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Pharm 19-20
Question | Answer |
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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. |