Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 1551: Cyclosporine can cause arthropathy by causing hyper_____

Answer: uricemia

Flashcard 1552: What are the treatments (2) for arsenic and mercury poisoning?_____

Answer: Dimercaprol and succimer (aka DMSA)

Flashcard 1553: Mycophenolate mofetil is used prophylactically to reduce _____

Answer: transplant rejection

Flashcard 1554: Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) may be administered clinically as a _____

Answer: thrombolytic

Flashcard 1555: Prostacyclin (PGI2) is a potent vaso-_____

Answer: dilator

Flashcard 1556: Is protamine sulfate effective at reversing the effects of LMWH and fondaparinux? _____

Answer: LMWH: Partially reversed; Fondaparinux: Not reversed

Extra: Protamine sulfate is the specific antagonist for Unfractionated Heparin (UFH). It only partially reverses LMWH (approximately 60-75%) and has no effect on Fondaparinux.

Flashcard 1557: Valproic acid _____ levels of GABA in the CNS via inhibition of GABA transaminase

Answer: increases

Flashcard 1558: Gabapentin is a _____ spectrum anti-epileptic

Answer: narrow

Flashcard 1559: Adverse effects associated with phenytoin include diplopia and _____ (eye complications)

Answer: nystagmus

Flashcard 1560: Lithium has a narrow _____

Answer: therapeutic index