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30 Cards in this Set
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Betanechol |
M3 cholinomimetic for bladder and bowel atony |
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Pilocarpine |
M3 cholinomimetic for Glaucoma, Sjogren, Sicca syndrome |
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Nicotine, Varenicline |
Nicotinic cholinomimetic for smoking cessation |
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Edrophonium |
IA cholinomimetic for diagnosis of myasthenia gravis |
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Neostigmine, Pyridostigmine, Physostigmine |
IA cholinomimetic for treatment of myasthenia gravis |
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Rivastigmine (galantamine, donepezil, tacrine) |
IA cholinomimetic for Alzheimer's |
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Atropine (Homatropine, Cyclopentolate, Tropicamide) |
Anticholinergic, antimuscarinic mydriatic, cycloplegic and antidote for organophosphate poisoning |
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Benztropine (Biperiden, Trihexyphenidyl) |
Antimuscarinic anticholinergic for Parkinson's |
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Ipratropium (Tiotropium) |
Antimuscarinic anticholinergic for asthma and COPD |
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Scopolamine |
Antimuscarinic anticholinergic for motion sickness |
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Hexamethonium (Trimethaphan) |
Nicotinic anticholinergic obsolete antihypertensive that can cause postural hypotension |
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Tubocurarine, Pancuronium, Atracurium, Vecuronium |
Nondepolarizing nicotinic anticholinergics |
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Succinylcholine |
Depolarizing nicotinic anticholinergic |
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Epinephrine |
Nonselective sympathomimetic for cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis and status asthmaticus |
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Norepinephrine |
Nonselective sympathomimetic used as a last resort for neurogenic and cardiogenic shock |
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Dopamine |
Nonselective sympathomimetic with D1 activity, 1st line for shock |
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Isoproterenol |
Beta nonselective sympathomimetic for asthma in children |
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Phenylephrine, Pseudoephrine |
A1 sympathomimetic for nasal decongestion, mydriasis without cycloplegia |
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Clonidine |
A2 agonist used for HTN, cancer pain and opioid withdrawal |
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Methyldopa |
A2 agonist that causes hemolytic anemia |
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Apraclonidine (Brimonidine) |
A2 agonist used for glaucoma |
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Dobutamine |
B1 agonist used for acute heart failure, cardiogenic shock but will cause tachyphylaxis |
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Albuterol/Salbutamol (Terbutaline, Ritodrine) |
B2 agonists; DOC for asthma attacks and tocolysis |
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Phenoxybenzamine |
Irreversible alpha antagonist used for pheochomocytoma |
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Phentolamine |
Reversible alpha antagonist used for pheochromocytoma and as antidote for alpha agonist overdose |
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Prazosin (Doxazosin, Terazosin, Tamsulosin, Silodosin) |
A1 antagonist for BPH and hypertension |
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Propranolol |
Nonselective beta blocker for HTN and angina prophylaxis that can mask sx of hypoglycemia in DM |
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Pindolol, Acebutolol |
Beta blockers with intrinsic sympathomimetic activity |
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Timolol, betaxolol |
Beta blockers without local anesthetic activity, making them useful in glaucoma |
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Atenolol (Metoprolol, Esmolol, Betaxolol) |
Selective B1 antagonist, making these safer for asthmatics. Masks sx of hypoglycemia in DM. |
