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18 Cards in this Set
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Acts at the presynaptic membrane to inhibit neurotransmitter release |
Botulinum Toxin |
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Binds to high affinity choline carriers in the presynaptic membrane to inhibit choline uptake |
Hemicholinium |
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Non-Depolarising Blockers |
Tubocurarine Pancuronium Gallamine Cisatracurium Mivacurium |
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Block histamine release therefore lead to hypotension and bronchoconstriction |
Tubocurarine |
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Cause tachycardia |
Gallamine |
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Depolarising Blocker |
Suxamethonium |
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Used as a muscle relaxant during surgery |
Suxamethonium |
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Increased K+ release and bradycardia |
Suxamethonium |
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Anticholinesterases |
Edrophonium Neostigmine Pyridostigmine Physostigmine Insecticides Nerve Gases |
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Insecticides |
Malathion Ecothiopate |
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Nerve Gases |
Dysflos Tabun Saran |
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Used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis |
Edrophonium |
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Used to reverse non-depolarising block |
Neostigmine |
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Used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis |
Pyridostigmine Physostigmine |
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Short acting anticholinesterase |
Edrophonium |
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Medium acting anticholinesterase |
Neostigmine |
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Irreversible anticholinesterase |
Dyflos |
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Cholinesterase Reactivators |
Pralidoxime |
