Pharmacology and Therapeutics

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Decks in this class (30)

Pharmacokinetics
The journey of a drug through the...,
Major routes of drug administrati...,
Enteral routes of drug administra...
15  cards
Drug metabolism
Lipophilic drug 1,
Water soluble drug 2,
Biochemical reactions in drug met...
10  cards
Cholinomimetics
Muscarinic eye effects 1,
Muscarinic heart effects 2,
Muscarinic vasculature effects 3
25  cards
Cholinoceptor antagonists
Unwanted effects of muscarinic re...,
Nicotinic receptor antagonists 2,
Hexamethonium 3
26  cards
SNS agonists
Unwanted effects of adrenaline 1,
Adrenaline 2,
Clinical uses of adrenaline 3
22  cards
SNS antagonists
Adrenoceptor subtypes 1,
Adrenoceptor antagonists 2,
Clinical uses of adrenoceptor ant...
38  cards
Neuromuscular blocking drugs
0  cards
Anxiolytics and hypnotics
Anxiolytics 1,
Sedatives 2,
Hypnotics 3
23  cards
Anticonvulsants
Epilepsy 1,
Absence seizures 2,
Complex partial focal seizures 3
35  cards
Anti-parkinsonian drugs and neuroleptics
Mesocortical pathway 1,
Mesolimbic pathway 2,
Nigrostriatal pathway 3
32  cards
Anti-emetics
Chemotherapy induced nausea and v...,
Chemotherapy induced nausea and v...,
Mechanistic vomiting triggers 3
9  cards
Anti-depressants
Unipolar depression depressive di...,
Bipolar depression manic depressi...,
Tricyclic antidepressants tcas 3
26  cards
Principles of general anaesthesia
Clinically desirable objectives o...,
Gaseous inhalation general anaest...,
Intravenous general anaesthetics 3
16  cards
Principles of local anaesthesia
6 routes of local anaesthetic adm...,
Epidural anaesthesia local 2,
Intravenous regional anaesthesia ...
18  cards
Drugs of abuse
Routes of administration 1,
Classification of drugs 2,
Cannabis pharmacokinetics dosing 3
27  cards
Alcohol
Absolute amount 1,
Units 2,
Maximum units for men and women 3
17  cards
Diuretics
How do diuretics work 1,
Kidney physiology proximal convol...,
Kidney physiology loop of henle 3
21  cards
Drug-receptor interactions
Drug 1,
Drug target sites 2,
Drug target sites receptors 3
21  cards
Introduction to the ANS
Principal target organs of the sy...,
Principal target organs of the pa...,
Autonomic nervous system 3
21  cards
Mechanisms of drug action
Types of drug antagonism 1,
Drug antagonism receptor blockade 2,
Drug antagonism physiological ant...
23  cards
Haemostasis and thrombosis
Initial stages of thrombosis 1,
Initiation anticoagulants 2,
Virchow s triad 3
12  cards
Atherosclerosis and lipo metabolism
Ldl cholesterol 1,
Hdl cholesterol 2
2  cards
NSAIDS
Use of nsaids in england 1,
Why are nsaids so widely used 2,
How do nsaids work 3
16  cards
Opioids
What is an opiate 1,
Main opioids 2,
Morphine structure 3
17  cards
Inflammatory bowel disease
Two major forms of ibd 1,
Genetic risk factors of ibd 2,
Environmental risk factors of ibd 3
22  cards
Adverse drug reactions and interactions
Adverse drug event 1,
Epidemiology of adverse drug reac...,
Adr classification basis 3
34  cards
Treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers
Helicobacter pylori 1,
Ulcer formation from helicobacter...,
Helicobacter pylori virulence 3
11  cards
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer s epidemiology 1,
Alzheimer s clinical symptoms 2,
Amyloid hypothesis physiological ...
13  cards
Anti-viral drugs
Viral hepatitis 1,
Hep c treatment 2,
Hiv life cycle 3
13  cards
Antibiotics and antifungals
Bacteria 1,
Gram positive bacteria membrane p...,
Gram negative bacteria membrane p...
25  cards

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