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Cholinergic Agonists and Antagonists Flashcards

1
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What is the MOA of nicotine?

A

activation of neuronal nicotinic receptors

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What is the MOA of succinylcholine?

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depolarizing block of muscle nicotinic receptors

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What is the MOA of acetylcholine?

A

nicotinic and muscarinic agonist

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What is the MOA of methacholine?

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muscarinic agonist

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What is the MOA of carbachol?

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nicotinic and muscarinic agonist

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What is the MOA of bethanechol?

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muscarinic agonist

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What is the MOA of pilocarpine?

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muscarinic agonist

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What is the MOA of neostigmine?

A

AChE inhibitor

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What is the MOA of edrophonium?

A

AChE inhibitor

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What is the MOA of physostigmine?

A

reversible AChE inhibitor

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What is the MOA of donepezil?

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reversible AChE inhibitor

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What is the MOA of pralidoxime?

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peripheral AChE reactivator

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What is the MOA of echothiophate?

A

irreversible AChE inhibitor

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What is the MOA of atropine?

A

muscarinic antagonist

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15
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What is the MOA of scopolamine?

A

muscarinic antagonist

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16
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What is the MOA of glycopyrrolate?

A

muscarinic receptor antagonist

17
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What is the indication for nicotine?

A

withdrawal symptoms of smoking cessation

18
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What is the indication for succinylcholine?

A

neuromuscular block for electroconvulsive shock therapy or emergency intubation

19
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What is the indication for acetylcoline?

20
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What is the indication for methacholine?

A

diagnosis of subclinical asthma or test for severity of asthma

21
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What is the indication for carbachol?

A

miotic agent in ocular surgery to reduce pressure following ocular surgery

22
Q

What is the indication for bethanechol?

A

urinary retention, bladder atony

23
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What is the indication for pilocarpine?

A

dry mouth from head and neck radiation or Sjogren’s syndrome; narrow angle glaucoma

24
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What is the indication for neostigmine?

A

myasthenia gravis, reversal of neuromuscular block

25
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What is the indication for edrophonium?

A

diagnosis of myasthenia gravis, reversal of neuromuscular block

26
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What is the indication for physostigmine?

A

delirium from anticholinergic drugs, glaucoma

27
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What is the indication for denopezil?

A

diagnosis of Alzheimer’s

28
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What is the indication for pralidoxime?

A

respiratory muscle weakness in organophosphate poisoning

29
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What is the indication for echothiophate?

A

open angle glaucoma

30
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What is the indication for atropine?

A

excess secretions during surgery, increased frequency and urgency associated w/ cystitis, hypertonic gut, organophosphate poisoning, bradycardia

31
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What is the indication for scopolamine?

A

motion sickness, anti-salilagogue in surgery

32
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What is the indication for glycopyrrolate?

A

protects against excessive muscarinic activation during reversal of neuromuscular blockade, anti-salilagogue

33
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What is the HL of acetylcholine? How is it eliminated?

A

~150 msec; AChE

34
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How is succinylcholine broken down?

A

butyrl cholinesterase

35
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What is the HL of pilocarpine?

36
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What is the HL of edrophonium?

37
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What is the HL of pralidoxime?

38
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What is the HL of echothiophate?

A

not exactly known, but very long

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