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CNS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dependence | An altered state where continued administration of the drug is necessary to prevent physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms. |
| Addiction | A pattern of compulsive use characterized by overwhelming involvement with drug use and abuse. |
| Tolerance | The need for larger doses or an increase in the number of doses to achieve the desired response. |
| Brain and spinal cord | The CNS is composed of: |
| CNS | Involved in integrating and deciphering all incoming messages and sending responses, coordinates muscle movements, visualization, temperature regulation, pain and sensation. |
| Sedative Hypnotics | Short term use for insomnia, antidotes for overdoses of stimulants, consists of Benzodiazepines and Barbiturates |
| Skeletal Muscle Relaxants | Relieve muscle spasm associated with muscle inflammation and injury, useful in neuromuscular disorders |
| Anticonvulsants | Seizures accompanied by loss or disturbance of consciousness and possibly abnormal body movements, does not cure disease |
| Status Epilepticus | Life threatening seizure disorder |
| Narcotic Analgesics | Relief of moderate to severe pain, cough suppressant (antitussives), and severe diarrhea |
| Expectorants | helps to decrease viscosity of respiratory tract secretions |
| Narcan (Naloxone) | Narcotic antagonist used to treat overdoses |
| Antipsychotics | Relieve the signs and symptoms of psychosis, has a mush better effect on the positive symptoms of psychosis |
| Antidepressants | Treats severe depression |
| Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors | Most common form of anti-depressant with fewer side effects |
| Manic-depressive disorder | Periods of elation, followed by periods of depression, drugs moderate mood swings |
| Alzheimer disease | a form of dementia, a brain disorder tha causes memory loss and a decline in mental function over time |
| Antianxiety Agents | To relieve nervousness and tension in normal or neurotic patients |
| CNS Stimulants | To improve mental function, elevate mood, overcome fatigue, and produce a general feeling of well being |
| Narcolepsy | Randomly falling asleep |
| Hyperkinesis | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD in children |
| Anorexiants | Management of obesity |
| Anti-Parkinson's Agents | To treat the shaking, rigidity, salvation, and slowing of initila movements associated with Parkinson's Disease |
| Levodopa | The "gold standard" treatment in Parkinson's disease |
| Smoking Deterrants | It is an aid in nicotine replacement therapy, a process for smoking cessation |
| Physiology | The science of the function of living systems |
| Benzodiazepines | Class of drugs with a sedative effect |
| Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebral Palsy | Neuromuscular Disorders |
| Valium and Ativan | Drugs of choice to treat a life threatening seizure disorder called Status Epilepticus |
| Tricyclic | having three rings of atoms or molecules |
| Namenda, Aricept, Exelon | Drugs for Alzeimer's Disease |
| Nicotine patch, gum, ND, and nasal spray | Smoking Deterrants |
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