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_____ Tolerance: associated with long-term administration of drugs such as morphine or heroin (causes MEC to increase)
Pharmacodynamic
______Tolerance: resulting from accelerated drug metabolism (does not affect)
Metabolic
Reduction in drug responsiveness brought on by repeated dosing over a short time
Tachyphylaxis
Certain ____ _____ are more effective in women than in men
Opioid Analgesics
____ causes greater QT interval prolongation in women than in men
Quinidine
Esters are local anesthetics inactivated/metabolized in the ____ by enzyme ____
Blood
Esterases
Amides are inactivated/metabolized by ____ ___ in the ____
hepatic enzymes
liver
Preanesthetic medication given to relieve anxiety and promote amnesia
Benzodiazepines
An alpha2-adrenergic agonist given preoperatively to relieve hypotension/pain/pre-op anxiety and cause sedation
Clonidine
Drugs given preoperatively to prevent bradycardia
Anticholinergic drugs
Antiemetic drug given postoperatively to suppress nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy
Ondansetron
Post-op drug given for relief of abdominal distention and urinary retention
Muscarinic agonist
Drug that causes hallucinations, disturbing dreams, and delieium
Ketamine
Premedication with ____ or ____ reduces the risk of an adverse reaction from ketamine
Diazepam
midazolam
Application of an ____ reduces the risk of bradycardia during surgery
atropine
Fentanyl is ____ the potency of morphine
100x
Morphine and other opioid agonists are thought to relieve pain by mimicking the actions of ___ ___ ___, primarily at mu receptors
endogenous opioid peptides
Anticholinergic drugs can exacerbate morphine-induced ___ and ___ ___
constipation
urinary retention
____ ____ can produce a syndrome characterized by excitation, delirium, hyperpyrexia, convulsions, and severe respiratory depression when taken with morphine
MAO inhibitors
Opioid antagonists are employed primarily to ____________
treat opioid overdose
What reverses morphine toxicity?
Naloxone
Fatal dysrhythmias, torsades de pointes, and respiratory depepression are adverse effects of _____
methadone
Gastric ulceration, renal impairment, bleeding, and MI and stroke are the main adverse effects of _____
indomethacin
WHat reverses APAP (acetaminophen) toxicity
acetylcysteine
Max daily dose of acetaminophen
4g/day
Like other NSAIDS, keterolac works by suppressing ____ ____
prostaglandin synthesis
Pain relief of ketorolac is equivalent to that of _____
morphine and other opioids
Minocycline works by inhibiting ___, an enzyme that promotes joint destruction
collagenase
The two main adverse effects of Minocycline
Dizziness
Skin rash
The usual maintenance dosage range for Methotrexate is:
10-20 mg/wk
Colchicine is used in treatment of ____
gout
_____ can inhibit hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes, thereby delaying the inactivation of other drugs
Allopurinol
___, ___, and ____ should not be used with allopurinol ecause it could accumulate to toxic leels in the presence of allopurinol
mercaptopurine
azathioprine
theophyl
Usual maintenance dose for allopurinol
100-300 mg/day
Maintenance dose for febuxostat
40-80 mg/day
Maintenance dose for Probenecid
500 mg BID
Maintenance dose for Sulfinpyrazone
200-800 mg/day