Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 321: Non-dihydropyridine CCBs may cause excessive AV block when combined with _____-adrenergic antagonists

Answer: β

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

Flashcard 322: Warfarin has a(n) _____ half-life

Answer: long

Flashcard 323: Eltrombopag is a(n) _____ receptor agonist used to treat thrombocytopenia

Answer: thrombopoetin

Extra: First Aid Pharmacology: Immunology

Flashcard 324: Phenylephrine may be used to treat nasal _____

Answer: congestion

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics (Sympathomimetics)

Flashcard 325: The anti-coagulants _____ and _____ are reduced early in warfarin therapy, leading to a(n) hyper-coagulable state

Answer: protein C

Extra: Warfarin also decreases levels of factors II, VII, IX, and X. Protein C (half-life ~8 hours) and Protein S (half-life ~30 hours) are inhibited more rapidly than the pro-coagulant factors II, IX, and X, leading to a transient pro-thrombotic state. Resources:

Flashcard 326: Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (e.g. acarbose, miglitol) are infrequently prescribed due to their ability to cause _____, _____, and abdominal pain as side effects

Answer: diarrhea

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Endocrine (diabetes)

Flashcard 327: Immune thrombocytopenia can be treated with the TPO receptor agonists _____ and _____

Answer: eltrombopag

Flashcard 328: What drug class does trazodone belong to? _____

Answer: Atypical antidepressants

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych

Flashcard 329: Activation of α2 adrenergic receptors on ciliary bodies causes _____ aqueous humor production

Answer: decreased

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics (Sympathomimetics)

Flashcard 330: Side effects of spironolactone and ketoconazole include amenorrhea (females) and _____ (males)

Answer: gynecomastia