Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

What class of drugs acts by closing K+ channels in pancreatic beta cells, causing increased insulin secretion? _____

What is the effect of thiazolidinediones on triglyceride storage and fatty acid oxidation? _____

Are class IA antiarrhythmics used to treat supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias?_____

Ivabradine is contraindicated in _____

Non-dihydropyridine CCBs are useful for treating angina due to their ability to decrease _____ demand

Nesiritide is a synthetic form of _____ used in the treatment of acute heart failure

First Aid Pharmacology: Respiratory (Asthma) _____ is used in allergic asthma with increased IgE levels and resistance to inhaled steroids and long-acting 2 agonists

Which test (PT or PTT) is used to follow the effects of warfarin (coumadin) ? _____

Which of the vinca alkaloids is more commonly associated with areflexia and peripheral neuritis?_____

One possible adverse metabolic effect of exogenous calcitonin is _____