ICHS PHARMACOLOGY STUDY CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔B1 Beta Adrenergic Receptors are located in________. -✔✔The Heart--When it
comes to Beta Receptors remember: You have ONE heart and TWO lungs. Beta1
works in the heart and Beta2 works in the lungs.
✔✔Cholinergic drugs mimic the ________ response which is __________ or
__________ . -✔✔Parasympathetic
rest
digest
✔✔Beta blocker drugs all end in what three letters? -✔✔LOL
Propranololol, atenolol, carvedilol
✔✔Non-Benzos like Ambien can have ___________ as an adverse effect. -
✔✔somnabulation (Sleep walking)
✔✔The dopaminergic drug for Parkinson's disease is _____________' -✔✔carbida-
levodopa (Sinemet)
✔✔Diazepam (Valium), Alaprazolam (Xanax) and Lorazepam (Ativan) are all
_________ to treat ____________. -✔✔Benzos
Anxiety
Pam is crazy and drives a Benz!
✔✔Migraine headaches and glaucoma can be treated with B1 Blockers because they
___________________. -✔✔decrease pressure
✔✔The Adrenergic drugs mimic the _______________ response which is _______ or
____________. -✔✔Sympathetic
, Fight
Flight
✔✔Cholinergic drug effects are: -✔✔Lower HR
Lower BP (through vasodilation)
Bronchial Constriction
Increased GI secretions and motility
Increased urinary frequency
Increased Salivation
Increased sweating (diphoresis)
Pupils Constric (Miosis)
✔✔Bethanechol (Urecholine) is used for ___________. -✔✔Urinary Retention
(URE=urine)
✔✔What conditions would cholinergic drugs be useful to treat? -✔✔Glaucoma
Xerostomia (dry mouth)
GI Motility
Lowering HR
Vasodilation
Indirectly: Alzheimers
✔✔What are B1 Blockers used to treat? -✔✔Angina, MI cardiac dysrhythmias,
hypertension and heart failure. (B1 Blockers work on the heart so all of these are
cardiac issues)
✔✔What are the adverse effects of cholinergic drugs? -✔✔(Think that they suppress the
parasympathetic nervous system too much.)
Syncope
Hypotension
Urinary frequency
Breathing difficulties
✔✔Tylenol overdose drug: -✔✔acetylcysteine
✔✔Dobutamine, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Phenylphrine, epinephring and midodrine
are all ____________. -✔✔Adrenergics
✔✔Tricyclic Antidepressants are not used as often. What are some of the names to be
aware of? -✔✔Elavil, Sinequan, Tofranil
✔✔Patients using MAO Inhibitors should avoid__________. -✔✔Foods with tyramine
(Aged cheese, wine, etc)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔B1 Beta Adrenergic Receptors are located in________. -✔✔The Heart--When it
comes to Beta Receptors remember: You have ONE heart and TWO lungs. Beta1
works in the heart and Beta2 works in the lungs.
✔✔Cholinergic drugs mimic the ________ response which is __________ or
__________ . -✔✔Parasympathetic
rest
digest
✔✔Beta blocker drugs all end in what three letters? -✔✔LOL
Propranololol, atenolol, carvedilol
✔✔Non-Benzos like Ambien can have ___________ as an adverse effect. -
✔✔somnabulation (Sleep walking)
✔✔The dopaminergic drug for Parkinson's disease is _____________' -✔✔carbida-
levodopa (Sinemet)
✔✔Diazepam (Valium), Alaprazolam (Xanax) and Lorazepam (Ativan) are all
_________ to treat ____________. -✔✔Benzos
Anxiety
Pam is crazy and drives a Benz!
✔✔Migraine headaches and glaucoma can be treated with B1 Blockers because they
___________________. -✔✔decrease pressure
✔✔The Adrenergic drugs mimic the _______________ response which is _______ or
____________. -✔✔Sympathetic
, Fight
Flight
✔✔Cholinergic drug effects are: -✔✔Lower HR
Lower BP (through vasodilation)
Bronchial Constriction
Increased GI secretions and motility
Increased urinary frequency
Increased Salivation
Increased sweating (diphoresis)
Pupils Constric (Miosis)
✔✔Bethanechol (Urecholine) is used for ___________. -✔✔Urinary Retention
(URE=urine)
✔✔What conditions would cholinergic drugs be useful to treat? -✔✔Glaucoma
Xerostomia (dry mouth)
GI Motility
Lowering HR
Vasodilation
Indirectly: Alzheimers
✔✔What are B1 Blockers used to treat? -✔✔Angina, MI cardiac dysrhythmias,
hypertension and heart failure. (B1 Blockers work on the heart so all of these are
cardiac issues)
✔✔What are the adverse effects of cholinergic drugs? -✔✔(Think that they suppress the
parasympathetic nervous system too much.)
Syncope
Hypotension
Urinary frequency
Breathing difficulties
✔✔Tylenol overdose drug: -✔✔acetylcysteine
✔✔Dobutamine, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Phenylphrine, epinephring and midodrine
are all ____________. -✔✔Adrenergics
✔✔Tricyclic Antidepressants are not used as often. What are some of the names to be
aware of? -✔✔Elavil, Sinequan, Tofranil
✔✔Patients using MAO Inhibitors should avoid__________. -✔✔Foods with tyramine
(Aged cheese, wine, etc)
