Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 871: Huntington disease may be treated with _____ or reserpine, which inhibit VMAT, decreasing dopamine vesicle packaging and release

Answer: tetrabenazine

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Flashcard 872: What type(s) of seizures (partial, tonic-clonic, or absence) may be treated with levetiracetam? _____

Answer: Partial and tonic-clonic

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Flashcard 873: Which kinase inhibitor can inhibit the c-kit tyrosine kinase that causes GIST? _____

Answer: imatinib

Flashcard 874: Valproic acid is an anti-epileptic that may cause GI distress and _____ as adverse effects

Answer: pancreatitis

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Flashcard 875: The F-series prostaglandins are vaso-_____

Answer: constrictors

Flashcard 876: A potentially fatal _____philic delayed hypersensitivity reaction elicited by Allopurinol is DRESS Syndrome

Answer: eosino

Flashcard 877: Diazepam, Chlordiazepoxide, and Flurazepam are benzodiazepines that have _____ half-lives

Answer: long

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Flashcard 878: Typical antipsychotics are associated with _____-adrenergic blockade, which may cause orthostatic hypotension

Answer: α1

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Flashcard 879: Because Class IC antiarrhythmics have a strong binding affinity and dissociate primarily during diastole, a(n) increased heart rate results in a longer _____ complex

Answer: QRS

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Flashcard 880: Cyclophosphamide can stimulate _____ secretion, resulting in a euvolemic hyponatremia

Answer: ADH