NURS 676 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
FINAL EXAM 2024/2025 (WCU)
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Drugs affecting the Sympathetic (Adrenergic) Nervous System
-Alpha- Adrenergic physiological activities - ANSWER--vasoconstriction of arterioles/ higher BP
-pupil dilation
-intestinal relaxation
Drugs affecting the Sympathetic (Adrenergic) Nervous System
-Beta-adrenergic physiological activities - ANSWER--Increased heart rate
-increased contractility
-vasodilation of arterioles supplying skeletal muscles
-bronchial relaxation
-uterine relaxation & smooth muscle relaxation
-used for MI and hypertension
Prazosin (Minipress) - ANSWER-Used to treat hypertension, alone or in combination with other
drugs
Tamulosin (Flomax) - ANSWER-Used for BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) , thus increasing
urinary flow
FINAL EXAM 2024/2025 (WCU)
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Drugs affecting the Sympathetic (Adrenergic) Nervous System
-Alpha- Adrenergic physiological activities - ANSWER--vasoconstriction of arterioles/ higher BP
-pupil dilation
-intestinal relaxation
Drugs affecting the Sympathetic (Adrenergic) Nervous System
-Beta-adrenergic physiological activities - ANSWER--Increased heart rate
-increased contractility
-vasodilation of arterioles supplying skeletal muscles
-bronchial relaxation
-uterine relaxation & smooth muscle relaxation
-used for MI and hypertension
Prazosin (Minipress) - ANSWER-Used to treat hypertension, alone or in combination with other
drugs
Tamulosin (Flomax) - ANSWER-Used for BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) , thus increasing
urinary flow
