Nervous System: Drugs Used to Treat Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Question 1

anesthetics

Answer 1

produce partial or complete loss of sensation, with or without loss of consciousness

Question 2

general
- propofol

Answer 2

act upon the brain to produce complete loss of feeling with loss of consciousness

Question 3

local
- procaine

   - lidocaine

Answer 3

act upon nerves or nerve tracts to affect only a local area

Question 4

nerve block
- levobupivacaine

Answer 4

blocks pain from the area supplied by that nerve

Question 5

anticonvulsants
- carbamazepine
- valproate
- phenytoin
- anticonvulsants

Answer 5

prevent uncontrolled neuron activity associated with seizures by altering electrical transmission along neurons or altering the chemical composition of neurotransmitter

Question 6

antiparkinsonian agents
- levodopa
- carbidopa

Answer 6

control tremors and muscle rigidity associated with Parkinson disease by increasing dopamine in the brain

Question 7

antianxiety agents
- alprazolam
- buspirone

Answer 7

react at distinct receptor sites in the limbic and cortical system to decrease anxiety