Analgesics/Substance Abuse
Anti-inflammatory
Adrenergic/Cholinergic
Anti-infective
Central NS
100
These are the most effective pain relievers available
What are opioids?
100
NSAIDs work by inhibiting this enzyme
What is a cyclooxyrgenase inhibitor?
100
These 3 are considered cholinergic receptors.
What are NicotinicN, NicotinicM, and Muscarinic?
100
A secondary infection caused while treating a primary infection.
What is a superinfection?
100
This is the most common class of drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease.
What are dopaminergic agents?
200
Endogenous opioids activate these receptors
What is Mu, Kappa, and Delta?
200
This drug is indicated as an analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and prophylaxis for a heart attack
What is aspirin [ASA]?
200
A patient presents to the emergency department with symptoms of asthma. Due to receptor specificity, which of the following drugs would have a beneficial affect on this patient’s asthma symptoms. - dopamine [Intropin] - norepinephrine [Levophed] - epinephrine [Adrenalin] - dobutamine [Dobutrex]
What is Epinephrine [Adrenalin]?
200
MRSA and VRE are known is this, because they are often inquired while in the hospital.
What are nosocomial infections?
200
Cholinesterase inhibitors such as Donepezil [Aricept] are used to treat this condition.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
300
This drug is a pure opioid antagonist
What is naloxone [Narcan]?
300
Ibuprofen [Motrin] is primarily indicated for these 3 things.
What is an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic?
300
Doxazosin [Cardura] is prescribed for the treatment of hypertension. Therapeutic benefits are derived from the drugs receptor specificity to this receptor.
What is alpha1?
300
Treating an infection before a causative organism is positively identified.
What is empiric therapy?
300
This drug is used to treat nausea and vomiting for persons taking Levodopa/Carbidopa [Sinemet].
What is Carbidopa [Lodosyn]?
400
Codeine [Tylenol No. 3] is a combination opioid agonists that includes these 2 drugs?
What is an opioid and APAP?
400
This drug is a second generation NSAID.
What is celecoxib [Celebrex]?
400
- Metabolized rapidly by MAO enzymes (can’t be given orally) - Does not readily cross blood brain barrier - Short duration of action - Includes epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine
What are catecholamines?
400
Isoniazid [Nydrazid] is the primary drug used to treat this anti-mycobacterial infection.
What is tuberculosis?
400
This drug can be used to treat drug-induced dyskinesia in patients taking carbidopa/levodopa [Sinemet].
What is Amantadine?
500
Due to this system, voluntary drug users can become compulsive users as a result of molecular changes in the brain.
What is the brain reward system?
500
Celecoxib [Celebrex] is indicated for these 2 things.
What is an anti-inflammatory and analgesic?
500
A patient presents to the hospital with bradycardia. This muscarinic antagonist drug is most likely to be administered.
What is Atropine?
500
These 2 drugs can be used to treat Clostridium difficile (C-diff) associated diarrhea caused by clindamycin [Cleocin].
What is vancomycin and metronidazole [Flagyl]?
500
This is the most common drug used to treat epilepsy, and has a narrow therapeutic index.
What is Phenytoin [Dilantin]?