I - AUTONOMICS Flashcards
<p>rapidly hydrolyzed by AChE</p>
<p>Acetylcholine (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>resistant to AChE</p>
<p>Betanechol (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>for Bladder and bowel atony</p>
<p>Betanechol (first line), Neostigmine (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>Nonselective muscarinic and nicotinic agonist , used topically for glaucoma treatment</p>
<p>Carbachol (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>Partial muscarinic agonist; used for treatment of Glaucoma, Sjogren's syndrome and Sicca syndrome</p>
<p>Pilocarpine (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>Adverse Effects of Acetylcholine</p>
<p>CNS stimulation, miosis, cyclospasm, brochoconstriction, excessive GI and GU smooth muscle contraction, increased secretory activity of sweat gland, airways etc, vasodilation (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>activates autonomic post ganglionic neurons (both sympathetic and parasympathetic) and skeletal muscle neuromuscular end plants</p>
<p>Nicotine(TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>used exclusively for smoking cessation</p>
<p>NICOTINE [C]VARENICLINE [C], LOBELINE</p>
<p>for Myasthenia gravis diagnosis (Tensilon test)</p>
<p>Edrophonium (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>for Myasthenia gravis treatment; reversal of nondepolarizing muscular blockade</p>
<p>Neostigmine (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>Long Acting Cholinesterase Inhibitors used as Scabicide and Insecticide</p>
<p>Malathion, Parathion (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>Competitively blocks all muscarinic receptors, antagonizes histamine and serotonin ; for motion sickness, dec. acid secretion in the GIT</p>
<p>Scopolamine (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>DOC for organophosphate poisoning</p>
<p>Atropine (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>for bradycardia, hypersalivation and to decrease airway secretion during general anesthesia</p>
<p>Atropine (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>Mydriatic, cycloplegic in eye examinations</p>
<p>ATROPINEHomatropine, Cyclopentolate, Tropicamide (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>Competitive nonselective antagonist at muscarinic receptors ; for BA and COPD, not as effective as SABAs but less tachycardia and arrhythmia</p>
<p>Ipratropium, Tiotropium (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>Nonselective muscarinic antagonist which reduces detrussor smooth muscle tone spasms</p>
<p>Oxybutinin (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>for decreasing urgency in mild cystitis and dec. bladder spasm after urologic surgery</p>
<p>Oxybutinin (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>Usual antidote for early stage (48h) cholinesterase inhibitor poisoning, Must be administered before 6-8 hours of organophosphate bond with cholinesterase occurs</p>
<p>Pralidoxime (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>Competitively blocks all Nn nicotinic Ach receptors ; for Hypertensive emergencies (obsolete)</p>
<p>Hexamethonium, Mecamylamine, Trimethaptan (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>DOC for Anaphylaxis</p>
<p>Epinephrine (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>used for Cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis, asthma, COPD, Hemostasis</p>
<p>Epinephrine (TOPNOTCH)</p>
<p>for cardiogenic Shock and heart failure</p>
<p>Norepinephrine (TOPNOTCH)</p>