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Pharm Lesson 9
The following are activities related to the key terms for the chapter.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alpha-blockers | Drugs that block the alpha-1 receptors found in smooth muscle in the bladder neck and prostate, causing them to relax |
| Antispasmodics | Medications used to reduce the strength and frequency of contractions of the urinary bladder and to decrease gastrointestinal motility |
| Antiandrogens | A gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs that is used to treat prostate cancer |
| Benign prostatic hyperplasia | most common benign tumor in men that involves an increase in the number of cells leading to prostate enlargement interfering with urinary flow |
| Calculus | Stone |
| Cholinergic drugs | Parasympathomimetic drugs that mimic the action of the parasympathetic nervous system |
| Diuretic | Medication that increases urine excretion |
| Gout | Form of arthritis in which uric acid crystals are deposited in and around joints |
| Hyperkalemia | Abnormally high potassium in the blood can lead to cardiac arrhythmias |
| Hypokalemia | Abnormally low blood potassium; can lead to cardiac arrhythmias |
| Osmotic agents | Medications used to reduce intracranial or intraocular pressure |
| Overactive Bladder (OAB) | A sudden intense urge to urinate that may or may not lead to loss of the urine |
| Urinary analgesic | Medication used to relieve burning, pain, and discomfort in the urinary tract mucosa |
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