Cholinergic Agents

Question 0

cevimeline (type)

Answer 0

muscarinic receptor agonist

selective for M3

Question 1

pilocarpine (type)

Answer 1

muscarinic receptor agonist

Question 2

pilocarpine use

Answer 2

glaucoma

Question 3

methacholine type & side effect

Answer 3

muscarinic receptor agonist

bronchoconstriction

Question 4

bethanechol type & side effect

Answer 4

muscarinic receptor agonist

urination

Question 5

arecoline type & side effect

Answer 5

muscarinic receptor agonist

excessive sweating

Question 6

muscarinic receptor agonist side effects (5)

Answer 6

sweating
GI motility
miosis
increased saliva
bronchoconstriction

Question 7

varenicline type

Answer 7

partial nicotinic agonist

Question 8

nicotinic agonist toxicity treatment

Answer 8

atropine

Question 9

indirect cholinergic agonist mechanism of action

Answer 9

increased ACh time in the synaptic cleft

Question 10

neostigmine type & use

Answer 10

cholinesterase inhibitor

myasthenia gravis tx

Question 11

physostigmine type, treatment, and special characteristic

Answer 11

cholinesterase inhibitor
glaucoma tx
enters the CNS

Question 12

edrophonium type & use

Answer 12

cholinesterase inhibitor

diagnosis of myasthenia gravis

Question 13

organophosphate drugs

Answer 13

cholinesterase inhibitor, irreversible

Question 14

Atropine drug type, use, characteristic

Answer 14

antimuscarinic
used in MI to decrease bradycardia
oral, enters CNS

Question 15

atropine contraindications

Answer 15

glaucoma

BPH

Question 16

scopalomine drug type, use, characteristic

Answer 16

antimuscarinic
motion sickness, pre-anesthetic
enters CNS

Question 17

glycopyrrolate type and use

Answer 17

antimuscarinic

prevent vagal reflexes in surgery

Question 18

tropicamide type & use

Answer 18

antimuscarinic

induction of short-acting mydriasis

Question 19

homatropine type & effect

Answer 19

antimuscarinic

mydriasis

Question 20

ipratropium & tiotropium type, effect, and use

Answer 20

antimuscarinic
bronchodilation
asthma

Question 21

tolterodine, fesoterodine, darifenacin, solifenacin

type, special characteristic, & use

Answer 21

antimuscarinic
selective for M3
tx overactive bladder

Question 22

oxybutynin & trospium type & use

Answer 22

antimuscarinic

tx bladder spasm after prostate surgery

Question 23

antimuscarinic effects

Answer 23

dry mouth, decreased sweating, increased HR, blurred vision, mydriasis, urinary retention, hot/dry skin, bronchodilation, decreased GI motility

Question 24

muscarinic antagonist contraindications (2)

Answer 24

narrow angle glaucoma

BPH

Question 25

tx for muscarinic antagonist toxicity

Answer 25

cholinesterase inhibitor

Question 26

antimuscarinic, selective for M3 (4)

Answer 26

tolterodine
fesoterodine
darifenacin
solifenacin

Question 27

antimuscarinics used to induce mydriasis (2)

Answer 27

tropicamide

homatropine

Question 28

succinylcholine contraindications

Answer 28

soft tissue injury (burns, rhabdo, muscular dystrophy)

children under 8

Question 29

succinylcholine type

Answer 29

depolarizing muscular blocker

Question 30

tubocurarine type

Answer 30

non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker

Question 31

hexamethonium type

Answer 31

ganglion receptor blockers

Question 32

mecamylamine type & characteristic

Answer 32

ganglion receptor blocker

enters CNS

Question 33

ganglion receptor blocker effects (4)

Answer 33

mydriasis/loss of accommodation
orthostatic hypotension
tachycardia
urinary retention