Direct Cholinergic Agonists Flashcards
QACs
Acetylcholine
Bethanechol
Carbachol
Methacholine
Plant alkaloids
Muscarine
Arecoline
Pilocarpine
Nicotine
Bind M only
Bethanechol
Muscarine
Pilocarpine (partial)
Bind M and N
Acetylcholine
Carbachol
Methacholine
Arecoline
Bind N only
Nicotine (N > M)
Activates Bowel and Bladder
Bethanechol
Diagnosis of bronchial hyperactivity in asthma
Methacholine
Ganglion blocker in high dose
Nicotine
Can cause hypotension with rapid, weak pulse
Nicotine
No clinical uses
Muscarine
Arecoline
PS and S activity on sweat glands
Acetylcholine
M3 vasodilation and reflex tachy at low doses
Hypotension and brady at high doses
Acetylcholine
Miosis and contraction of ciliaris
Carbachol
Ciliaris contraction
Sweat, salivary, lacrimal, bronchial secretion
Pilocarpine
Tertiary amines
Pilocarpine
Nicotine
N effects of Acetylcholine
Stim autonomic ganglia
Epi secretion from medulla
Skeletal muscle - Increase HR, BP
Low dose nicotine effects
Ganglion depol (S + PS)
CVS - sympathomimetic
GI + UG - parasympathomimetic