Central Nervous System Drugs Flashcards
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It is the study of drugs that alter processes controlled by the nervous system that is subdivided into the Autonomic Nervous System and Central Nervous System.
Neuropharmacology
What is axonal conduction?
It is an action that conducts an action potential and actual electricity down the axon of the neuron.
It is the process by which information is carried across the gap between neuron and postsynaptic cell.
Synaptic transmission
What drugs are used for psychiatric disorders, suppression of seizures, pain relief, and anesthesia production?
Central Nervous System
What are the three types of monoamine, and what is its function?
The three types of monoamine are dopamine, epinephrine, and serotonin. Its vital role is mainly in the motor responses of the body.
Opioid peptides such as Dynorphines, endorphins, and enkaphalins are suitable for ___.
Pain
What is the adaptation to prolonged drug use of Central Nervous System drugs?
Increased Therapeutic effects, Decreased side effects, tolerance, and physical dependence.
Tolerance means _____.
a drug decreases its response occurring in the course of prolonged drug use.
Physical dependence means ____.
A state wherein when a person discontinues a drug that causes them to have withdrawal syndrome.
It stimulates the release of norepinephrine and dopamine from the brain and the Sympathetic Nervous System. Also, administered medication to patient with ADHD and narcolepsy such as methylphenidate and modafinil
Amphetamines
Xanthine is used to treat _____
Respiratory depression
Xanthine and doxopram is used to treat _____
Respiratory depression
Morphine is used to ____.
Ease the pain when the patient’s pain scale is 10/10, but it can lead to respiratory depression once used too much.
It is a disease that is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder and can be distinguished as muscle rigidity, less facial expression, pill-rolling hands, and shuffling short-stepped gait.
Parkinson’s disease
Dopaminergic drugs are ____.
First-line medications that will directly or indirectly cause activation of dopamine receptors.
It is a drug that is converted to dopamine and activates dopamine receptors. It is first drug and helps the dopamine agonist.
Levodopa
_____ supports the effect of levodopa because it is not useful alone and should be paired with levodopa.
Carbidopa
_____ inhibits the breakdown of levodopa. It helps levodopa stay longer in your bloodstream. Also, considered useless without levodopa.
COMT inhibitors
Dopaminergic drugs have ______ adverse effects.
Orthostatic hypotension.
Identify two classifications of seizure.
Partial seizure are focal seizure that happens in one portion of the brain is having electrical activity while Generalized seizure both hemisphere are having electrical activity.
