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Bethanechol
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A
Use: postoperative and Neurogenic ileus and urinary retention Action: activates Bowel and Bladder smooth muscle; resistant to AchE. Mnemonic: Bethany, call(Bethanechol) me if you want to activate your Bowels and Bladder |
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Carbachol
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A
Use: Glaucoma,pupillary contraction, and relief of intraocular pressure. Mnemonic: CARBon copy of acetylcholine |
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Pilocarpine
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A
Use: Potent simulator of sweat, tears, saliva. And acute glaucoma. Action: contracts ciliary muscle of eye (open angle), pupillary sphincter(narrow angle); resistant to AChE. Mnemonic: You cry drool, and swat on your PILOw. |
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Methacholine
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A
Use: challenge test for diagnosis of asthma Action: stimulates muscarinic receptors in airway when inhaled |
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Neostigmine
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B
Use: postoperative and neurogenic ileus and urinary retention, myasthenia gravis, reversal of neuromuscular junction blockade (postoperative) Action: no CNS penetration Mnemonic: NEO CNS = NO CNS penetration. |
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Pyridostigmine
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B
Use: myasthenia gravis (lonacting) Increase strength Action: no CNS penetration Mnemonic: PyRIDostigmine gets RID of myasthenia gravis |
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Edrophonium
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B
USE: Diagonsis of myasthenia gravis (extremely short acting) |
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Physostigmine
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B
Use: Glaucoma (cross BBB --> CNS) AND atropine overdose. Mnemonic: PHYsostigmine PHYxes atropoine overdose. |
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Echothiophate
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B
Use: glaucoma |
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Donepezil
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B
USE: Alzheimer's disease ( problem with decreased Ach) Othe Alzheimer drug: Galautamine, rivastigme. |
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Parathion
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C
Organophosphate poison in insecticides. Usually see poisoning in farmers. Action: irreversibly inhibit AchE. Sx: DUMBBELSS. Diarrhea, Urination Miosis Bronchospasm Bradycardia Excitation of seletal muscle and CNS, Lacrimation Sweating and Salivation. Antidote - atropine and pralidoxime. |
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Pralidoxime
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C
Use: organophosphate/Cholinesterase inhibitor poisoning. Action: regenetrates active AchE |