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Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
What is the peripheral nervous sy...,
What are the the branches of the ...,
What is the neuroendocrine system
28
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Drug-Receptor Interactions
What are the two divisions of pha...,
Define pharmacokinetics,
Define pharmacodynamics
46
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Mechanisms of Drug Action
State the four types of drug anta...,
What is receptor blockade,
What is meant by use dependency i...
29
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Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
State the five stages of the jour...,
What are the different routes of ...,
What is the difference between sy...
36
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Drug Metabolism
What does metabolism tend to do t...,
What is hepatic first pass metabo...,
What effect does extensive first ...
46
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Cholinomimetics
Describe the synthesis of acetylc...,
Why are the receptors described a...,
What can be given to abolish musc...
49
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Cholinoceptor Antagonists
Define affinity,
Define efficacy,
What is the difference between ag...
39
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SNS Agonists
Where do post gangionic sympathet...,
Most sympathetic post ganglionic ...,
Contrast the action of the sympat...
30
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SNS Antagonists
Describe the effects of each type...,
Explain the adrenergic receptors ...,
State five adrenoceptor antagonis...
39
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Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
What are alpha motor neurones,
Describe how impulses are transmi...,
What type of receptor is found at...
35
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Drugs and the Cardiovascular System – The Heart
What is the major store of calciu...,
The heart has two signalling path...,
Which plasma membrane proteins al...
43
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Drugs of the Cardiovascular System – The Vasculature
Name three drug classes that inte...,
Describe the action of aldosteron...,
What are the uses of ace inhibitors
35
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Drugs of Abuse 1 – General/Cannabis
Generally speaking how do the dru...,
Describe the structure of the cen...,
Put the routes of administration ...
37
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Drugs of Abuse 2 – Cocaine and Nicotine
What are the four different forms...,
Which route of administration of ...,
Why is cocaine very slowly absorb...
24
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Drugs of Abuse 3 – Alcohol
What equation is used to determin...,
What equation is used to calculat...,
What is the recommended weekly al...
34
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Haemostasis and Thrombosis
What percentage of the blood volu...,
What normally has to be damaged f...,
What is the difference between re...
24
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Atherosclerosis, Lipoproteins and Lipid-Lowering Agents
What is the main difference in th...,
What are dietary triglycerides an...,
What are chylomicrons broken down...
30
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NSAIDs
What are the three major uses of ...,
What are most deaths due to nsaid...,
Broadly speaking how do nsaids act
40
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Diuretics
What are diuretics,
What percentage of filtered fluid...,
How does water move into the epit...
50
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
What are the two main diseases th...,
What is the underlying pathogenes...,
What type of ibd is obesity a ris...
37
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Adverse Drug Reactions
What is an adverse drug reaction,
Describe the classification of ad...,
Describe the classification of ad...
24
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Opiates/Opioids
What is an opiate,
What are the four most commonly o...,
What is the significance of the t...
55
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Anti-Emetics
State the 5 major classes of anti...,
What is nausea and vomiting often...,
Describe the process of vomiting
31
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Anti-Ulcer Drugs
What are the two types of peptic ...,
Describe how gastric ulcers and d...,
Which type of peptic ulcer is mor...
43
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Principles of GABA-ergic Transmission
What are the two main inhibitory ...,
What are the main excitatory amin...,
What type of amino acids are the ...
36
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Anxiolytics and Hypnotics
What are the four main proteins t...,
What protein links the gaba recep...,
Describe the normal physiological...
44
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Dopaminergic pathways of the brain and drugs used to treat Parkinson’s Disease and Schizophrenia
What are the three main dopaminer...,
Where are each of these pathways ...,
What are the roles of these pathways
57
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Principles of General Anaesthesia
What are the five clinically desi...,
Name 4 inhalational general anaes...,
Name 2 iv general anaesthetics
23
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Local Anaesthetics
Define local anaesthetic,
What is the rapid depolarisation ...,
What are the three components tha...
33
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Cytotoxic Drugs
State some characteristics of can...,
What are the standard treatments ...,
What type of drug is 5 fluorouracil
25
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Antibiotics and Anti-fungals
Describe the distinctive features...,
State the steps involved in the p...,
What is dna gyrase
27
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Antivirals
What surrounds the genetic materi...,
What type of genetic material do ...,
Describe the relative curability ...
21
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Anticonvulsants for Pharmacology and Therapeutics
What is an epileptic seizure,
What is epilepsy,
What are the two main types of ep...
27
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Drugs and the CVS: The Heart
Describe the process of ap genera...,
Describe how the sympathetic and ...,
Describe how the parasympathetic ...
24
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Drugs and the CVS: Vasculature
How do the arterioles contribute ...,
What is step 1 in hypertension tr...,
What is step 2 in hypertension tr...
23
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NSAIDs (my version)
State 3 uses of nsaids,
How do nsaids work,
What are the prostanoid receptors
8
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Drugs of abuse 1: General drugs & Cannabis
Why are certain drugs abused,
How do drugs induce euphoria,
What are the different routes of ...
27
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Diuretics (my version)
Draw and label the structure of a...,
Draw and label a pct cross section,
Describe the transport of substan...
29
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