LCRS Pharmacology and Therapeutics

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Decks in this class (33)

Introduction to autonomic nervous system
What are the three principal effe...,
What is the autonomic nervous sys...,
What is the somatic nervous syste...
43  cards
Drug-receptor interactions
What is a drug,
What are the 4 drug target sites ...,
What are receptors
21  cards
Pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism
What are the 4 stages of a drugs ...,
What are the possible ways of adm...,
What is a systemic drug and give ...
28  cards
Drug metabolism- Notes
Why do we need drug metabolism,
What is the major organ for drug ...,
What is hepatic first pass metabo...
50  cards
Cholinomimetics
What are cholinomimetics,
How is acetylcholine synthesised,
What causes the exocytosis of ach
78  cards
Cholinoceptor antagonists
What is affinity in terms of rece...,
What is efficacy in terms of rece...,
In terms of efficacy and affinity...
45  cards
SNS agonists
Where do sympathetic nerves origi...,
What is the neurotransmitter at s...,
What do most sympathetic postgang...
75  cards
SNS antagonists
What are the main processes that ...,
What are the main processes that ...,
What are the main processes that ...
75  cards
Neuromuscular blocking drugs
How is acetylcholine synthesised,
Where is cat only found,
What is the end plate potential
46  cards
Drugs and the cardiovascular system: The heart
What is the major store of calciu...,
What are the two intracellular se...,
What happens in terms of calcium ...
77  cards
Drugs and the cardiovascular system- the vasculature
What produces a raft of substance...,
What effect does the renin angiot...,
What is the mechanism of action o...
37  cards
Drugs of Abuse 1: General/Cannabis
Why are drugs abused,
How does the reward pathway work,
What causes dopamine release at t...
58  cards
Drugs of abuse 2: Cocaine and nicotine
Where does cocaine come from,
What part of the plant contains c...,
How is cocaine paste made
38  cards
Alcohol
How do you calculate the absolute...,
How do you calculate the units of...,
Where is alcohol absorbed
45  cards
Haemostasis and thrombosis
What percentage of blood volume i...,
Where are clotting factors found,
What is the difference between ha...
57  cards
Atherosclerosis and lipometabolism
How do hdls and ldls compare in t...,
How are dietary triglycerides and...,
Where do most circulating lipids ...
56  cards
NSAIDs
What are the major clinical uses ...,
How do nsaids work,
What are prostanoids derived from
48  cards
Anti-emetics
What are the major classes of ant...,
What is the definition of nausea,
What is the definition of vomiting
50  cards
Inflammatory bowel disease
What are the two major forms of ibd,
In what percentage of patients is...,
How many people in the uk current...
73  cards
Anti-ulcer drugs
What drugs are involved with trea...,
What is a peptic ulcer,
How can gastric and duodenal ulce...
74  cards
Adverse drug reactions
What is the definition of an adve...,
What are ards classified on,
How are ards classified based on ...
36  cards
Opiods
What is an opiate,
What are the most common opiates,
What do all opiates have in commo...
68  cards
Diuretics
What are diuretics,
Where is a lot of sodium reabsorbed,
How dos sodium diffuse into the e...
74  cards
GABA-ergic transmission
What are the main inhibitory amin...,
What sort of amino acids are inhi...,
What sort of amino acids are exci...
43  cards
Anxiolytics and hypnotics
What sort of receptors are involv...,
What are the four proteins that g...,
What does gaba modulin do
47  cards
Anti-Parkinsonian drugs and neuroleptics
What dopaminergic pathways are there,
What is the nigrostriatal pathway...,
What is the mesolimbic pathway an...
49  cards
Principles of general anaesthesia
What are the clinically desirable...,
What are the two different types ...,
What is the meyer overton correla...
37  cards
Local anaesthetics
What are local anaesthetics,
What three main regions do all lo...,
What is the basis for classificat...
30  cards
Antidepressant drugs
What are the different types of a...,
What are the symptoms of depression,
What is unipolar depression depre...
24  cards
Antibiotics and antifungals
Give a basic overview of structur...,
Give a basic overview of the stru...,
What are mycolic bacteria like
50  cards
Antivirals
What is the genetic material of a...,
What do some viruses have around ...,
What do both hep b and hep c have...
35  cards
Anticonvulsants
What is an epileptic seizure,
What is epilepsy,
What is the clinical manifestatio...
31  cards
Alzheimer's disease
What is the main risk factor for ...,
What did ons announce in nov 2016,
What genetics are linked to alzhe...
20  cards

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