ALPHA-ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS (ALPHA BLOCKERS) - FOR EXAM#2 QUIZZES & ANS/NEWEST UPDATE

ALPHA ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS (ALPHA BLOCKERS)- FOR EXAM#2 QUIZZES & ANS/NEWEST UPDATE Leave the first rating Save Practice questions for this set Learn 1 / 7 Prazosin side effects Choose matching definition 1 Nausea and vomiting Study with Learn 2 Severe headache and dizziness Terms in this set (35) Phenoxybenz amine drug class Nonselective alpha blockers Phenoxybenz amine brand name Dibenzyline Phenoxybenz amine MOA Binds covalently to alpha 1 and alpha 2 receptors to block Phenoxybenz amine indications Pre-operative management to treat vascular effects of high circulating catecholamines when operating on a pheochromocytoma- Tumor tends to dump NE/Epi when physically disturbed 3 Increased heart rate and anxiety 4 Orthostatic hypotension (limits usefulness, worse when starting) Don't know? Phenoxybenz amine other info Onset is slow because of time required to form covalent bonds and offset is very slow (t1/2 ~ 24 hours) because new receptors must be made Phentolamine drug class Nonselective alpha blockers Phentolamine brand name OraVerse Phentolamine MOA Blocks alpha 1 and alpha 2 receptors Prazosin drug class Selective alpha 1 blockers Prazosin brand name Minipress Prazosin MOA Alpha 1 antagonist Prazosin indications BPH and HTN