Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

What is first-line treatment for vasomotor rhinitis? _____

Hint: 2

Ethylene glycol damages the _____ (associated with calcium oxalate crystals and urine fluorescence under Wood's lamp)

Hint: organ

Metformin (biguanides) = _____ liver gluconeogenesis (main MOA) and _____ insulin sensitivity

Hint: ↓/↑

_____ is used as an antidote for methanol or ethylene glycol poisoning

_____, a K+ sparing diuretic, may be used to treat symptoms of androgen excess in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

On a dose-response curve: Horizontal shift (EC50) = change in _____ Vertical shift (Emax) = change in _____

Hint: efficacy/potency

_____ is the most reliable and predictive sign of opioid intoxication

What is first-line in management of malignancy-associated hypercalcemia? _____

_____ = ↑ risk of rhabdomyolysis

Hint: drug class

What is the mechanism by which β-blockers are able to relieve anginal pain? Decrease _____ → reduces _____