Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 2491: What two cholesterol modulating medications should not be combined due to a high risk of causing rhabdomyolysis?_____

Answer: Statins + Fibrates

Flashcard 2492: Bile acid resins are used in patients with primary _____, usually in conjunction with statins

Answer: hypercholesterolemia

Flashcard 2493: What drug class do tolbutamide and chlorpropamide belong to? _____

Answer: 1st generation sulfonylureas

Flashcard 2494: Continuous (not pulsatile) _____ agonists may be used to treat adenomyosis (endometriosis in the myometrium)

Answer: GnRH

Flashcard 2495: Thrombolytics are contraindicated in patients with any signs of active _____

Answer: bleeds

Flashcard 2496: On an FA/FI (alveolar to inspired concentration) curve, does an inhaled anesthetic with **high blood solubility** show a fast or slow rate of rise?

Answer: High (e.g., halothane)

Extra: High blood solubility means the blood acts as a large reservoir, "soaking up" the anesthetic and delaying the rise in alveolar partial pressure (FA). Therefore, higher solubility results in a slower rate of rise in the FA/FI ratio and slower induction.

Flashcard 2497: Sulfonylureas and meglitinides may cause weight _____ as a side effect

Answer: gain

Flashcard 2498: What drugs (2) may be used to treat Granulomatosis with polyangiitis?_____

Answer: Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

Flashcard 2499: Tacrolimus can cause a _____glycemia

Answer: hyper

Flashcard 2500: Aqueous humor production is decreased by _____ inhibitors (enzyme)

Answer: carbonic anhydrase