WGU D027 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY STUDY
GUIDE
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor medications - Answers - Donepezil, Aricept, Aricept,
Rivastigmine, Galantamine, Exelon, Razadyne
Type of medication that treats mild to moderate Alzheimers disease - Answers -
cholinesterase inhibitor medication for treatment
Memantine (Namenda) - Answers - used in treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's
Memantine (Namenda) function - Answers - medication is a methyl-d-aspartate receptor
antagonist
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) - Answers - a protein that transports cholesterol in the blood
Alpha 1 Antagonist - Answers - Tamsolosin, meds end in "osin"
Tamsolosin treats - Answers - treats benign prostatic hypertrophy
Off label use of Tamsolosin - Answers - treats insomnia, PTSD, hypertension
side effects to Tamsolosin - Answers - hypotension, dizzy and headache
Alpha 2 Agonist - Answers - suffix "dine"
Alpha 2 agonist treatment - Answers - treats ADHD, drug withdrawl, pain
Alpha 2 agonist side effects - Answers - Bradycardia, hypotension, sedation
Beta 1 Blocker - Answers - letters A-N treat cardiac "olol"
Beta 2 Blocker - Answers - letters O-Z treat cardiac and pulmonary "olol"
Beta blocker treatment - Answers - treats hypertension, tachycardia, stage fright
Contraindications - Answers - COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, disguises hypoglycemia
Side effects of beta blockers - Answers - Bronchoconstriction, bradycardia, hypotension
Cholinergic definition - Answers - rest and digestion, parasympathetic pathway,
parasympathetic, sympatholytic
GUIDE
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor medications - Answers - Donepezil, Aricept, Aricept,
Rivastigmine, Galantamine, Exelon, Razadyne
Type of medication that treats mild to moderate Alzheimers disease - Answers -
cholinesterase inhibitor medication for treatment
Memantine (Namenda) - Answers - used in treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's
Memantine (Namenda) function - Answers - medication is a methyl-d-aspartate receptor
antagonist
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) - Answers - a protein that transports cholesterol in the blood
Alpha 1 Antagonist - Answers - Tamsolosin, meds end in "osin"
Tamsolosin treats - Answers - treats benign prostatic hypertrophy
Off label use of Tamsolosin - Answers - treats insomnia, PTSD, hypertension
side effects to Tamsolosin - Answers - hypotension, dizzy and headache
Alpha 2 Agonist - Answers - suffix "dine"
Alpha 2 agonist treatment - Answers - treats ADHD, drug withdrawl, pain
Alpha 2 agonist side effects - Answers - Bradycardia, hypotension, sedation
Beta 1 Blocker - Answers - letters A-N treat cardiac "olol"
Beta 2 Blocker - Answers - letters O-Z treat cardiac and pulmonary "olol"
Beta blocker treatment - Answers - treats hypertension, tachycardia, stage fright
Contraindications - Answers - COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, disguises hypoglycemia
Side effects of beta blockers - Answers - Bronchoconstriction, bradycardia, hypotension
Cholinergic definition - Answers - rest and digestion, parasympathetic pathway,
parasympathetic, sympatholytic
