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NUR 2407 Drug actions and definitions

1. define agonist
Answer

activates a receptor. produces a desired response



2. define antagonist
Answer

blocks a receptor and prevents a response.



3. Benzodiazepines
Answer

Antianxiety - enhances the inhibitory effects of GABA in the central nervous system.



4. Anticholinergic actions

Answer

Sympathetic response, supresses acetylcholine, (bron- chodialor, reduces secretions, increases
heart rate, vasoconstrction)



5. Cholinergic actions
Answer

Parasympatheletic response, mimics acetylcholine (Di- alates blood vessels, contracts smooths
muscles, lowers heart rate, and increases secreations)

, 6. SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake Inhibitors)
Answer

Antidepressant - inhibits sero- tonin reuptake, increase serotonin between neuron junctions



7. SNRIs (seroronin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor)
Answer

Antidepressant - blocks norepinephrine and seroronin reuptake between neuron junctions



8. tricyclic antidepressants
Answer

block reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine in the synaptic space, increasing the effect of
these neurotransmitters



9. MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors)

Answer

Increases the amount of norepineph- rine, dopamine, serotonin, and tyramine in the brain
intensifing neurotransmitter response.



10. Lithium Carbonate
Answer

Mood Stabilizer (for Bipolar clients) - produces neurochem- ical changes, blocking serotonin
receptor



11. mood-stabilizing antiepileptic drugs (AEDs)

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