ICHS PHARMACOLOGY FINAL ESSENTIAL
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Cholinergic drugs mimic the ________ response which is __________ or
__________ .
Answer: Parasympathetic
rest
digest
◉ Beta blocker drugs all end in what three letters?
Answer: LOL
Propranololol, atenolol, carvedilol
◉ Non-Benzos like Ambien can have ___________ as an adverse effect.
Answer: somnabulation (Sleep walking)
◉ The dopaminergic drug for Parkinson's disease is _____________'
Answer: carbida-levodopa (Sinemet)
◉ Diazepam (Valium), Alaprazolam (Xanax) and Lorazepam (Ativan)
are all _________ to treat ____________.
Answer: Benzos
,Anxiety
Pam is crazy and drives a Benz!
◉ Migraine headaches and glaucoma can be treated with B1
Blockers because they ___________________.
Answer: decrease pressure
◉ The Adrenergic drugs mimic the _______________ response which is
_______ or ____________.
Answer: Sympathetic
Fight
Flight
◉ Cholinergic drug effects are:
Answer: 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 ___________.
Answer: Urinary Retention (URE=urine)
◉ What conditions would cholinergic drugs be useful to treat?
Answer: Glaucoma
Xerostomia (dry mouth)
GI Motility
Lowering HR
Vasodilation
Indirectly: Alzheimers
◉ What are B1 Blockers used to treat?
Answer: 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?
Answer: (Think that they suppress the parasympathetic nervous
system too much.)
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Cholinergic drugs mimic the ________ response which is __________ or
__________ .
Answer: Parasympathetic
rest
digest
◉ Beta blocker drugs all end in what three letters?
Answer: LOL
Propranololol, atenolol, carvedilol
◉ Non-Benzos like Ambien can have ___________ as an adverse effect.
Answer: somnabulation (Sleep walking)
◉ The dopaminergic drug for Parkinson's disease is _____________'
Answer: carbida-levodopa (Sinemet)
◉ Diazepam (Valium), Alaprazolam (Xanax) and Lorazepam (Ativan)
are all _________ to treat ____________.
Answer: Benzos
,Anxiety
Pam is crazy and drives a Benz!
◉ Migraine headaches and glaucoma can be treated with B1
Blockers because they ___________________.
Answer: decrease pressure
◉ The Adrenergic drugs mimic the _______________ response which is
_______ or ____________.
Answer: Sympathetic
Fight
Flight
◉ Cholinergic drug effects are:
Answer: 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 ___________.
Answer: Urinary Retention (URE=urine)
◉ What conditions would cholinergic drugs be useful to treat?
Answer: Glaucoma
Xerostomia (dry mouth)
GI Motility
Lowering HR
Vasodilation
Indirectly: Alzheimers
◉ What are B1 Blockers used to treat?
Answer: 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?
Answer: (Think that they suppress the parasympathetic nervous
system too much.)
