Pharm autonomics, side effects, toxicities Flashcards
Note that if there is just a term, then it's a drug reaction and is asking for the offending drug
Bethanecol
Ach agonist (M3)
Urinary retention
Methacholine
Ach agonist (M3)
Asthma test
Pilocarpine
Ach agonist (M3)
Open-angle and closed-angle glaucoma
Donepezil/galantamine/rivastigmine
AchE inhibitor (indirect Ach agonist)
Alzheimer’s
Edrophonium
AchE inhibitor (indirect Ach agonist)
MG diagnosis
Neostigmine
AchE inhibitor (indirect Ach agonist)
Post-op reversal of Ach blockade
No CNS penetration
Physostigmine
AchE inhibitor (indirect Ach agonist)
Atropine toxicity
Pyridostigmine
AchE inhibitor (indirect Ach agonist)
Myasthenia gravis
Atropine
Ach muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic)
Eye mydriasis
Benztropine
Ach muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic)
Parkinson’s and dystonia
Glycopyrrolate
Ach muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic)
Reduce secretions pre-op
Ipratropium/tiotroprium
Ach muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic)
COPD/asthma (prevent bronchoconstriction)
Oxybutynin
Ach muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic)
Overactive bladder, reduce bladder spasms
Scopolamine
Ach muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic)
Motion sickness
Albuterol/salmeterol
Sympathomimetic
B2>B1
asthma
Dobutamine
Sympathomimetic
B1>B2
Heart failure (inotropic)
Dopamine
Sympathomimetic
D1,D2 > B > a
Unstable bradycardia
Epinephrine
Sympathomimetic
B > a
Anaphylaxis, asthma, open-angle glaucoma
Isoproterenol
Sympathomimetic
Beta! 1 and 2
Electrophysiologic eval of arrhythmias
Norepinephrine
Sympathomimetic
alpha1 > alpha2 > beta1
hypotension (decreased renal perfusion)
Phenylephrine
Sympathomimetic
alpha1 > alpha 2
Hypotension (vasoconstrictor), ocular procedures, rhinitis
Amphetamine
Indirect sympathetic agonist
narcolepsy, obesity, ADHD
Cocaine
Indirect sympathetic agonist
Vasoconstriction, local anesthesia
Ephedrine
Indirect sympathetic agonist
nasal decongestion, urinary incontinence
Clonidine
Sympatholytic (alpha 2 antagonist)
Hypertensive emergency, ADHD, Tourette
alpha-Methyldopa
Hypertension in pregnancy
Phenoxybenzamine
Non selective Alpha blocker
Pheochromacytoma
Phentolamine
Non selective Alpha blocker
MAO-i pts who ate tyramine (old foods)
Prazosin/tamsulosin
Selective alpha-1 blocker
Urinary sx of BPH, PTSD, hypertension
Mirtazepine
Selective alpha-2 blocker
Depression
Acetaminophen toxicity treatment
NAC (replenishes glutathione)
AChE inhibitors, organophosphates toxicity treatment
Atropine
Amphetamines toxicity treatment
Ammonia chloride (to acidify urine)
Anti-cholinergics (atropine) toxicity treatment
Physostigmine and control hyperthermia
Benzodiazepines toxicity treatment
Flumanezil
B-blockers toxicity treatment
Glucagon