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Sketchy Pharm: Benzodiazepines and Flumazenil
What is a short acting benzodiaze...,
The olam suffix is typical of ___...,
________ metabolism accounts for ...
10  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Nonbenzodiazepine Hypnotics, Melatonin, Ramelteon
What are the three nonbenzodiazep...,
What receptor do the nonbenzodiaz...,
Describe the use and effect of za...
9  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Barbiturates
Although both the benzodiazepines...,
There is a barbiturate that takes...,
Why is phenobarbital not first li...
5  cards
Sketchy Pharm: SSRIs, SNRIs, and Cyproheptadine
Snri stands for _______________,
What are two snris,
Again what is the mnemonic for de...
11  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Tricyclic Antidepressants
What drugs are tricyclic antidepr...,
By what mechanism do tcas work,
When are tcas used
7  cards
Sketchy Pharm: MAO Inhibitors
Describe the basic working of mon...,
Explain the differences between m...,
True or false most mao inhibitors...
7  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Bupropion, Mirtazipine, and Trazodone
You might administer what net and...,
Why does bupropion reduce the urg...,
What is a major side effect of bu...
9  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Triptans and Migraine
How is the trigeminal nerve invol...,
What is the first line treatment ...,
What is the mechanism of sumotriptan
8  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Opiates, Naloxone, Naltrexone
What are the three kinds of opioi...,
Most of the effects of opioids ar...,
What type of receptor is the mu o...
21  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Prostaglandins, Prostacyclins, Bosentan, and PDE5 Inhibitors
What prostaglandin drug is used t...,
Misoprostol is what kind of drug,
What is misoprostol used for
17  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Second Generation Antipsychotics
What are the second generation at...,
What is the mechanism by which se...,
Sgas unlike fgas can treat the __...
11  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Lithium
Lithium has a __________ therapeu...,
The acute side effects of lithium...,
The chronic side effects of lithi...
7  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Diphenhydramines
Most of the bodys histamine is st...,
What kind of receptors are h1 and h2,
H2 receptors when stimulated indu...
10  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Inhaled Anesthetics, Dantrolene
The first inhaled anesthetic to b...,
The volatile anesthetics are ____...,
The volatile anesthetics have ___...
13  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Antiemetic Agents
The nucleus solitarius receives i...,
The nucleus solitarius sends out ...,
What nerve mediates the vomiting ...
18  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Gout Drugs
What two reactions does xanthine ...,
Why are nsaids used to treat gout...,
Other than nsaids what can be use...
21  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Glucocorticoids
Where in the cell are glucocortic...,
The receptor glucocorticoid compl...,
How do glucocorticoids inhibit co...
13  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Acyclovir, Valacyclovir, and Famciclovir
Acyclovir is a _____________ analog,
What needs to happen to acyclovir...,
Which enzyme is disrupted by acyc...
13  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Ganciclovir, Valganciclovir, Foscarnet, and Cidofovir
All of the drugs in this sketch a...,
What is a common indication for u...,
True or false ganciclovir needs t...
12  cards
Sketchy Pharm: NRTIs
How do nrtis work,
The nrtis require __________ for ...,
What are some adverse effects of ...
10  cards
Sketchy Pharm: NNRTIs
Name three nnrtis,
How are nrtis different from nnrtis,
Nnrtis __________ inhibit reverse...
6  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Protease Inhibitors
Just like the nnrtis the protease...,
The protease inhibitors all end i...,
Which gene encodes the hiv protease
10  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Maraviroc, Fusion Inhibitors, Integrase Inhibitors
The gag gene encodes for proteins...,
What proteins does gag encode,
Which hiv protein allows for entr...
9  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Amphotericin, Flucytosine
Recall that fungal membranes are ...,
How does amphotericin work,
How can fungi develop resistance ...
19  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Azoles
List some of the azoles,
Recall that fungal membranes util...,
Azoles inhibit __________________
14  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Griseofulvin, Terbinafine, Echinocandins
These three drugs are used to tre...,
How is griseofulvin administered,
Griseofulvin is first line treatm...
14  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Interferon Alpha, Beta, Gamma
Cytokines such as the interferons...,
___________ upregulate interferon...,
Interferon alpha is used to treat...
7  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Bupropion, Mirtazipine, and Trazodone COPY
You might administer what net and...,
Why does bupropion reduce the urg...,
What is a major side effect of bu...
9  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Griseofulvin, Terbinafine, Echinocandins COPY
These three drugs are used to tre...,
How is griseofulvin administered,
Griseofulvin is first line treatm...
14  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Azathioprine, 6-Mercaptopurine, Mycophenolate Mofetil
How is purine synthesis distinct ...,
Purine synthesis begins with ____...,
Azathioprine is converted to ____...
11  cards
Sketchy Pharm: Cyclophosphamide, Ifosfamide, Busulifan, Nitrosoureas (Carmustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin)
How does cyclophosphamide work,
What needs to happen to cyclophos...,
Cyclophosphamide is used to treat...
14  cards
First-Generation Antipsychotics
Just in terms of names what are t...,
All first generation antipsychoti...,
Which of the first generation ant...
16  cards

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