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Pharm 19-20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Respiration | The process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide, and is accomplished via the respiratory system. |
| ___________ is used in combination with Oxygen to stimulate breathing. | Carbon Dioxide |
| doxapran hydochloride | Dopram |
| Dopram does what? | Respiratory Stimulant used in COPD |
| Two central nervous system depressants from the opium group are _____________. | Morphine and Codeine |
| Two central nervous system depressants from the barbiturate group are ______________. | Phenobarbital and Secobarbital. |
| Bronchodilators | Agents that dilate the bronchioles of the lung by relaxing the smooth muscles of the bronchioles allowing better air exchange. |
| terbutaline sulfate | Brethine |
| Brethine does what? | A bronchodilator used in acute asthma attacks |
| Brethine | terbutaline sulfate |
| theophylline,theophylline ethylenediamine | Theo-24,Theolair,Uniphyl |
| Theo-24,Theolair, Uniphyl | theophylline,theophylline ethylenediamine |
| Theo-24,Theolair,Uniphyl are used for? | Bronchodilator used to treat the inflammatory aspects of asthma |
| albuterol | Proventil |
| Proventil | albuterol |
| Proventil does what? | Inhaler used for asthma |
| fluticasone propionate | Advair Diskus |
| Advair Diskus | fluticasone propinate |
| Advair Diskus does what? | Corticosteroiid-bronchodilator to help prevent asthma |
| Dopram | doxapran hydochloride |
| salmeterol | Serevent Diskus |
| Servent Diskus | salmeterol |
| Servant Diskus does what? | Long-acting bronchodilator to prevent bronchospasms |
| montelukast sodium | Singulair |
| Singulair | montelukast sodium |
| Singulair does what? | Bronchodilator used in the prevention of asthma. |
| A condition of in which the heart is unable to circulate blood satisfactorily. | Heart Failure |
| Increase the contractility of the myocardium(heart). | Inotropic Drugs |
| Block the beta-adrenergic receptors in the sympathetic nervous system. | Beta Blockers |
| The agents of choice for CHF used in combination with other drugs such as diuretics, beta blockers etc. | Ace Inhibitors |
| Cause the muscle fibers in blood vessels to constrict or tighten. | Vasoconstrictors |
| Cause the muscle fibers in blood vessels to relax or dilate to increase blood flow. | Vasodilators |
| digoxin | Digitek |
| Digitek | digoxin |
| Digitek does what? | Inotropic drug used to stengthen the heart musculature. |
| benazepril | Lotensin |
| Lotensin | benazepril |
| Lotensin does what? | Ace inhibitor used in congestive heart failure. |
| lisinopril | Prinivil |
| Prinivil | lisinopril |
| Prinivil does what? | Ace inhibitor used in CHF. |
| atenolol | Tenormin |
| Tenormin | atenolol |
| Tenormin does what? | A beta blocker used to treat MI. |
| metoprolol | Toprol |
| Toprol | metoprolol |
| Toprol is what? | A beta blocker used in MI. |
| propranolol hydrochloride | Inderal |
| Inderal | propanolol hydrochloride |
| Inderal is what? | A beta blocker used in MI's. |
| olmesartan | Benicar |
| Benicar | olmesartan |
| Benicar does what? | Angiotension 2 Receptor blocker used after MI'S. |
| lidocaine hydrochloride | Xylocaine |
| Xylocaine | lidocaine hydrochloride |
| Xylocaine does what? | Drug used to prevent and control ventricular fibrillations. |
| epinephrine injections | Adrenalin |
| Adrenalin | epinephrine injections |
| Adrenalin does what? | Vsoconstrictor used to constrict peripheral blood vessels at the local level to stop bleeding. |
| glyceryl trinitrate | Nitrostat |
| Nitrostat | glyceryl trinitrate |
| Nitrostat does what? | Vasodilator used to prevent or relieve attacks. |
| clonidine hydrochloride | Catapres |
| Catapres | clonidine hydrochloride |
| Catapres does what? | A central alpha agonists used to lower blood pressure. |
| terazosin hydrochloride | Hytrin |
| Hytrin | terazosin hydrochloride |
| Hytrin does what? | An alpha blocker. |
| amlodipine besylate | Norvasc |
| Norvasc | amlodipine besylate |
| Norvasc does what? | A calcium channel blocker used to treat hypertension. |
| diltiazem hydrochloride | Cardizem |
| Cardizem | diltiazem hydrochloride |
| Cardizem does what? | A calcium channel blocker used to treat hypertension and angina pectoris |
| nicardipine | Cardene |
| Cardene | nicardipine |
| Cardene does what? | A calcium channel blocker. |
| nifedipine | Adalat |
| Adalat | nifedipine |
| Adalat | A calcium channel blocker used to manage hypertension in patients with coexisting angina or PVD. |
| sodium heparin injection | Heparin |
| Heparin | sodium heaprin injection |
| Heparin does what? | An anticoaugulant used to treat venous thrombosis. |
| warfarin sodium | Coumadin |
| Coumadin | warfarin sodium |
| Coumadin | A Coumarin anticoaugulant used to prevent blood clots from forming. |
| alteplase t-pa | Activase |
| Activase | alteplase t-pa |
| Activase does what? | Thrombolytic therapy for MI's. 3-5 hour window after MI. |
| atorvastatin calcium | Lipitor |
| Lipitor | atorvastatin calcium |
| Lipitor does what? | An antilipidemic drug used to lower cholesterol serum. |
| ezetimibe | Zetia |
| Zetia | ezetimibe |
| Zetia does what? | Antilipidemic drug used to reduce serum cholesterol |
| gemfibrozil | Lopid |
| Lopid | gemfibrozil |
| Lopid does what? | Antilipidemic drug used to reduce serum levels of triglycerides and very low density cholesterol. |
| rosuvastatin | Crestor |
| Crestor | rosuvastatin |
| Crestor does what? | Antilipidemic drug used to treat primary hypercholesyerolemia and mixed dyslipidemia. |