Hypertension
13 Hypertension Questions How is hypertension defined? Why is hypertension dangerous? What drugs are used in the treatment of hypertension? Pathophysiology Blood pressure is determined by cardiac output, total peripheral…
Sex hormones: female
27 Sex hormones female Questions How is female gonadal hormone secretion regulated? What are the major uses of female sex hormones? The sex hormones oestrogen (17β-oestradiol, oestrone) and progesterone have…
Antipsychotic drugs and schizophrenia
37 Antipsychotic drugs and schizophrenia Questions What is the characteristic feature of schizophrenia? What drugs are used in the treatment of schizophrenia? Clinically, schizophrenia is characterized by hallucination and delusion…
Gastrointestinal tract: motility and secretions
19 Gastrointestinal tract motility and secretions Questions How is gastrointestinal motility controlled? What drugs are used for the treatment of gastric motility disorders? The efficient movement of digested food, nutrients…
General anaesthetics
39 General anaesthetics Questions What is general anaesthesia? What drugs are used to produce the various stages of general anaesthesia? General anaesthesia is the loss of awareness of sensory inputs…
Chemotherapy: antifungal agents
49 Chemotherapy antifungal agents Questions What are the drug targets for antifungal agents? What are the different classes of antifungal agent? Unlike plants, fungi do not have chlorophyll and, therefore,…
Antidepressants
36 Antidepressants Questions What are the characteristic features of depression? What drugs are used in the treatment of depression? Clinical manifestation of depression is one of misery, a loss of…
Chemotherapy: anthelminthic agents
47 Chemotherapy anthelmintic agents Questions How do anthelmintic agents act? What are examples of different classes of anthelmintic agents? Parasitic helminths are complex multicellular organisms with nervous systems and organs…
Arrhythmias
10 Arrhythmias Questions How are action potentials generated in the heart? What causes arrhythmias? How do anti-arrhythmia drugs act? Cardiac electrophysiology The rhythmicity of the heart is controlled by the…
The urogenitary system
31 The urogenitary system Questions What drugs are used in urinary incontinence and benign prostate hyperplasia? What drugs are used in erectile dysfunction? What drugs are used in the regulation…
