Clinical uses of CPR drugs

Question 1

Epinephrine

Answer 1

works on complete AV block, cardiac arrest and asthma exacerbation

Question 2

Norepinephrine

Answer 2

used in hypotensive emergencies

Question 3

Phenylephrine

Answer 3

Hypotensive emergencies, myadriasis during eye surgery and decongestion

Question 4

Dobutamine

Answer 4

Short term use of acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock from AMI

Question 5

Isoproterenol

Answer 5

Complete AV block and cardiac arrest

Question 6

Albuterol

Answer 6

Asthma exacerbation

Question 7

Methylphenidate

Answer 7

ADHD

Question 8

Amphetamines

Answer 8

Narcolepsy and obesity

Question 9

Phelenzine and selegiline

Answer 9

Antidepressant

Question 10

Phelenzine and selegiline

Answer 10

Antidepressant

Question 11

Ephedrine

Answer 11

Chronic hypotension, obesity, decongestant and stress incontinence in women

Question 12

Phentolamine

Answer 12

Pheochromocytoma and ED by direct injection

Question 13

Phenoxybenzamine

Answer 13

Pheochromocytoma

Question 14

Prazosin and Doxazosin

Answer 14

Chronic hypertension

Question 15

Tamsulosin

Answer 15

BPH treatment

Question 16

Labetalol

Answer 16

Hypertension

Question 17

Carvedilol

Answer 17

Hypertension and heart failure

Question 18

Propranolol

Answer 18

Hypertension, angina pectoris, management after MI, SVT/afib and control of thyroid storm

Question 19

Pindolol and nadolol

Answer 19

Hypertension, angina pectoris and SVT/afib

Question 20

Metoprolol

Answer 20

Hypertension, angina pectoris, management after MI, SVT/afib and heart failure

Question 21

Betaxolol

Answer 21

Glaucoma

Question 22

Atenolol and Acebutalol

Answer 22

Htn and angina pectoris

Question 23

Acetylcholine

Answer 23

intraocular use during surgery to produce miosis

Question 24

Methylacholine

Answer 24

use to be used to confirm diagnosis of asthma

Question 25

Bethanechol

Answer 25

Heartburn and urinary retention

Question 26

Carbachol

Answer 26

Glaucoma and miosis during intraocular surgery

Question 27

Cevimeline and Pilocarpine

Answer 27

Sjogren's Syndrome to help promote salivation

Question 28

Varenicline

Answer 28

Smoking cessation

Question 29

Erdophonium

Answer 29

Used to reverse paralysis that was induced during surgery

Question 30

Neostigmine

Answer 30

Reverse paralysis post surgery, help with paralytic ileus, atony of urinary bladder and congenital megacolon

Question 31

Donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and tacrine

Answer 31

treat dementia- tacrine was the first

Question 32

Physostigmine

Answer 32

combat antimuscarinic overdose

Question 33

Atropine, dicyclomine, glycopyrrolate and hyosycamine

Answer 33

Gastrointestinal- treats traveler's diarrhea

Question 34

Atropine, cyclopentolate, homatropine, scopolomine and tropicamine

Answer 34

Ophthalmology- Can be used to enduce mydriasis ** should not be used

Question 35

Ipratropium and tiotropium

Answer 35

Respiratory- treating COPD and asthma- tiotropium used for longer lasting COPD management

Question 36

Darifenacin, Fesoterodine, Oxybutynin, Solifenacin, Tolterodine and Trospium

Answer 36

Urinary Disorder- Oxybutynin is a M3 antagonist so targets overactive or incontinence in bladder- trospium is non selective- other 4 are M3 selective as well

Question 37

Benztropine, Biperidan, Orphenadrine, Procycline and Trihexyphenidyl

Answer 37

Movement Disorder- Help with Parkinson's tremor and is usually paired with dopamine agonist

Question 38

Terazosin and doxazosin

Answer 38

non selective- BPH and LUTS

Question 39

Tamsulosin and Silodosin

Answer 39

BPH and LUTS

Question 40

Afluzosin

Answer 40

BPH and LUTS

Question 41

Finasteride and Dutasteride

Answer 41

BPH and LUTS

Question 42

Sildenafil, Vardenafil, Tadalafil and Avanafil

Answer 42

Erectile dysfunction

Question 43

Alprostadil

Answer 43

Erectile Dysfunction