NR 565 PHARM MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Alpha 2 agonists - ANS ✓Decrease sympathetic impulses from the CNS to the
heart and arterioles, causing vasodilation
Lowers blood pressure, diuretic may be needed
Clonodine, Methyldopa, Guanabenz
SE: dry mouth, urinary retention, weight gain etc.
Adrenergic Antagonist - ANS ✓A drug that blocks the actions of the
sympathetic nervous system.
Alpha 1 Antagonist - ANS ✓Decreases arterial and venous vasoconstriction
Decreases blood pressure, helps relieve bph, Diuretic may be needed
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Beta adrenergic antagonists - ANS ✓drugs that block beta-adrenergic
receptors; may be nonselective or selective; also called beta blockers
Beta 1 Antagonist - ANS ✓Effects heart muscle, blocks receptors in SA node to
decrease hr, decrease contractility
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Reduces bp, reduces arrethymias, decreases angina incidences
Metoprolol
Beta 2 antagonist - ANS ✓Lowers bp
Effects lungs, bronchial constriction, avoid in asthma patients
Propranolol
Propranolol Interactions - ANS ✓do not take with acetaminophin or warfarin
Propanolol other uses - ANS ✓Migraine prophylaxis, tremor, glaucoma
Beta Blocker teaching points - ANS ✓Monitor bp/hr so it's not too low
Report difficulty breathing or wheezing
Alpha and beta adrenergic antagonists - ANS ✓Lowers BP and reduces heart
failure progression
Carvedilol, labetalol, epinephrine
Cholinergic agonists - ANS ✓drugs that stimulate the parasympathetic nervous
system, mimic acetylcholine
Muscarinic Agonists - ANS ✓Treat glaucoma, improve GI/urinary bladder tone
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