Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 311: Opioid agonists (e.g. loperamide) increase colonic phasic _____ contractions, causing increased colonic transit time

Answer: segmentation

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: GI (Relaxatives)

Flashcard 312: Octreotide may cause _____ side effects

Answer: GI

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Thyroid, Pituitary, & Adrenal

Flashcard 313: _____ is a κ-opioid receptor agonist and μ-opioid receptor partial agonist

Answer: Butorphanol

Extra: First Aid Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych

Flashcard 314: Gabapentin is a(n) _____ spectrum anti-epileptic

Answer: narrow

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych

Flashcard 315: Patients taking Erlotinib can get a(n) _____ rash

Answer: papulopustular acneiform

Flashcard 316: At _____ urine pH, the A- form of a weak acid exists, thus increasing excretion

Answer: alkaline

Flashcard 317: What type of drug are class IV antiarrhythmics? _____

Answer: Non-dihydropyridine Ca2+ channel blockers

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Cardiovascular (Antiarrhythmics)

Flashcard 318: What classes of drugs are used to treat asthma by blocking inflammation (late response)? _____, anti-leukotrienes, and anti-IL-5 monoclonal antibodies

Answer: Inhaled corticosteroids

Extra: First Aid Pharmacology: Respiratory (Asthma)

Flashcard 319: Are statins competitive or non-competitive inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase? Reversible or irreversible? _____

Answer: Reversible competitive inhibitors

Flashcard 320: Non-dihydropyridine CCBs may cause excessive AV block when combined with _____-adrenergic antagonists

Answer: β

Extra: First Aid Pharmacology: Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs)