Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 2081: Opioid agonists (e.g. loperamide) increase colonic phasic _____ contractions, causing increased colonic transit time

Answer: segmentation

Flashcard 2082: What drug class does quinidine belong to? _____

Answer: Class IA antiarrhythmics

Flashcard 2083: Sacubitril is a _____ inhibitor

Answer: neprilysin

Flashcard 2084: Which NSAID is most associated with aplastic anemia?

Answer: Phenylbutazone

Extra: Phenylbutazone is the NSAID most strongly associated with aplastic anemia (and agranulocytosis). While other NSAIDs like Indomethacin can cause bone marrow suppression, Phenylbutazone is the classic textbook association for this toxicity.

Flashcard 2085: What drug class does fexofenadine belong to? _____

Answer: 2nd generation H1 receptor antagonist

Flashcard 2086: Class I_____ antiarrhythmics may be used to treat Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a type of SVT

Answer: A

Flashcard 2087: Misoprostol can be used to prevent NSAID-induced _____

Answer: peptic ulcers

Flashcard 2088: Treatment of uric acid kidney stones may include _____, especially in patients with gout

Answer: allopurinol

Flashcard 2089: Dronabinol (medical marijuana) is used clinically as an _____ for chemotherapy

Answer: antiemetic

Flashcard 2090: Febuxostat is a treatment for chronic gout, as it inhibits _____

Answer: xanthine oxidase