Cholinergic/Adrenergic drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 91: Does Clostridium botulinum affect the CNS, PNS, or both? _____

Answer: PNS

Flashcard 92: Rank the following receptors for affinity to dobutamine, from highest to lowest: β1, β2, α _____

Answer: β1 > β2 > α

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics (Sympathomimetics)

Flashcard 93: Do acetylcholinesterase inhibitors enhance ACh activity at muscarinic or nicotinic receptors? _____

Answer: Both :)

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics

Flashcard 94: _____ is a non-selective reversible α1 and α2 adrenergic receptor antagonist

Answer: Phentolamine

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics

Flashcard 95: Local anesthetics are often given with _____ to enhance local action

Answer: vasoconstrictors

Extra: First Aid Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych

Flashcard 96: α-receptor antagonists may cause _____ as an adverse effect

Answer: orthostatic hypotension

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics (α drugs)

Flashcard 97: Pyridostigmine, neostigmine, and edrophonium are _____ amines and thus _____ penetrate the CNS

Answer: quaternary

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics

Flashcard 98: Bupropion inhibits the reuptake of _____ and _____

Answer: norepinephrine

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych

Flashcard 99: Methacholine is a(n) _____ receptor agonist used in the bronchial challenge to help diagnose asthma

Answer: M3

Extra: First Aid Pharmacology: Respiratory (Asthma)

Flashcard 100: What drug class does pilocarpine belong to? _____

Answer: Cholinomimetics (muscarinic agonists)

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics