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“Fight or Flight”

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Stimulus for the SNS

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Neurotransmitters

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What is a stimulus?

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Something to get it started

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3 Neurotransmitters

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  1. Norepinephrine
  2. Epinephrine
  3. Dopamine
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What do the 3 neurotransmitters do to the SNS?

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The 3 neurotransmitters get the SNS going and keep it going.

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Where are norepinephrine and epinephrine located?

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The adrenal gland.

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Where does dopamine come from?

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The brain. (Technically, everywhere)

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What 3 items halt the stimulus?

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  1. Re-uptake pump
  2. Enzymes
  3. Liver Metabolism
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What are the 2 stopping (halting) enzymes?

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  1. MAO (monoamine oxidase)

2. COMT

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What do MAO and COMT do to the neurotransmitters?

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They break down the neurotransmitters so they don’t work anymore.

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How does the re-uptake pump halt the neurotransmitters?

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The re-uptake pump brings the neurotransmitters back home.

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How does liver metabolism halt the neurotransmitters?

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When the neurotransmitters get to the liver, the liver breaks them down.

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What would happen if there wasn’t a halt to the stimulus?

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If nothing stopped the neurotransmitters the body would be on a high all the time.

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SNS Receptors are _____ receptors?

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Adrenergic Receptors

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What do adrenergic receptors do?

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They stimulate a sympathetic response.

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What are the 4 adrenergic receptors?

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  1. Alpha 1
  2. Alpha 2
  3. Beta 1
  4. Beta 2
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Alpha 1 receptors are also known as?

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Alpha blockers

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How can the body respond to Alpha 1 receptors?

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  • Primarily smooth muscle contraction
  • Vasoconstriction of coronary arteries
  • Vasoconstriction of veins
  • Decreased motility of smooth muscle of GI tract
  • Glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis from adipose tissue and liver
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Do Alpha 1 receptors increase or decrease speed of the GI tract?

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Decrease - no time to stop to go to the bathroom in fight or flight

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What does a stimulus effect?

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Receptors

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What is gluconeogenesis?

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Break down fat and glycogen for energy

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Is the autonomic nervous system voluntary or involuntary?

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involuntary

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How can the body respond to Alpha 2 receptors?

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  • Primarily located at presynaptic ganglion

- Few drugs that impact these receptors

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How can the body respond to Beta 1 receptors?

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  • Increase cardiac output

- Increase renin release in kidneys

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Beta 1 receptors are known to effect what organ?
Heart
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What is renin?
Renin is a vasoconstrictor
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How can the body respond to Beta 2 receptors?
-Relax smooth muscles (bronchi, urinary sphincters, bladder, uterus, arteries) -Contract GI sphincters -Dilate arteries to skeletal muscles and cardiac muscle -Increase renin from kidneys
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What happens to vital signs if you constrict veins?
BP goes up and so does heart rate
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Important Note:
Drugs can be selective OR activate multiple receptors.
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Selective Receptors?
Only effect one receptor. (alpha 1 or beta 1 or beta 2)
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Multiple Receptors?
May affect a lot, alphas and betas. Older drugs: more general = more side effects
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What do Adrenergic Agents do?
Stimulates sympathetic response.
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Adrenergic Agents are also called?
Adrenergic Agonists | Sympathomimetics
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Adrenergic Agents mechanism of action?
Stimulates sympathetic response, mimicking the sympathetic response
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Adrenergic Agents Indications:
- Alpha 1: hypotension, nasal congestion - Beta 1: cardiac arrest, heart failure, shock - Beta 2: asthma, premature labor
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In the Adrenergic Agents indications, Beta 1...
Beta 1 is used to stimulate the heart
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In the Adrenergic Agents indications, Beta 2...
Relaxes smooth muscles in asthma and premature labor; this can relax the muscle that are contracting in the uterus
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Adrenergic Agents Contraindications
- Known allergy | - Severe hypertension
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Adrenergic Agents side effects and adverse effects in the CNS?
CNS: HA, restlessness, excitement, insomnia and euphoria | Hyped up
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Adrenergic Agent side effects and adverse effects for cardiovascular?
CV: vasoconstriction, hypertension, tachycardia, palpitations, dysrhythmias Palpitations - how the patient feels with a fast heart rate
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Adrenergic Agent interactions
- Adrenergic blocking agents: reduced therapeutic effects - Anesthetics: risk of cardiac dysrhythmias - TCA: increased vasopresser effects: hypertension; respiratory depression - MAO inhibitors: hypertensive crisis
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What is TCA?
Tricyclic antidepressant High blood pressure already
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Adrenergic Blocking Agents are also know as?
Adrenergic antagonists and sympatholytics
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Adrenergic Blocking Agents mechanism of action?
Blocking or preventing of sympathetic response | Blocking the receptors
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Adrenergic Blocking Agents indications?
- Alpha 1 blockers: hypertension, BPH - Beta 1 & 2 blockers: angina, hypertension, dysrhythmias, migraines, glaucoma Angina - heart pain from constriction of arteries Migraines - can be caused by vasoconstriction Glaucoma - pressure in eye; dilating causes pressure
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Adrenergic Blocking Agents contraindications?
- Alpha blockers: drug allergy, peripheral vascular disease, CAD, renal or liver disease - Beta blockers: drug allergy, uncompensated heart failure, heart block or bradycardia, severe pulmonary disease Bradycardia - you don't want to slow the heart rate even more If you have a rescue inhaler you don't want to block the lungs
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Adrenergic Blocking Agents side effects and adverse effects?
- Alpha blockers: based on vasculature | - Beta blockers: usually mild. May mask hypoglycemia. Angina or precipitate MI if withdrawn suddenly
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Adrenergic Blocking Agents interactions?
- Adrenergic Agonists (epi, dopamine, etc) = decrease effects of each - Other CV drugs, diuretics = potentiate effects = profound hypotension - Anti-cholinergic and hypoglycemias = antagonistic effects CV drugs if they do the same thing it could increase the effects
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Adrenergic antagonist is...
Antagonist is "stronger" than the agonists
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"Rest and Digest"
Parasympathetic Nervous System
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What is the initiating stimulus in the PNS?
Imitating Stimulus: neurotransmitters | -Acetylcholine (Ach)
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What is the halting stimulus in the PSN?
Halting stimulus: enzyme | - cholinesterase - breaks down Ach ( almost immediately )
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PSN receptors?
Receptors: cholinergic receptors - nicotinic - muscarinic
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Cholinergic Agents are also known as?
Cholinergic agonists and parasympathomimetics Parasympathomimetics - mimics the parasympathetic response
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What do Cholinergic Agents do?
Stimulates the parasympathetic response - Direct-acting = act on receptors - Indirect-acting = increase available Ach by inhibiting cholinesterase; non-selective
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What does cholinesterase do?
Cholinesterase breaks down Ach, so if I stop this, there is more Ach available = more of a parasympathetic response
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Cholinergic Agents mechanism of action?
SLUDGE: salivation, lacrimation, urinary incontinence, diarrhea, GI cramps, and emesis - Stimulate intestine and bladder - Constriction of pupil (miosis), decrease IOP - Constriction of bronchi and airways (you don't need to breathe a lot) Decrease IOP - constrict; most glaucoma eye drops are cholinergic
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Cholinergic Agents indications?
- Reduce IOP - Treat various GI and bladder disorders - Diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis (neuromuscular disease - muscle spasms) - Treatment of Alzheimer's disease
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Cholinergic Agents contraindications?
Drug allergy, GI or GU obstruction, bradycardia (will just slow HR more), COPD (don't want to constrict bronchioles), hypotension (will just relax more) GI or GU obstruction = if you have an obstruction you don't want to force it
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Cholinergic Agents side effects and adverse effects?
Overstimulation if the PSNS Ex) going to the bathroom All The Time
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Cholinergic Agents interactions?
Anticholinergics, antihistamines and sympathomimetics = antagonistic effects = decrease response Antihistamines and sympathomimetics do the opposite
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What do Anti-Cholinergic Agents do?
Blocking the parasympathetic response
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Anti-Cholinergic Agents are also known as?
Cholinergic blocking agents and parasympatholytics
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Anti-Cholinergic Agents mechanism of action?
(Opposite of cholinergic) - Pupils dilate (increase IOP - like at the eye doctor) - Decrease in GI motility, GI secretions, and salivation - Increase heart rate (sometimes) - Decreased bladder contraction = urinary retention - Reduce sweating; dry mucous membranes - Prevents bronchial constriction
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Anti-Cholinergic Agents indications?
(Anti-cholinergics) - Decreasing muscle rigidity and diminish tremors - Bradycardia - Chronic bronchitis, exercise induced bronchospasms, COPD ( not because they open airways, but they prevent constriction) - Irritable bowel disease and diarrhea - Neurogenic bladder and incontinence
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Anti-Cholinergic Agents contraindications?
Known drug allergy, narrow-angle glaucoma, acute asthma (rescue), myasthenia gravis, acute CV instability, GI or GU obstruction
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Anti-Cholinergic Agents side effects and adverse effects?
Increased HR; CNS excitation, restlessness; increased IOP; dry mouth; constipation; urinary retention; decreased bronchial secretions. Main side effect is DRYING!!!
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Anti-Cholinergic Agents interactions?
Antihistamines, phenothiazines, TCA, MAOI's = potentiate effects p

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