CNS Drugs Flashcards

1
Q

Decrease in sensation of pain.

A

Analgesic

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2
Q

Generic reference to
morphine-like
drugs/actions

A

Opioids

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3
Q

Anesthetics can cause loss of all sensation. True or False

A

True

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4
Q

Dysfunction related to neurotransmitter
imbalance.

A

Psychotherapeutic
Medications

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5
Q

Conducting an action
potential down the axon of
the neuron

A

Axonal Conduction

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6
Q

CNS drugs are use for psychiatric disorders, suppression of seizures, relief of pain, production of anesthesia

A

True

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7
Q

Passage is limited to lipid-soluble
agents or via specific transport
systems

A

Blood Brain Barrier

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8
Q

What is ADHD means?

A

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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9
Q

What are the Characteristics of ADHD?

A

inability to concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks and impulsivity

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10
Q

the treatment for narcolepsy

A

Modafinil

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11
Q

It is given to increase child’s attention span and cognitive performance

A

Methylprenidate

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12
Q

NARCOLEPSY
is characterized by falling asleep during normal waking activities
such as driving or talking. It can also make people unable to move and may collapse

A

True

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13
Q

It stimulate the respiration

A

Analeptics: Xanthine

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14
Q

What disease can cause a person slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremor, rigidity,
postural instability and slowed
movement

A

Parkinson’s Disease

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15
Q

Dopaminergic drugs are drugs that block receptors for ACh

A

False

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16
Q

Excitation undergoes limited spread from the focus to adjacent cortical areas

A

Partial seizures

17
Q

Excitation spreads widely throughout both hemispheres of the brain

A

GENERALIZED SEIZURES

18
Q

Give one example of Anti-Epileptic
Drugs Mechanism

A

Suppression of Sodium Influx,
Suppression of Calcium Influx,
Antagonism of Glutamate,
Potentiation of GABA

19
Q

It stabilize the nerve cells to keep them from getting overexcited
by increasing efflux or decreasing influx of sodium ions

A

HYDANTOINS: PHENYTOIN

20
Q

PHENOBARBITAL
is effective against partial seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures but not absence seizures

A

True