Pharmacology Year 2

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Drug-receptor interactions
Give a definition for a drug,
Define 1 pharmacodynamics and 2 p...,
State the four types of drug targ...
15  cards
Mechanisms of drug action
State the four types of drug anta...,
State what is meant by use depend...,
What is physiological antagonism
7  cards
Pharmacokinetics
List major routes for drug admini...,
What is the difference between en...,
State the two ways in which drug ...
17  cards
Drug Metabolism
What does metabolism tend to do t...,
State the main aim of phase 1 and...,
Describe the three types of react...
17  cards
Cholinomimetics
Recall the synthesis and break do...,
Why are the receptors described a...,
Name a competitive muscarinic rec...
34  cards
Cholinoceptor antagonists
What are the few clinically usefu...,
Give two examples of ganglion blo...,
What does use dependent block mea...
22  cards
SNS agonists
Most sympathetic post ganglionic ...,
State the difference between dire...,
Describe the mechanism of action ...
27  cards
SNS antagonists and false transmitters
State five adrenoceptor antagonis...,
How is hypertension defined,
Name four pathologies for which h...
25  cards
Neuromuscular blocking drugs
Describe neuromuscular impulse tr...,
What type of receptor is found at...,
Where are these receptors found o...
32  cards
Drugs and the cardiovascular system: The heart
Name the cells which comprise the...,
Sa nodal action potentials are di...,
In the sa node three ions are par...
35  cards
Drugs and the cardiovascular system: The vasculature
Outline the sequential events tha...,
Hypertension is defined as being ...,
Summarise the dangers of hyperten...
27  cards
Drugs of abuse 1 - General/Cannabis
Generally speaking how do the dru...,
Describe the central reward pathway,
Put the routes of administration ...
30  cards
Drugs of abuse 2 - Cocaine & Nicotine
What are the four different forms...,
Which route of administration of ...,
Why is cocaine very slowly absorb...
26  cards
Alcohol
What equation is used to determin...,
What equation is used to calculat...,
What is the recommended weekly al...
31  cards
Haemostasis & thrombosis
Describe a typical presentation o...,
In addition to basic observations...,
What are the three stages in the ...
18  cards
Atherosclerosis, Lipoproteins And Lipid-Lowering Agents
Define the term arteriosclerosis,
Define the term atherosclerosis,
List some of the non modifiable a...
22  cards
NSAIDs
What are the three major uses of ...,
Broadly speaking how do nsaids act,
What are the main prostanoids whe...
34  cards
Diuretics
What percentage of filtered fluid...,
How does water move into the epit...,
What important protein is present...
46  cards
Opiates/Opioids
What is an opiate,
What are the four most commonly o...,
What is the significance of the t...
49  cards
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
What are the two major forms of i...,
How many gene loci have been iden...,
What is the underlying pathogenes...
37  cards
Anti-depressants
Psychoses can be subdivided into ...,
List the emotional psychological ...,
Describe unipolar depression depr...
21  cards
Adverse Drug Reactions
What is an adverse drug reaction ...,
Describe the classification of ad...,
Describe the classification of ad...
26  cards
Peptic ulcers
What are the two types of peptic ...,
Describe the basic patient presen...,
State the two common investigatio...
18  cards
Alzheimer's disease
Main risk factor for alzheimers d...,
Early onset alzheimers disease he...,
Clinical symptoms of alzheimers d...
18  cards
Anxiolytics and hypnotics
Describe the synthesis of gaba in...,
State the two receptors that gaba...,
Describe the re uptake and breakd...
46  cards
Anti-PD drugs & Neuroleptics
Summarise the synthesis pathway o...,
Summarise the metabolism of dopam...,
What are the four dopaminergic pa...
34  cards
Principles of General Anaesthesia
What are the five clinically desi...,
Name 4 inhalational general anaes...,
Name 2 iv general anaesthetics
22  cards
Principles of local anaesthesia
Define local anaesthetic,
What is the rapid depolarisation ...,
What are the three structural com...
34  cards
Anti-emetics
Cause of nausea and vomiting 1,
Explain the pathophysiology behin...,
List the drugs used in the treatm...
16  cards
Antibiotics & Anti-fungals
Describe the distinctive features...,
Describe important reactions invo...,
What is dna gyrase what is it imp...
32  cards
Anti-virals
What surrounds the genetic materi...,
What type of genetic material do ...,
Describe the relative curability ...
27  cards
Anticonvulsants
What is an epileptic seizure,
What is epilepsy,
Diagnosis of epilepsy
26  cards

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