Anticholinergic Drugs Flashcards

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Scopolamine comparison

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More: sedation (passes BBB), drying of secretions, pupil dilation, prevention of motion induced nausea

Less: increased HR, SM relaxation, decreased H secretion

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Glycopyrrolate Comparison

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Doesn’t pass BBB—> no CNS effects

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Atropine Comparison

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More: increased HR, relaxation of SM

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Atropine Dosing

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  1. 5 mg: may get initial bradycardia before tachycardia because CNS is working first
  2. 0: mouth dryness, tachycardia, pupil dilation
  3. 0: tachycardia, totally block PNS, cycloplegia
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Atropine Poisening Pneumonic

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Red as a beet—>flushing

Blind as a bat—> cycloplegia

Dry as a bone—> dry secretions

Mad as a hatter—> CNS effects, restless, hallucinations

Hot as a hare—> temp increase

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