Anticholinergic Toxicity

Question 1

Signs and Symptoms using the mnemonic for anticholinergic toxicity

Answer 1

• Red as a beet (flushed)
• Dry as a bone
  (No sweating)
• Hot as a hare
  (Delirium, hallucination)
• Full as a flask
  (Urinary retention)
• Tachycardia
• Decreased bowel sounds

Question 2

Causes of anticholinergic toxicity

Answer 2

1. Antihistamine
2. Tri-cyclic antidepressants
3. Sleeping aids

Question 3

Signs and Symptoms using the mnemonic for cholinergic toxicity

Answer 3

“Sludge BBB MUK”

1. Insecticides (contain organophosphates)
2. Salvation
3. Lacrimation
4. Urination
5. Defecation
6. Gastric emesis
7. Bronchorea
8. Bronchospasm
9. Bradycardia

Question 4

The nervous system is broken down into 2 divisions:

Answer 4

PNS and CNS

Question 5

The PNS of the nervous system is broken down into

Answer 5

Efferent division and Afferent division

Question 6

Name the neurotransmitter:

Cholinergic:

Adrenergic:

Noradrenergic:

Answer 6

1. Acetylcholine
2. Epinephrine
3. Norepinephrine

Question 7

Name the neurotransmitter:

Cholinergic: 
Adrenergic: 
Noradrenergic:
Muscarinic:
Nicotinic:

Answer 7

1. Acetylcholine
2. Epinephrine
3. Norepinephrine
4. Acetylcholine
5. Acetylcholine