Parkinson's Disease
Drugs for Parkinson
Alzheimer's Disease
Drugs for AD
Mics
100
Parkinson's disease effects
What is muscle movements
100
This drug crosses the blood-brain barrier, and is a percurser to dopamine
What is Levodopa (Larodopa)
100
Alzheimer's effects neurons of the
What is temoporal lobe, hippocampus, memory center
100
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors act by
What is inhibiting the action of ACh-ase and thereby inc. levels of Ach
100
Benztropine (Cogentin) is a cholinergic blocker which acts by
What is blocking excess cholinergic stimulation of neurons in the corpus striatum
200
Parkinson's disease is cause by a lack this neurotransmitter
What is dopamine
200
Levodopa acts on
What is extra-pryamidal motor pathways
200
Side effects of Alzheimer's are
What is impaired memory, confusion, disorientation, aggressive behavior
200
When discontinuing ACh-ase inhibitors dose should be
What is lowered gradually
200
Ginko Biloba is used to improve memory however it also
What is causes increases in bleeding
300
The most critical area for dopamin contact is
What is corpus striatum, responsible for controlling unconscious muscle movements
300
This drug blocks ACh stimulation of neurons in the corpus striatum
What is Benztropine (Cogentin)
300
Alzheimer's patients experience a dramatic loss of ability to perform ADLs that require the neurotransmitter
What is acetylocholine
300
Because this drug acts by increasing cholinergic activity, 2 parasympathomimetics should not be administered at the same time
What is Donepezil (Aricept)
300
MAOIs,, alcohol, tricyclic antidepressants, and OTC should not be taken when _____________ is being used
What is Benztropine (Cogentin)
400
Drug of choice for Parkinson
What is Levadopa (Larodopa)
400
Side effects of Levodopa (Larodopa) are
What is uncontrolled and purposeless movements
400
This is the drug class of choice for treatment of AD
What is acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
400
Donepezil (Aricept) improves memory in cases of mild to moderater Alzheimer's dementia by
What is enhancing the effects of ACh in neurons in the cerebral cortex
400
Pt should recieve this drug for a least 6 months prior to assessing max benefit of drug therapy
What is Donepezil (Aricept)
500
Drug therapy for Parkinson's focuses on two thing
What is restoring dopamine function, and blocking the effect of acetylcholine w/in the corpus striatum
500
You should not take what with Levodopa (Larodopa)
What is OTC, alcohol, and vitamin B6 or foods with vitamin B6
500
AD is responsible for 70% of dementia which is a
What is degenerative disorder charachterized by progressive memory loss, confusion, and inability to think of communicate effectively
500
Side effects for Donepezil (Aricept) include
What is vomiting, diarrhea, darkened urine, cramping, fatigue, incontience
500
The goals of pharmacotherpay fro AD are
What is improve function in ADLs, living, behavior, and cognition
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