Autonomic Nervous System Drugs Flashcards
A decrease of 20 mmHg or more in systolic BP, and a decrease of 10 mmHg or more in diastolic BP.
Orthostatic Hypotension
4 types of receptors:
Alpha 1 (A1)
Alpha 2 (A2)
Beta 1 (B1)
Beta 2 (B2)
Sympathetic or Parasympathetic?
DILATES PUPILS
Sympathetic
Caused by an overdose of cholinergic agonists.
Cholinergic crisis
Autonomic Nervous System _______ & _______ the heart, GI, respiratory, bladder, eyes, & glands.
controls & regulates
______________ drugs act through receptors by binding to the receptors to initiate a response or prevent a response.
Receptor theory
has no catechol ring.
Noncatecholamines
Sympathetic or Parasympathetic?
BRADYCARDIA
Parasympathetic
What does AChE stand for?
acetylcholinesterase
Parasympathetic: rest & _______
digest
Sympathetic: ______ or flight
fight
Sympathomimetic —> __________
__________ —> parasympathomimetic
parasympatholytic; sympatholytic
What does ACh stand for?
acetylcholine
What are the two types of the Autonomic Nervous System?
Sympathetic/adrenergic and Parasympathetic/cholinergic
What are the 3 adverse effects of Succinylcholine?
- Prolong apnea
- Hyperkalemia
- Malignant hyperthermia