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Background and Foundational Concepts
What is a drug,
What is pharmacology,
Chemical drug name
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2: Central Nervous System (CNS)
What is the central nervous syste...,
Cns depressants,
Cns stimulants
20
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2.1 Opioid Analgesics
Analgesic,
Mechanism of action agonist,
Mechanism of action partial agonist
38
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2.2 Non-Opioid Analgesics
Non opioid analgesic definition w...,
Acetaminophen where is it sold,
Mechanism of action
8
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2.3 Anesthetics
Anesthetic defintion,
Anesthetics can cause,
Anesthesia is
17
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2.4 Sedatives - Hypnotics (Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines)
What is the purpose of sedatives,
What is the purpose of hypnotics,
Many drugs act as either a sedati...
24
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2.5 Muscle Relaxants
What are muscle relaxants,
Some examples of such drugs include,
T f muscle relaxants can be used ...
4
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2.6 CNS Stimulants
Cns stimulants can be described as,
The main uses of cns stimulants are,
Analeptic drugs include
16
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2.7 Anti-Parkinsonian Drugs
Describe parkinson s disease,
What is the cause of parkinson s ...,
The condition caused by too much ...
13
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3 Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
The autonomic nervous system is a...,
The autonomic nervous system cont...,
T f the autonomic nervous system ...
30
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3.1 Adrenergic Agents
Adrenergic agents function to,
Their use is primarily related to...,
How do adrenergic agents affect t...
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3.2 Adrenergic Blocking Agents
Adrenergic blockers are also know...,
What is the function of adrenergi...,
How are adrenergic blockers class...
27
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3.3 Cholinergic Agents
What are cholinergic agents paras...,
The parasympathetic nervous syste...,
What is the function of parasympa...
27
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3.4 Cholinergic Blocking Agents
The function of cholinergic block...,
Choliner blocking agents are aka,
Parasympatholytics are similar to
25
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4. Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular system
The cardiovascular system functio...,
The cardiovascular system functio...,
What is heart failure what are th...
18
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4.1 Cardiac Glycosides
Cardiac glycosides have what effe...,
In what 2 ways do cardiac glycosi...,
A short or nonexistant refractory...
38
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4.2 Antidysrhythmic agents
Cardiac dysrhythmias are,
Antidysrhythmic agents are,
The vaughan williams classificati...
24
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4.3 Anti-anginal agents
Angina is described as,
Coronary heart disease is describ...,
Ischemic heart disease is describ...
9
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4.4 Nitrates
The function of nitrates is,
2 types of nitrates include,
Nitrates are available in which f...
20
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4.5 Anti-hypertensives
Hypertension is defined as,
Hypertension in the normal genera...,
Hypertension in clients with rena...
52
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5. Drugs affecting the Renal system
Diuretic agents are,
The result of diuresis is,
___ to ___ of all sodium is reabs...
15
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5.1 Loop Diuretics
Where do loop diuretics act,
Loop diuretics function to,
Examples of loop diuretics include
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5.2 Osmotic Diuretics
Indications for osmotic diuretics...
1
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5.3 Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
Where do potassium sparing diuret...,
How do potassium sparing diuretic...,
Amiloride spironolactone and alda...
10
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5.4 Thiazide and Thiazide-like Diuretics
Thiazide and thiazide like diuret...,
The mechanism of action of thiazi...,
The drug effects of potassium is ...
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5.5 Fluids and Electrolytes
___ of the adult body is water,
__ of the intracellular fluid is ...,
__ of the interstitial fluid is w...
33
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