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| Epinephrine stimulates this type of receptor to produce increased heart rate: |
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| Which of these organs helps to maintain a high blood pressure during a fight/flight situation? |
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| The uptake 1 process at the sympathetic synapse: |
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| "recycles" norepinephrine |
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| Phenylephrine (Neo-synephrine): |
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| causes a vasoconstriction in the nasal passages |
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| Which of the following enzymes is responsible for terminating the effects of acetylcholine at the parasympathetic nerve endings? |
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| Both sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia during neurotransmission is: |
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| Preganglionic parasympathetic nervew originate from the: |
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| Pre- and postganglionic nerves of the parasympathetic nervous system meet: |
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| close to the innervated tissue |
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| Which of the following agents will inhibit acetylcholinesterases to indirectly cause muscarinic receptor stimulation? |
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| Which of the following agents is least prone to acetylcholinesterase metabolism? |
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| An antidote for Sarin gas poisoning would be? |
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| A drug used to treat premature labor would be: |
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| Albuterol (ventolin may be used to treat sudden asthma attacks by: |
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| Its ability to activate ß-adrenergic receptors on bronchial passages |
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| Which of these agents is useful for treating nasal congestion? |
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| Which of the following receptors causes decreased GI tract motility? |
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| Which of the following drugs is not a muscarinic receptor antagonist? |
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| Which of the following agents is not a ß-adrenergic receptor agonist? |
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| Which of the following is not an effect of the parasympathetic nervous system? |
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| Which of the following agents blocks the uptake 1 process of sympathetic nerves? |
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| Which of the following may be an effect of nerve gas (VX) poisioning? |
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| Which of the following drugs would be a selective agonist for α-adrenergic receptors? |
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| A patient is rushed into the emergency department after being stung by a wasp and showing signs of anaphylaxis. Which of these drugs would be most useful to treat the symptoms of anaphylaxis? |
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| metabolizes norepinephrine |
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| long pre-ganglionic, short post-ganglionic |
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| thoracic/lumbar portion of spinal cord |
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| muscarinic receptor antagonist |
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| sympathetic neurotransmitter |
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| NaCl transporter inhibitor |
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| aldosterone receptor antagonist |
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| carbonic anhydrase inhibitor |
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| Na/K/Cl symport inhibitor |
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| vasopressin receptor antagonist |
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| non-selective β antagonist |
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| non-selective β and α1 blocker |
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| block cardiac Ca channels |
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| blocks cardiac and vascular calcium channels |
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| blocks vascular calcium channel |
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| Endothelin receptor antagonist |
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| Which of the following would be most useful to reduce elevated intracranial pressure? |
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| First-line therapy for most CHF patients will be: |
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| First-line therapy for patients with essential hypertension would be: |
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| Which of the following dominate the clinical picture with left-sided heart failure? |
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| Which of the following symptoms is most likely to be associated with right-sided heart failure? |
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| Which of the following is recommended first for a patient with blood pressure of 138/88? |
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| Which of the following is most useful for treating pulmonary hypertension? |
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| Which of the following are the most efficacious diuretics currently available? |
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| Which of the following can be used to inhibit ADH secretion? |
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| Which of the following are alpha-1a receptor blockers useful in treating? |
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| benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) |
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| At any given time, most of the blood in the body will be located in the: |
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| A drug which causes arterial dilation will likely also be associated with: |
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| Which of the following might be best for acute hypertensive emergency? |
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| The blood in the circulatory system is moving at its slowest rate in the... |
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| The most common and troublesome side effects in patients taking an ACE-inhibitor is: |
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| Which of the following is most likely to be useful for Prinzmetal's angina? |
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| The parasympathetic nervous system is a division of: |
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| peripheral nervous system |
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| parasympathetic nerves that supply the heart cause: |
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| no change in cardiac function |
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| the parasympathetic nerves originate from the: |
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-sacral portion of the spinal cord
-brain stem |
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| the neurotransmitter that allows for transmission of nerve activity in the parasympathetic ganglia is: |
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| Which of the following would result in you if a hungry bear wandered onto your campsite: |
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| Which of the following would be a consequence of the Uptake 1 process into the nerve ending? |
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| metabolism by monoamine oxidase |
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| Which of the following agents is able to block the Uptake 1 process in sympathetic neurons? |
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| The enzyme responsible for metabolism of acetylcholine is: |
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| An example of an indirectly acting parasympathomimetic agent would be: |
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| Responsible for the control of norepinephrine concentrations in the synaptic space: |
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| Methacholine may be described as a: |
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| muscarinic receptor antagonist |
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| Which of the following agents is not a β-adrenergic receptor agonist? |
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| which of the following therapeutic uses would be appropriate for bethanechol? |
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| which of the following drugs is not a muscarinic receptor antagonist? |
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| which of the following drugs is most rapidly metabolized by cholinesterases? |
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| which of the following is used for the treatment of acute asthamatic attacks? |
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| Which of the following physiological effects may be seen with a direct-acting sympathomimetic agent e.g. epinephrine? |
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| what receptors are activated to treat nasal congestion? |
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| Which receptor type is involved in increasing blood pressure during a fight or flight situation? |
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| Which of the following agents would be used to cause uterine smooth muscle relaxation during premature labor? |
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| the pump of the circulatory system is/are the |
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| when resistance decreases and cardiac output remains the same, what else will happen? |
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| blood pressure will decrease |
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| If diuretics cause a decrease in blood volume, how/why would this affect blood pressure |
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| decreased blood pressure due to decreased venous return and cardiac output |
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| acetylcholine causes decreased heart rate via |
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| what catalyzes the formation of angiotensin I? |
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| ACE inhibitors will cause both: |
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| vasodilation and diuresis |
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| pain in the chest due to ischemia is called |
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| Which of the following blood pressures indicates that the patient has stage 1 hypertension? |
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| Thiazide diuretics block the |
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| The Na+/Cl- transporter is located in the |
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| inhibit cardiac Na/K ATPase |
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| Which of the following is most likely to be usefu for Prinzmetal's angina? |
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| Which of the following is most likely to be associated with reflex tachycardia? |
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| Which of the following is most useful for treating pulmonary hypertension? |
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| Which of the following are the most efficacious diuretics currently available? |
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| Which of the following can be used to inhibit ADH secretion? |
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| Which of the following are alpha-1a receptor blockers useful in treating? |
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| benign prosthetic hyperplasia (BPH) |
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| a drug which causes arterial dilation will likely also be associated with: |
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| Which of the following might be best for acute hypertensive emergency? |
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| The most common and troublesome side effects in patients taking an ACE-inhibitor is: |
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| The actions of epinephrine vary most widely from norepinephrine in which of the following? |
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| significantly greater beta-2 effect |
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| Which of the following can be used to alkalinize the urine? |
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| Which of the following can be used to treat excessive potassium loss due to chronic diuretic therapy? |
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| Which of the following would be most useful to reduce elevated intracranial pressure? |
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| First-line therapy for msot CHF patients will be: |
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| First-line therapy for patients with essential hypertension would be: |
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| Which of the following dominate the clinical picture with left-sided heart failure? |
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| Which of the following symptoms is most likely to be associated with right-sided heart failure? |
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| Which of the following is recommended for a patient with blood pressure of 136/88? |
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