ANS Flashcards

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Adrenergic Agonists

Catecholamines

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  • Adrenaline
  • Noradrenaline
  • Dopamine
  • Isoprenaline
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Adrenergic Agonists

Sympathomimetics

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-Alpha 1: Nasal decongestants
Phenylephrine
Oximetazoline

-Beta 1: Heart rate up, Vasodilatation
Dobutamine

-Beta 2: Bronchodilation
Salbutamol
Terbutaline

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Cholinergic Agonists

Parasympathomimetics: Direct action

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  • Acetylcholine;
  • Bethanechol; digestive/urinary tract disorders
  • Metacholine; Asthma diagnosis
  • Pilocarpine; Glaucoma treatment/ miosis
  • Muscarine;
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Cholinergic Agonists

Parasympathomimetics: Indirect action

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Reversible AchE inhibiton:

  • Physiostigmine; Anticholinergic drug poisoning
  • Neostigmine; Anesthesia muscle reveil, myasthenia gravis diagnosis + treatment
  • Edrophonium: myasthenia gravis treatment
  • Donezepil, Rivastigmine, Galantamine: Alzheimer

Irreversible AchE inhibition:

  • Oraganophosphates: Pesticides
    antidote: atropine
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Cholinergic antagonists

Parasympatholytics

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-Atropine: 
Cardiac arrest
Bradycardia
Anesthesia induction
-Scopalamine:
Urinary & gastrointestinal muscarinic blocker
-Ipratropium:
Bronchospasm treatment
-Homatropine:
Mydriatic for eye exams
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