PNS and Skeletal Muscle Flashcards
2 Types of Acetylcholine Receptors
- Muscarinic
- Nicotinic
Nicotinic Ach Receptors
found in autonomic ganglia, brain, skeletal muscles
Muscarinic Ach Receptors
found in brain, heart, exocrine organs, GI, smooth muscle
4 Possible MOAs for Ach Receptor Toxicants
- Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
- Cholinergic antagonists (Anticholinergics)
- Muscarinic agonists
- Cholinergic agonists
Muscarinic Agonists
- Muscarinic Mushrooms
- Slaframine
- Solanaceous Plants
Cholinergic Agonists
- Tobacco (Nicotine)
- Poison Hemolock
2 Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
- Organophosphates (OPs)
- Carbamate
(bonus: blue-green algae acts as a natural OP)
SLUDDE signs
Salivation
Lacrimation
Urination
Diarrhea
Dyspnea
Emesis
OP and Carbamate clinical signs
Muscarinic: SLUDDE, miosis, bradycardia
Nicotinic: fasciculation, tremors, tetany
CNS (mixture): depression, hyperstimulation, seizures
miosis
excessive pupil constriction
atropine
high dose effective antidote for MUSCARINIC effects of OPs/carbamates
2-PAM
antidote for NICOTINIC effects; complexes with OPs and releases AChE
Tx for OP/Carbamates
decontaminate, atropine, 2-PAM for OPs, supportive care
Common OPs/Carbamates
insecticides, nerve gas
Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) Syndromes (3)
- Microcystins (hepatotoxins)
- Anatoxin-a
- Anatoxin-a(s)
Anticholinergic Pharmaceuticals (3)
- Atropine
- Scopolamine
- Hyocyamine
Anticholinergic Plants
- Solanaceae family
- Belladonna/nightshade
- Jimson weed
- Henbane
- Angel’s Trumpet
Anticholinergic Signs
vasodilation, tachycardia, urinary retention, dry mouth, ileus, myadriasis, altered mental status, fever, seizures (CNS and PNS signs)
Anticholinergic Antidote?
physostigmine
Muscarinic Mushroom Signs
SLUDDE signs
Muscarinic Mushroom Tx
atropine
Slaframine Source?
red clover infected with a specific fungus