KINE 4362

Test 3 Review

Things you should know for Test 3:

 

1. Be able to define Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

 

2. Be able to describe how certain cardiac drugs work

· Antagonize endogenous proteins

· Block endogenous proteins

· Inhibit endogenous proteins

· Activate endogenous proteins

 

3. Be able to describe what each of the following means in terms of drug effects and actions and how they work:

· Antagonists of Cell Surface Receptors

· Antagonists of Nuclear Receptors

· Enzyme Inhibitors

· Ion Channel Blockers

· Transport Inhibitors

· Inhibitors of Signal Transduction Proteins

 

4. Be able to name the drugs based upon their pharmacodynamic properties

 

5. Be able to describe the characteristics of drug-receptor interactions

 

6. Be able to give possible reasons why the same drug may have a different effect on two different individuals.

 

7. Be able to discuss the different molecules that effect cardiac function and how they relate to electrophysiology and pharmacology

 

8. Be able to explain all the facets of the interactions between the two types of cardiac tissue properties and the ion transport systems.

 

9. Be able to recognize the different components of the action potential and how each component may be affected by a certain pharmacological agent.

 

10. Be able to match the Vaughn-Williams drug classification with the proper drug

 

11. Be able to name, discuss, and describe how each drug works within the Vaughn Williams classifications .