LCRS 1 - Pharmacology

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Decks in this class (33)

Intro to ANS
Which limb of the ans has more of...,
Which adrenergic receptors are re...,
What effect does parasympathetic ...
32  cards
Drug-receptor interactions and mechanisms of drug action
What is pharmacokinetics,
What is pharmacodynamics,
What is a drug
49  cards
Pharmacokinetics
What are the major routes by whic...,
What happens to a drug after it i...,
What factors determine drug distr...
28  cards
Drug metabolism
Why do we need drug metabolism,
What is the major organ for drug ...,
What organs are involved in drug ...
36  cards
Cholinomimetics
How do directly acting cholinomim...,
How do indirectly acting cholinom...,
Why are directly acting cholinomi...
33  cards
Cholinoceptor antagonists
What are the consequences of chol...,
What are the main clinical uses o...,
What are the unwanted effects of ...
5  cards
SNS agonists
How do presynaptic alpha 2 recept...,
Explain the relative selectivity ...,
List some sns agonists and whethe...
28  cards
SNS antagonists
How does methyldopa work,
What are the clinical uses of met...,
What are the side effects of meth...
40  cards
Neuromuscular blocking drugs
What is the neurotransmitter at t...,
What are the clinical uses of neu...,
What are unwanted effects of tubo...
23  cards
Drugs and the heart
How are heart rate and contractil...,
Which drugs impact heart rate and...,
Which drugs impact myocardial oxy...
24  cards
Drugs and the vaculature
What mechanisms regulate vascular...,
What drugs impact vascular tone,
Explain the steps in hypertension...
25  cards
Cannabis
What reward pathways in the brain...,
What are the major routes of admi...,
What are the disadvantages of ora...
26  cards
Cocaine and nicotine
What is cocaine,
What are the different forms of c...,
Summarise the administration and ...
25  cards
Alcohol
How many units should you drink i...,
What is binge drinking,
Where is ethanol absorbed
35  cards
Haemostasis and thrombosis
What are the differences between ...,
Summarise the steps of coagulation,
What happens in the first step of...
26  cards
Atherosclerosis
Explain the exogenous pathway of ...,
What drugs are used to prevent an...,
Explain the endogenous pathway of...
13  cards
NSAIDs
How do all nsaids have their ther...,
What is the difference between ns...,
What are the side effects of nsai...
23  cards
IBD
What are the major forms of ibd,
How do cd and uc differ in terms ...,
What are the major classes of dru...
17  cards
Anti-emetics
Summarise the physiological contr...,
What are the main mechanistic tri...,
What are the main classes of anti...
15  cards
Anti-ulcer drugs
How can helicobacter pylori cause...,
What drugs are used to treat pept...,
How do antibiotics work to treat ...
7  cards
Adverse drug reactions
What are the different types of adrs,
How can genetic differences influ...,
How can polypharmacy affect drug ...
13  cards
Anti-depressants
What pharmacological evidence sup...,
What pharmacological evidence doe...,
What is the monoamine theory of d...
11  cards
Diuretics
How do sodium and water move acro...,
What happens in the descending li...,
What happens in the ascending lim...
16  cards
Local anaesthetics
What are the unwanted effects of ...,
What are the unwanted effects of ...,
How can local anaesthetics be adm...
41  cards
Opioids
Summarise the pharmacokinetics of...,
What are the pharmacological acti...,
What are the different types of o...
24  cards
Anxiolytics, sedatives & hypnotics
How is gaba metabolised,
What receptor is involved in gaba...,
Explain the gaba a receptor complex
23  cards
Alzheimer's disease
What factors contribute to the de...,
What are the clinical symptoms of...,
What is the main risk factor of a...
11  cards
Parkinson's disease
Which dopaminergic pathway in the...,
How does loss of dopamine trigger...,
Which other neuronal pathways are...
20  cards
Antibiotics and antifungals
What are the main classes of anti...,
What are the 4 main steps in prok...,
What drugs are used to treat fung...
15  cards
Antivirals
How does hiv use the host cell to...,
What classes of drugs are used to...,
Which antivirals are used to trea...
8  cards
Anticonvulsants
What are the different types of s...,
By what is anti convulsant therap...,
What is epilepsy
13  cards
General anaesthesia
What are the clinical objectives ...,
What other drugs are used to faci...,
What is the meyer overton theory ...
16  cards
Schizophrenia
What are the principle neurotrans...,
How are drugs targeting the dopam...,
Which symptoms do anti psychotics...
23  cards

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