Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 1501: Is weight gain an adverse effect associated with oral contraceptive pills? _____

Answer: No

Flashcard 1502: What chemotherapeutic agent(s) are associated with heart failure with myocardial stunning without necrosis? _____

Answer: Trastuzumab

Flashcard 1503: What drug should be added to the management of stroke in a pt that was already on aspirin? _____

Answer: Dipyridamole

Flashcard 1504: What is the treatment for Wet Macular Degeneration? _____

Answer: Anti-VEGF

Flashcard 1505: What is the treatment for infantile spasm (West syndrome)? _____

Answer: ACTH (cosyntropin)

Flashcard 1506: Which of the following medications provide fast-acting symptomatic relief during a flare-up of rheumatoid arthritis? _____

Answer: Prednisolone

Flashcard 1507: What hormone analog may be used to treat VIPoma and carcinoid syndrome? _____

Answer: Octreotide (somatostatin analog)

Flashcard 1508: Topiramate may cause _____

Answer: cognitive slowing

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych

Flashcard 1509: First line treatment for organic impotence is _____

Answer: PDE-5 inhibitors

Flashcard 1510: _____ antipsychotics may cause metabolic syndrome _____ antipsychotics may cause extrapyramidal symptoms, NMS and tardive dyskinesia

Answer: Atypical