Hallucinogens — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Benzodiazepines are useful for treating _____ and sleepwalking by decreasing N3 and REM sleep

Answer: night terrors

Flashcard 2: _____ causes dissociative anesthesia.

Answer: Phencyclidine (Drug of abuse)

Flashcard 3: Neuro/Psych _____ is an IV anesthetic that exerts its effect via inhibition of NMDA receptors

Answer: Ketamine

Flashcard 4: Which hallucinogen is associated with dysphoria/panic and hypertension/tachycardia?_____

Answer: LSD

Flashcard 5: Phencyclidine (PCP) is a hallucinogen that works primarily as an _____ receptor antagonist

Answer: NMDA

Flashcard 6: Triptans (e.g. sumatriptan) are _____ receptor agonists

Answer: 5-HT1B,D

Flashcard 7: Sodium valproate mechanism of action: 1. Blocks voltage-gated _____ channels. 2. Increases the concentration of GABA in the brain. 3. Inhibits T-type calcium (Ca2+) channels.

Answer: sodium (Na+)

Extra: Sodium valproate is a broad-spectrum anticonvulsant used for generalized (including absence) and focal seizures. It increases GABA levels by inhibiting GABA transaminase and stimulating glutamic acid decarboxylase. It also inhibits T-type Ca2+ channels in the thalamus, which explains its efficacy in absence seizures.

Flashcard 8: The given plant is? _____

Answer: Erythroxylum coca

Flashcard 9: tetanospasmin blocks _____

Answer: presynaptic inhibitory neurotransmitter release

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Flashcard 10: The three nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics are _____, Zaleplon, and esZopiclone

Answer: Zolpidem