Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 2211: Do most NSAIDs reversibly or irreversibly inhibit COX-1 and COX-2?_____

Answer: Reversibly (except aspirin)

Flashcard 2212: Digoxin is derived from the _____ plant

Answer: foxglove

Flashcard 2213: Which drug reverses the sedative actions of non-benzodiazepine hypnotics (Z-drugs)?

Answer: Flumazenil

Extra: Flumazenil is a competitive antagonist at the GABA-A receptor benzodiazepine binding site. It reverses the effects of both benzodiazepines and "Z-drugs" (zolpidem, zaleplon, and eszopiclone).

Flashcard 2214: Compared to benzodiazepines, nonbenzodiazepine hynotics are _____ likely to cause tolerance

Answer: less

Flashcard 2215: Theophylline can cause _____ (HR)

Answer: tachycardia

Flashcard 2216: One possible treatment for digoxin toxicity is _____ fragments

Answer: anti-digoxin Fab

Flashcard 2217: Because the skin has abundant EGFR, patients undergoing Cetuximab treatment can experience a _____ rash

Answer: Papulopustular acneiform

Flashcard 2218: What pharmacotherapy can be used for the acute treatment of agitation / psychosis associated with delirium?_____

Answer: Antipsychotics

Flashcard 2219: Which generation of H1 histamine receptor antagonists are used to treat allergies? _____

Answer: Both 1st and 2nd generation

Flashcard 2220: The anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease can be treated with _____

Answer: epoetin alfa