Genitourinary System Flashcards
Uroselective alpha 1 adrenoreceptor antagonist
Tamsulosin
Urological antispasmodic
M cholinoreceptor antagonist - Tolterodine
Beta adrenoreceptor agonist -Mirabegron
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Sildenafil
Overactive bladder
Instability of bladder relaxant muscles or hyperreflexia
Symptoms of overactive bladder
Urgency to urinate, frequent urination,nocturia, urinary incontinence
OB can be provoked by
stroke,spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis
Erectile dysfunction (ED ) caused by
Diabetic mellitus, vascular disease, medications like BAB, thiazide, spironolactone,benzodiazepine,SSRIs, metoclopramide, anabolic steroids
Pontine micturition center (PMC) ensure
That Detruser and sphincter operate synchronously
Relaxation of smooth muscle throgh
Beta 2 and 3 receptor
Stimulate sphincter through
Alpha 1 adrenoreceptor
Parasympathetic stimulation of bladder muscle throgh
M2 and M3
External sphincter is controlled throgh
Somatic system
Tolterodine (cholinoreceptor antagonist) action
M1 and 3 receptor blockade cause Detruser muscle relaxation, antispasmodic effect
Tolterodine use
Overactive bladder and urinary incontinence
SE of Tolterodine
Increase Qt interwal,risk of arrythmia, xerostomia
Contraindications of Tolterodine
Urinary retention
Mirabegron(beta adrenoreceptor agonist) action
Detruser muscle relaxation, reduce afferent activity of bladder,so antispasmodic effect
Use of mirabegron
Overactive bladder and urinary incontinence
SE of mirabegron
Tachycardia
Tamsulosin ( uroselective alpha 1 adrenoreceptor antagonist) action
Decrease urethral tone and relax prostrate muscle,so decrease urinary disturbance
Use of Tamsulosin
Symptomatic benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) therapy
SE of Tamsulosin
Overdose cause severe hypotensive reaction
Tamsulosin can be used together with
5 alpha reductase inhibitor
PDE 5 fn
Degrades cGMP
PDE 5 is seen in
Corpus cavernous of penis and in blood vessels of lungs
Sildenafil (PDE 5 inhibitor) action
Modulate NO activity, increase conc of cGMP, in both corpus cavernous and pulmonary vascular smooth muscles,smooth muscles relaxation,increase blood flow cause erectile stabilization and cause hypotensive effect in lungs
Use of sildenafil
Erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension
SE of sildenafil
Headache, hypotension (due to systemic vasodilation)
Interactions of sildenafil
No donors