Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 911: Bevacizumab can be used to treat Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration and _____ Diabetic Retinopathy

Answer: Proliferative

Flashcard 912: _____ is a synthetic T4 hormone replacement that can cause hyperthyroidism

Answer: Levothyroxine

Flashcard 913: Which chemotherapeutic drug can be used in the treatment of sickle cell anemia? _____

Answer: Hydroxyurea

Flashcard 914: What is the mechanism of action of finasteride? _____

Answer: 5α-reductase inhibitor

Extra: * inhibits the conversion of testosterone to DHT in prostatic tissue

Flashcard 915: Colchicine disrupts the cytoskeleton of _____, which normally cause inflammation due to monosodium urate deposition in gout

Answer: neutrophils

Flashcard 916: _____ is used in allergic asthma with increased IgE levels and resistance to inhaled steroids and long-acting β2 agonists

Answer: Omalizumab

Extra: First Aid Pharmacology: Respiratory (Asthma)

Flashcard 917: Metoclopramide (D2 antagonist) is contraindicated in patients with _____

Answer: small bowel obstruction

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: GI (Anti-Emetics; "Vomitorium") Small bowel obstruction Abdominal x-ray (AP view; supine position) Multiple grossly dilated (>3 cm) loops of bowel are visible. The dilated bowel is identifiable as small bowel because of the presence of plicae circulares, which are hyperdense mucosal folds that extend completely across the entire width of the small bowel lumen. The stacked dilated bowel loops in the LUQ of the abdomen have a ladder-like appearance. This is the typical appearance of distal small bowel obstruction.

Flashcard 918: What effect do loop diuretics have on serum Ca2+ levels? _____

Answer: Decreased

Flashcard 919: What is the mechanism of action of warfarin? _____

Answer: Epoxide reductase inhibitor

Flashcard 920: Propylthiouracil (PTU) and Methimazole are associated with a(n) _____ rash

Answer: maculopapular skin