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Pharm Text ch 11-15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hydralazine (Apresoline), Minoxidil (Loniten) | Antihypertensive Vasodilators |
| captopril (Capoten), lisinopril (Zestril), quinapril (Accupril | Antihypertensive ACE Inhibitors |
| spironolactone (Aldactone) | Potassium-Sparing Agents |
| finasteride (Proscar), tamsulosin (Flomax) | BPH-Alpha-Adrenergic Antagonists |
| Bumetanide (Bumex), furosemide (Lasix) | Loop Diuretics |
| tolterodine (Detrol), flavoxate (Urispas), oxybutynin chloride (Ditropan) | Urinary Incontience |
| amlodipine (Norvase), diltiazem (Cardizem), nifedipine (Procardia) | Antihypertensive Calcium Channel Blockers |
| phenazopyridine (Pyridium (AZO pill) | Nondiuretic for Urinary Tract Analgesia |
| atenolol (Tenormin), metoprolol (Lopressor), propranolol (Inderal) | Antihypertensive Beta-Adrenergic |
| labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate) | Antihypertensive Combined Alpha & Beta-Adrenergic Blocker |
| HCTZ, Fiuril, Microzide | Antihypertensive Diutetic (Thiazide) |
| digoxin | Cardiotonics |
| adenosine (Adenocard) | Antidysrythmics Class IV |
| lidocaine, quinidine, procainamide | Antidysrhythmics Class I |
| amiodarone (Cardarone) | Antidysrythmics Class III |
| propranolol (Inderal, esmolol (Brevibloc | Antidysrhythmics Class II Beta Blockers |
| Lipitor, Mevacor, Zocor | Antihyperlipidemics |
| verapamil (Calan) | Antidyrhythmics Calcium Channel Blockers |
| cisplatin | Antineoplastic Agent |
| codeine | Narcotic Antitussive |
| Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Septra, Septra DS | Sulfonamides |
| Unasyn | Broad-Spectrum Penicillin |
| aminophyline | Xanthine Bronchilator |
| nitroglycerin (SL) | Antianginal and Peripheral Vasodilator |
| methylprednisolone | Corticosteriod |
| albuterol | Sympathomimetic Bronchodilator |
| anticoagulants | Inhibit clotting of blood |
| antihypertensive | Controls High Blood Pressure |
| Diuretics | Reduce edema; increase urinary output |
| cardiotonics | Strengthen Action of the Heart |
| opioids | Releive Moderate to Severe Pain |
| Sedative, Hypnotics | Promote Sleep; Relieve Anxiety |
| Antitussives | Relieve Cough |
| bronchodilators | Relieve Obstruction of Air Passages |
| Antiemetics | Releive Nausea; Control Vomiting |
| Antibiotics | Kill or Inhibit Growth of Microorganisms |
| Antihistamines | breathing problems caused by allergies, relieve effects of histamine; limits vasodilation (opening) & increased capillary permeability, reduces edema, produces anticholinergic (drying) effect; sedative effect on CNS |
| Prophyylaxis | prevention & treatment of Asthma & COPD |
| Nasal Steriods | Respiratory Problems |
| Histamine | Causes imflammatory Response |
| teratogenic | deformalities in fetus |
| ototoxic | may damage hearing, (asprin, salicylates, streptomycin) |
| contraindication | factors that rule out the use of a drug |
| precautions | factors that indicate a drug should be used with great care |
| rebound effect | increase in symptoms you are trying to stop |
| anticholinergic effect | drying |
| anticholinesterase drugs | Emzyme drugs |
| extrapyramidal reactions | dizziness, syncope, confussion, dyskinesia, tremor |
| syncope | light-headedness and fainting |
| dyskinesia | difficulty in movements of the body |
| common advise when giving meds to elderely | Go Slow and Stay Low |
| Cromolyn sodiumhelps | treat asthma by slowing down the descrution of sensitized mast cells |
| vertigo | feeling of dizziness or spinning |
| sympathomimetics/adrenergic stimulants | beta-adrenergic agents, dilate the bronchi through their action on beta-adrengic reseptors |
| xanthines | act to directely relax the smooth muscle cells of the bronchi, dilating or opening up the bronchi |
| refractoriness | lack of response to a drug that a patient has used before with good effectiness |
| diuresis | increased production and excretion of urine |
| mycardinal stimulation | increased rate of breathing |
| antagonize | interfere with |
| leukotriene recptor inhibitors | newest category of drugs used in treating asthma |
| corticosteriods | most potent (powerful) and consistently effective medications for the long-term control of asthma |
| dysphonia | horseness |
| rebound vasodilation | increase in blood flow leading to further congestion |
| analgesic | drugs to control pain |
| expectorant | agents that decrease the thickness of respiratory secretions and ais in thier removal |
| anticholinergic products | block the release of acetylcholine, inhibit cholinergic activity, reduce GI tract spasm, intestinal motility, acid production, wich reduces pain |
| cirrhosis | yellow, swollen feet, bloated, shuffle feet |
| pathogen | an organism that causes infection |
| antimicrobals/antifective agents | chemicles that kill or damage the pathogenic organisms |
| antibiotics | made up from other living microorganisms |
| generation drugs | each group is developed from similat drugs, first generation, second etc |
| bacterio-cidal | kill the bacteria |
| bacterio-static | limit or slow the growth of bacteria, weakenings or eventually leading to the death of bacteria |
| spectrum | number or organisms the medication is effective against |
| narrow-spectrum drugs | effective against only a few organisms |
| broad-spectrum drugs | effective against a wide variety of organisms |
| superinfection | when organisms are not sensitive to a prescribed antibiotic, are able to multiply, overgrow, and get out of control; may result when antifungals are given together with prolonged corticosteriod therapy |
| Sulfonamides | are usually used to treat acute and chronic urinary tract infections, particularly cystitis, pyelitis, pyelonephritis |
| toxemia | bacterial posions in the bloodstream |
| gram positive/gram negative | depending on weather they are stained by "Gram stain" |
| secondary infection | occurs when one infection follows another |
| mixed infection | both infections are present at same time |
| thrush | candida infection of the mouth |
| ototoxicity | auditory nerves are affected |
| nephrotoxicity | kidneys |
| hepatotoxicity | liver |
| antibiotic cross-sensitivity | exists with many antibotics, a person who has several drug allergies, should be carefully watched when taking any type of antibiotic |
| Cephalosporins | should be used with extreme caution in individuals because of high incidence of cross-sensitivity |
| Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) | approved for the treatment and prophlaxis of anthrax |
| Aminoglycosides | have a narrow therapeutic range, so closely manitor blood levels of these frugs to avoid toxic levels |
| Erythromycin | products cause severe GI disorders in almost all patients |
| Antitubercular Drugs | treatment of tuberculosis (TB) |
| chemoprophylaxis | TB - toxic to the liver |
| hepatoecellular damage | liver cell damage |
| gout | a form of arthritis caused by the overproduction or underproduction of uric acid |
| Hep A | ATM -Anal to Mouth - fecal to mouth |
| Hep B | Needle Stick |
| Amoeba | one cell |
| Antiparasitic Drugs | Worms, Eggs - both intsyinal and extraaintestinal amebiasis |
| helminthiasis | when a patient has worms, the infestation is called, the conditions is usually called: pinworms, roundworms, hoodworms, tapeworms, or whipworms |
| cutaneous larva | under the skin |
| neurotoxicity | brain |
| Malaria | caused by 4 species of protozoan |
| antipyretic | fever |
| analgesic | muscle relaxer |
| neoplasms | abnormal growths or tumors that may be benign or malignant |
| metastasis | the ability to travel throughout the body, spreading , rapid cell growth into other areas, and robbing tissues of nutrients (substances that support life and growth) |
| malignancy | out-of-control cell growth |
| chemotherapeutic agents | antineoplastic agents |
| alkylating agents | interfere with the normal process of cell division |
| antimetabolities | disrupt normal cell functions by interfering with various metabolic functions of the cells |
| antibiotic preparations | to deloay or prevent cell division of malignant cells |
| mitotic inhibitors | special group of medications that directely interfere with or stop cell division |
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