NSG 531 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
EXAM 2 - RUSH UNIVERSITY 2025 BRAND
NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
Beta 2 receptors -correct answer -Lungs: bronchodilation
Skeletal muscles: vasodilation
Albuterol -correct answer -Beta 2 prototypic agonist; used to
manage asthma
Rocuronium -correct answer -Nondepolarizing neuromuscular
blocker; reversed used neostigmine
Succinylcholine -correct answer -Depolarizing neuromuscular
blocker; has short half-life so can wait for natural reversal
Glutamate -correct answer -Excitatory neurotransmitter
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GABA -correct answer -Inhibitory neurotransmitter
Presynaptic GABA-B receptor -correct answer -Inhibits the
release of glutamate
Proprofol -correct answer -GABA agonist
Baclofen -correct answer -GABA-B agonist; treatment for
spasticity
Flumazenil -correct answer -GABA-A antagonist; reverse effects
of benzo
Tricyclics -correct answer -Block NT reuptake, non-selective
Block muscarinic receptors: AEs: dry mouth, urinary retention,
constipation
Block histamine receptors: AEs: drowsiness
Block alpha 1 receptor: AEs: hypotension