Drugs Affecting The Peripheral Nervous System

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Adrenergic Drugs

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Mimic SNS
Treats: hypotension, bradycardia, bronchitis, glaucoma.
Stimulates: catecholamines (epinephrine, nonepinephrine, and dopamine)
Adverse Effects: increased blood pressure, tachycardia, cough, palpitations, tremors.

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Alpha 1 Adrenergic

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Postsynaptic.
Treats Hypotension

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Alpha 2 Adrenergic

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Presynaptic

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Mydriasis

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Pupil dilation

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Beta 1 Adrenergic

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Postsynaptic. Increases cardiac contractility. Treats bradycardia.
Chronotopic

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Salmeterol

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prescription for bronchospasms
Beta 2 adrenergic drug

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Albuterol

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used as a rescue inhaler.
Beta 2 adrenergic drug

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Mydriasis

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pupillary dilation

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Positive chronotopic effect

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increases heart rate.
Adrenergic

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Positive dromotropic effect

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cardiac nerve
Adrenergic

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Positive inotropic effect

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increases force of contraction of heart muscle (myocardium)
Adrenergic

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Adrenergic Receptors

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receptor sites for sympathetic neurotransmitters norepinephrine and epinephrine (catecholamines)

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Beta 2 Adrenergic

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Postsynaptic
Primarily on the lungs.
Treats asthma (adrenergic), located in smooth muscle of visceral organs. Adverse effect: rebound congestion.

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Dopamine

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kidneys.
Adrenergic
Dilation in blood vessels, renal, mesenteric, coranary, cerebral. Increases blood flow, used in shock.

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Vasoactive Adrenergics

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support heart during cardiac failure or shock (ex dobutamine)
patient needs fluid replacement.

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Adrenergic Blocking Drugs

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Block SNS. Adrenergic Antagonists and sympatholytics. Treats hypertension, MI's, BPH

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Alpha Blockers

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vasodilation, decrease blood pressure, constrict pupils.
Treats: hypertension, vascular disorders, BPH. Adverse effects: orthostatic hypotension, and increase urine flow (with BPH)

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Miosis

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contraction of pupil

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Flomax

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Alpha Blocker. Treats BPH
Adverse effects with Increased heat, and exercise.

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Phentolamine (Regitine)

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vasodilation alpha blocker,
used in Raynouds disorder (vascular disease)

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Beta Blockers

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Treats: mHags MI, hypertension, angina, supraventricular arrhythmias.
Adverse effect: bradycardia
Helps in MI patients, protecting heart from catecholamines.
Negative inotropic, chronotropic, and dromotropic effect
Adverse effect: tissue perfusion

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Atenolol

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Beta Blocker (-lol)
Prevents MI's
Cardioselective Beta Blocker

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Beta 1 Blocker

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decrease heart rate, cardioselective

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Beta 2 Blocker

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cause bronchodilation

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cholinergic drugs

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parasympathomimetics. activated by ach. treats MAG (myasthenia gravis, alz disease, glaucoma).
2 types: nicotinic & muscarinic. Adverse effects: slows down everything:
Salivation
Lacrimation
Urinary Retention
Diarrhea
GI cramps
Emesis
*SLUDGE

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Atropine

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Antidote for cholinergic drugs
Used pre op to decrease salivation

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bethenchol

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post op urinary retention

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Cholinergic Blocking Drugs

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Blocks Ach in PSNS.
Treats: pMOB
Parkinsons, Motion sickness, overactive bladder, bradycardia.
ABDE's Adverse Effects: Anticholinergic, blurred-vision, constipation, drymouth
Interactions with tricyclic antidepressants

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deltrol

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decrease urinary frequency

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bentyl

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increases GI motility

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synaptic cleft

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space either between 2 adjacent nerve cell membranes and an effector organ cell membrane (aka synapse)

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acid controlling drugs

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elevate ph, could mask problems in prolonged use.

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aluminum antacids

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causes constipation, safest for renal patients.
amphojel/basajel

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magnesium antacids

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milk of magnesia, commonly used as laxative.
can cause diarrhea, and flatulence

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calcium antacid

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contribute to kidney stones
can cause constipation, antiflatulents given

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h2 receptor antagonist

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produces Hydrogen. smoking decreases effectiveness.
Tagamet

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soidum bicarbonate

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sodium content problems with patients with heart failure, hypertension, and renal disorders. systemicalkolosis

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beta 1 agonists drugs increase?

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cardiac contractility

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drug that helps prevent bronchospams?

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salmeterol

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Adverse effects with beta-adrenergic agonists?

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mild tremors
tachycardia
palpitations
nervousness

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epinephrine shot used for?

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patient with anaphylactic reaction after antibiotic.

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Adrenergic adverse effects?

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increase heart rate

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What do adrenergic drugs treat?

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asthma, glaucoma, nasal congestion

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Weaning off beta-blockers is necessary due to?

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orthostatic hypotension

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Beta Blockers for MI patients help by?

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protects heart from circulating SNS catecholmines.

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Patient taking alpha blocker for patient of BPH may have?

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orthostatic hypotension
increase urine flow
headaches

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Adrenergic blockade at alpha-adrenergic receptors effect:

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vasodilation, decrease blood pressure, constriction of pupils

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Drugs to reverse effects of vasopressor in infiltrated area?

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phentolamine

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overdose of cholinergic .. patient to take

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atopine

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take pyridostigmine (mestinom) for myasthenia gravis ___ before meals?

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30 minutes before meals

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Cholinergic crisis symptoms?

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hypotension
syncope
dyspnea

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undirect acting cholinergic drugs act by ?

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making ach bind at receptor site allowing ach to bind and stimulate

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direct acting cholinergic drugs act by?

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binding to cholinergic receptors and activating them

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treatment for urinary retention?

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bethenchol

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simethicone?

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causes mucus coated gas bubbles to break into smaller ones, antiflatulent

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aluminum and calcium antacids?

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can cause constipation