Receptors And Clinical Scenarios Flashcards
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Q
CC: A 41 yo gardener presents with salivation, miosis, and diarrhea. What caused this? What’s the MOA?
A
Organophosphate poisoning
(Organophosphates are cholinesterase inhibitors)
MOA: inhibition of acetylcholinesterase —> excess cholinergic stimulation of muscarinic receptors (that’s why he is leaky)
