Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: _____ may be given to patients on MAO inhibitors who eat tyramine containing foods (e.g. wine, cheese)

Answer: Phentolamine

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics (α drugs)

Flashcard 82: Which thyroid medications are associated with aplastic anemia? _____

Answer: Propylthiouracil (PTU) and methimazole

Flashcard 83: Gabapentin is an anti-epileptic that may be used to treat post-_____ neuralgia

Answer: herpetic

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych

Flashcard 84: Diuresis with _____ prevents cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity

Answer: IV saline

Flashcard 85: Tolcapone can cause _____ failure as an adverse effect

Answer: hepatic

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych

Flashcard 86: Class IA antiarrhythmics have a(n) _____ binding affinity for the Na+ channel

Answer: intermediate

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Cardiovascular (Antiarrhythmics)

Flashcard 87: Bile acid resins (e.g. cholestyramine) indirectly _____ HMG CoA reductase activity and thus _____ cholesterol synthesis by the liver

Answer: increase

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Blood & Inflammation (Dyslipidemia drugs)

Flashcard 88: Loop diuretics may cause _____-toxicity as an adverse effect

Answer: oto

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Renal (Diuretics)

Flashcard 89: One adverse effect of NSAIDs is _____ due to inhibition of COX-1

Answer: gastric ulcers

Flashcard 90: Mycophenolate mofetil use is associated with _____-tension

Answer: hyper