Adrenal Flashcards
Learning objectives
Adrenal Gland Anatomy Picture
Adrenal Gland Anatomy with dimensions
Adrenal medulla
What is it made up of?
What type of cells?
Produces two sets of things what are they called?
Adrenal Medulla
How are the medullas cells stimulated?
What does the adrenal medulla do to the sympathetic system?
Adrenal Catecholamine Biosynth
What are the four steps?
Where does this metabolic process occur? Where are they stored?
Effects of Adrenal Catecholamines
Short term stress response?
What four physiological changes do they cause?
Involved with adrenergic receptors in what way?
Peripheral Actions of Adrenoceptors
What do each of them cause?
Alpha1 and 2
Beta 1-3
Clinical Uses of Adrenal Catecholamines
What is epinephrine useful for?
Vasoconstrictors actions used to?
AEs 3 Know which AE is for which catecholamine
Other Adrenomimetic drugs do what 3 things?
Other Adrenomimetic drugs
3 of them and their MOA and uses
Clinical uses for Adrenolytic drugs
Flow chart
Clinical uses of Adrenolytic drugs
Uses for a blockers 4
Uses for B blockers 4
Pheochromocytoma: Etiology
What is it?
When does it usually happen?
Often produces large amounts of?
Extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas:?
Pheochromocytoma: Clinical Manifestations
4 important Symptoms
Pheochromocytoma: Diagnosis
What are the 5 ways?
Pheochromocytoma: Tx
3 different ways to treat.
What are the different options and choices?
