Drugs

Question 1

epinephrine

Answer 1

used in anaphylactic shock and cardiac arrest

Question 2

norepinephrine

Answer 2

hypotension and shock

Question 3

isoproternol

Answer 3

asthma, AV block, and bradycardia

Question 4

Dopamine

Answer 4

cardiogenic shock, septic shock, heart failure, and adjunct to fluid administration in hypovolemic shock

Question 5

Dobutamine

Answer 5

cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, heart failure

Question 6

phenylephrine

Answer 6

nasal decongestant, ocular decongestant and maintenance of BP during surgery
adrenergic agonist

Question 7

albuterol

Answer 7

asthma

Question 8

clonidine

Answer 8

chornic HTN

Question 9

terbutaline

Answer 9

ashtma and premature labor

Question 10

Amphetamine (MOA)

Answer 10

increases release of NE and DA from SNS neurons-- vaso constriction, cardiac stimulation, increase BP
penetrates CNS (increases mood and alertness) 
indirect adrenergic agonist

Question 11

cocaine (MOA)

Answer 11

stimulates SNS by blocking reuptake of NE and DA in the PNS and SNS. local anesthetic
indirect adrenergic agonist

Question 12

mixed acting adrenergic agents (MOA)

Answer 12

causes vasoconstriciton by binding to a1
increases release of NE from SNS
peseudoephedrine

Question 13

phenoxybenzamine

Answer 13

tx of hypertensive episodes associated with pheochromocytoma
noncompetitive nonselective alpha blocker (irreversible)

Question 14

phentolamine

Answer 14

diagnosis and treatment of hypertensive episodes from pheochromocytoma
tx necrosis and ischemia from extravasations of epi

Question 15

“azosin”

Answer 15

selective alpha-1 blocker

tx hypertension and urinary retention due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Question 16

“olol”

Answer 16

nonselective B blockers
B1 in heart and B2 in smooth muscle
Tx HTN, angina, arrhythmias, MI, migraine, glaucoma

Question 17

carvedilol

Answer 17

mixed a and b adrenergic receptor antagonist

tx of HTN and CHF

Question 18

labetalaol

Answer 18

tx of HTN

Question 19

atenolol and metoprolol

Answer 19

B1 selective anatagonists

HTN, angina, MI– cardioselective

Question 20

cevimeline

Answer 20

cholinergic agonist used to treat dry mouth associated with Sjogren’s syndrome

Question 21

deonpezil

Answer 21

tx of alzheimer’s

Question 22

edrophonium

Answer 22

dx of myasthenia gravis

Question 23

neostigmine

Answer 23

tx of myasthenia gravis

Question 24

physostigmine

Answer 24

tx overdoses of drugs with anticholinergic effects

Question 25

pyridostigmine

Answer 25

tx of myasthenia gravis

Question 26

atropine

Answer 26

can reverse organophosphate OD mydriatic to facilitate eye exam sinus bradycardia and AV block plant alkaloid muscarinic receptor antagonist

Question 27

ipratropium

Answer 27

muscarinic receptor antagonist | COPD, emphysema, bronchitis

Question 28

dicyclomine

Answer 28

muscarinic receptor antagonist | tx of intestinal spasms/pain

Question 29

oxybutynin

Answer 29

muscarinic receptor antagonist | tx of dysuria and urinary incontinence

Question 30

tolterodine

Answer 30

muscarinic receptor antagonist | tx of dysuria and urinary incontinence

Question 31

benztropine

Answer 31

muscarinic receptor antagonist | treats parkinson's

Question 32

scopolamine

Answer 32

muscarinic receptor antagonist | treats motion sickness

Question 33

trimethaphan

Answer 33

nicotinic receptor antagonist | used rarely for hypertensive emergency

Question 34

curariforms

Answer 34

non-depolarizing nueromuscular blocking agents (nicotinc receptor antagonists) cause muscle relaxation and paralysis used for surgery effects reversed by cholinesterase inhibitors

Question 35

succinylcholine

Answer 35

depolarizaing nicotinic receptor antagonist | used for surgery