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1
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as bronchodilators

A

beta-2 stimulants used to relieve bronchoconstriction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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2
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receptors involved in bronchodilators

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Beta-2
alpha-1
beta-1 action-> side effect

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3
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leading cause of death

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COPD

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4
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emphysema

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WBC proteolytic destruction of alveolar wall

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5
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asthma

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allergic or intrinsic precipitated by cold, gasoline, fresh paint

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6
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bronchoeictasis

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dilated bronchi due to damage by infection

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7
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chronic bronchitis

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due to infection

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8
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sympathetic bronchodilators

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can be used to diagnose cause of airway constriction

  • may be due to inflammation of bronchiolar spasms
  • beta-2 stimulants act in seconds
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9
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epinephrine works on

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alpha-1, beta-1, beta-2

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10
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albuterol

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beta-2

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11
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metaproterenol

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beta-2

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12
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salmeterol

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beta-2

-use with steroids

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13
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what else do bronchodilators do?

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increase ciliary activity, inhibit histamine, leukotriene release

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14
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beta-2 agonist drugs of choice

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  • tolerance

- receptor-down regulation prevented or even partly revered with steroids

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15
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precautions for adrenergic bronchodilators

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  • benign essential tremor (from beta-2 stimulation)
  • feelings of anxiety may limit use
  • increased blood sugar: alpha1/beta2 receptors mobilize liver glycogen
  • dry pharyngeal membranes-> problem with epinephrine (vasoconstriction)
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16
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nasal decongestants

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alpha-1 agonists constrict dilated blood vessels and relieve nasal stiffness and headache

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17
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nasal decongestant drugs

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  • phenylephrine
  • pseuoephedrine
  • oxymetazoline
18
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phenylephrine

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give p.o, nose drops or spray

-p.o dose advantages

19
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pseuoephedrine

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still widely available

CNS stimulant

20
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oxymetazoline

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long duration, 12 hours

21
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adverse effects to nasal decongestants

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transient burning
rebound congestion
chemical rhinitis
CNS depression, hypotension (imidazoline)

22
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uses of sympathomimetisc in eye

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Mydriasis
relieve redness, itching
-in allergic hyperemia of conjunctival membrane

23
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uses of sympathomimetisc in eye: Mydriasis

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phenylephrine

  • duration 3 hours, advantage over atropine
  • mydriasis without cycloplegia
24
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uses of sympathomimetisc in eye: to relieve itching and redness

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oxymetazoline

25
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adrenergics in acute hypersensitivity

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involve foods, pollon, drugs, animals

  • beta-2 stimulants inhibit antigen-induced histamine release
  • epinephrine used
26
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sympathomimetics in hypotension

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"pressor" effects
-below 40 mmHg diastolic or 50 systolic
-critical decrease in flow to heart, brain, gut, liver, kidney
-clinical situations showing decrease BP
general and spinal anesthesia
drug overdose
acute renal failure
27
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what are the two ways to increase blood pressure

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  1. increased cardiac output (beta-1)

2. increased peripheral resistance (alpha-1)

28
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norepinephrine

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lasts about 2 mins
does nothing to CO
increases PR

29
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alpha-1 stimulant: Phenylephrin

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20 mins
decrease CO
increases PR

30
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dopamine

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lasts about 2 mins
increases CO
decreases PR

31
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dobutamine

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lasts about 2 mins
increases CO
does nothing to PR

32
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sympathomimetic pressor agents

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  • short acting ones are substrates for NET and ENT
  • long acting-> smoother pressure control
  • dopamine-> some beta-1, and dilation of renal, coronary and mesenteric beds (D1 receptors)
  • dobutamine-> beta-1 but little increase in rate
33
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precautions in using pressor agents

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  • hyperthyroidism (excess receptors)

- necrosis on prolonged vasoconstriction: Liver, kidney

34
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what are some diseases that show adrenergic deficiency

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PAF: pure autonomic failure
POTS: postural tachycardia syndrome
MSA: multiple systems atrophy

35
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PAF

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disease of post-ganglionic sympathetic nerves

  • onset middle age
  • more common in men
36
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POTS

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50% antecedent viral illness

-4 times more common in females

37
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MSA

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autoimmune degeneration ANS centrally

-twice as common in men

38
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adrenergics in sympathetic deficiency

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  • correct postural hypotension, urinary incontinence and retrograde ejaculation
    mitodrine: alpha-1 agonist, give early in the day avoid nocturnal hypertension
39
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sympathomimetics as cardiac stimulants

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In A-V block to prevent loss of consciousness
-“Stokes Adams” syndrome
-some patients alternate between 2nd and 3rd degree block (skipped beats or complete block)
-definitive treatment-> pacemaker
After bypass surgery
-iv epinephrine, isoproterenol, dobutamine, dopamine

40
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indirect-acting sympathomimetics

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  • Tyramine in some cheese and sausage
  • Dopamine
  • Pseudoephedrine, ephedrine

Pharmacology part 3 (13 decks)

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