone belong?

Answer 6

Potassium-sparing diuretics

Question 7

Name the drug used to promote voiding of urine from the urinary bladder

Answer 7

bethanechol

Question 8

Name a drug used to treat urinary incontinence by promoting urine retention

Answer 8

propantheline

Question 9

Name a urinary acidifying drug that is used to prevent the formation of Struvite urolith

Answer 9

Methionine

ammonium chloride

Question 10

Name a urinary alkalinizer used to treat calcium oxalate uroliths

Answer 10

Potassium citrate

sodium bicarbonate

Question 11

How do diuretics work?

Answer 11

increases the volume of urine by releasing sodium

Question 12

What is carbonic anhydrase?

Answer 12

Enzyme that maintains acid/base balance

Question 13

How do carbonic anhydrase inhibitors work?

Answer 13

diuretics promotes excretion of K, Na, bicarbonate

Question 14

Name a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

Answer 14

acetazolamide

dichlorphenamide

Question 15

Drug choice for treating hypertension?

Answer 15

enalapril (ACE inhibitor)

Question 16

Name an osmotic diuretic used in emergency situations.

Answer 16

mannitol

glycerin

Question 17

PPA

Answer 17

phenylpropanolaprine

Question 18

What does PPA treat?

Answer 18

stress incontinence and hormone incontinence

Question 19

Name a side effect associated with taking estrogen

Answer 19

bone marrow suppression

Pyometra

Question 20

Estrogen

Answer 20

Diethylstilbestrol (DES)

Question 21

Adrenergic agonist

Answer 21

Phenylpropanolamine