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Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
Which limb of the autonomic nervo...,
Which limb of the autonomic nervo...,
Describe the relationship between...
15  cards
Mechanisms of Drug Action
State the four types of drug anta...,
What is meant by use dependency i...,
What is physiological antagonism
14  cards
Drug-Receptor Interactions
Give an example of a group of dru...,
Give an example of a drug that ac...,
What are the three ways in which ...
12  cards
Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
State the five stages of the jour...,
What is the difference between en...,
What are the advantages of intrav...
30  cards
Drug Metabolism
What does metabolism tend to do t...,
What is hepatic first pass metabo...,
What effect does extensive first ...
37  cards
Cholinomimetics
Describe the synthesis of acetylc...,
Why are the receptors described a...,
What can be given to abolish musc...
47  cards
Cholinoceptor Antagonists
Define affinity,
Define efficacy,
What is the difference between ag...
31  cards
SNS Antagonists
Describe the effects of each type...,
State five adrenoceptor antagonis...,
State four main clinical uses of ...
42  cards
SNS Agonists
From which region of the spinal c...,
Most sympathetic post ganglionic ...,
State the difference between dire...
39  cards
Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
Describe how impulses are transmi...,
What type of receptor is found at...,
Where are these receptors found o...
35  cards
11) Drugs and the Cardiovascular System – The Heart
What is the major store of calciu...,
The heart has two signalling path...,
Which plasma membrane proteins al...
43  cards
Drugs of the Cardiovascular System – The Vasculature
Name three drug classes that inte...,
Describe the action of aldosteron...,
What are the uses of ace inhibitors
34  cards
Drugs of Abuse 3 – Alcohol
What equation is used to determin...,
What equation is used to calculat...,
What is the recommended weekly al...
34  cards
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
What percentage of the blood volu...,
What normally has to be damaged f...,
What is the difference between re...
24  cards
Atherosclerosis, Lipoproteins and Lipid-Lowering Agents
What is the main difference in th...,
What are dietary triglycerides an...,
What are chylomicrons broken down...
30  cards
NSAIDs
What are the three major uses of ...,
What are most deaths due to nsaid...,
Broadly speaking how do nsaids act
40  cards
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
What are the two main diseases th...,
What is the underlying pathogenes...,
What type of ibd is obesity a ris...
37  cards
22) Adverse Drug Reactions
What is an adverse drug reaction,
Describe severe adrs,
Abcde classification of adverse d...
23  cards
Opiates/Opioids
What is an opiate,
What are the four most commonly o...,
What is the significance of the t...
55  cards
20) Anti-Emetics
State the 5 major classes of anti...,
What is nausea and vomiting often...,
Describe the process of vomiting
27  cards
20) Anti-Ulcer Drugs
What are the protective factors t...,
Parietal cells gastric chief cell...,
What triggers gastrin secretion w...
21  cards
Principles of GABA-ergic Transmission
What are the two main inhibitory ...,
What are the main excitatory amin...,
What type of amino acids are the ...
36  cards
Anxiolytics and Hypnotics
What are the four main proteins t...,
What protein links the gaba recep...,
Describe the normal physiological...
44  cards
Dopaminergic pathways of the brain and drugs used to treat Parkinson’s Disease and Schizophrenia
What are the three main dopaminer...,
Where are each of these pathways ...,
What are the roles of these pathways
57  cards
Principles of General Anaesthesia
What are the five clinically desi...,
Nitric oxide diethyl ether haloth...,
Name 2 iv general anaesthetics
23  cards
Local Anaesthetics
Define local anaesthetic,
What is the rapid depolarisation ...,
What are the three components tha...
33  cards
31. ANTIBIOTICS + ANTIFUNGALS
What do sulphonamides do,
Fluoroquinolones,
How do drugs interfere with rna s...
12  cards
Antivirals
What surrounds the genetic materi...,
What type of genetic material do ...,
Describe the relative curability ...
21  cards
28. ALZHEIMER'S
Identify the underlying pathology,
Clinical symptoms,
Risk factors
5  cards
29. ANTI-PARKINSONIAN DRUGS AND NEUROLEPTICS
Parkinsons clinical features,
Neuropathology of parkinsons,
Dopaminergic pathways
11  cards
NSAIDs COPY
What are the three major uses of ...,
What are most deaths due to nsaid...,
Broadly speaking how do nsaids act
40  cards
Anticonvulsants, Antifungals, Antibiotics
Seizures are,
Epilepsy is,
Types of seizures
25  cards

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