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onset/duration of tropicamide?

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fast, short duration

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rate of hydrolysis of physotigmine and neostigmine?

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slow (hours)

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which NMJ blockers have CV effects?

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atracurium (minimum)

pancuronium (increase heart rate & BP)

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which AChase inhibitor can enter CNS?

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physostigmine

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does it enter the CNS?

succinylcholine

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no

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how is pancuronium degraded?

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kidney

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side effects of oxybutynin?

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high incidence of anti-muscarinic side effects

  • xerostomia
  • blurred vision
  • GI
  • CNS (drowsiness, confusion)
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choline esters

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acetylcholine, bethanechol

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side effects of neuromuscular blocking agents

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prolonged apnea

cardiovascular collapse (rare - histamine release)

anaphylaxis (rare)

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administration of edrophonium?

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IV

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use of neostigmine

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  • treats myasthenia gravis (oral)
  • prevents and treats post-operative atony of gut and bladder (oral)
  • reversal of paralysis by competitive NMJ blockers (IV)
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what to use glycopyrrolate for?

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block parasympathomimetic effects during reversal of NM blockade with anticholinesterase agents

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which drug is used to treat anticholinesterase or muscarinic toxicity

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atropine

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administration of bethanechol?

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oral, subcutaneous

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administration of pilocarpine

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orally, ophthalmic

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therapeutic uses of physotigmine

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glaucoma wide angle

toxicity by antimuscarinic drug poisoning

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administration of physotigmine?

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ophthalmic (glaucoma)

IV (antimuscarinic drug poisoning)

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how is atracurium degraded?

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Hofmann hydrolysis, spontaneously degrades in plasma to inactive metabolytes, and by plasma esterases

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uses of atropine?

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  • ophthalmic (mydriasis, cycloplegia)
  • anesthesia (block vagal reflexes)
  • anticholinesterase toxicity
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how to treat muscarinic receptor antagonist poisoning?

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physostigmine

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administration of scopoloamine

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transdermal patch

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which of the musc. agonists can enter the CNS?

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pilocarpine (tertiary amine)

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therpeutic use of bethanechol?

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urinary retention in the absence of obstruction

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side effects of muscarinic antagonists

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  • hot as a hare
  • dry as a bone
  • red as a beet
  • blind as a bat
  • drowsiness

no sweating, dry mouth, hot skin, mydriasis, cycloplegia, CNS action

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with AChase inhibitors, what are the toxic side effects outside the SLUDGE?
* medullary respiratory center depression, muscle paralysis * death due to respiratory failure
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use of scopolamine?
motion sickness, vestibular disease
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how is rocuronium degraded?
liver metabolism
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which drug is commonly given to block responses to vagal reflexes induced by surgical manipulation of visceral organs?
atropine
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onset/duration of edrophonium?
rapid, short
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therapeutic use of pilocarpine?
* xerostomia * ophthalmically for wide angle glaucoma * emergency narrow angle glaucoma
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which NMJ blockers release histamine?
atracurium pancuronium
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how does succinylcholine work?
agonist of nicotinic receptors at NMJ, cause opening of cation channel
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adminstration of ipratropium?
inhalation
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alkaloids
atropine, scopolamine
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function of tropicamide?
ophthalmic solution to produce mydriasis and cyloplegia
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which drugs should be avoiding in patients with hyperthyoidism?
bethanechol, pilocarpine (musc agonists)
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which of the naturally occurring alkaloids has greater CNS penetration
scopolamine (more CNS penetration and prominent effects than atropine)
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use of oxybutynin?
treats overactive bladder and incontinence
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musc agonists should be used with caution in which patients?
* asthma/COPD * urinary, GI obstruction and peptic ulcer * CV disease (bradycardia, hypotension, hyperthyroidism)
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how do NMJs work?
compete fwith ACh for unoccupied end-plate nicotinic receptors without activating the channel
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uses of edrophonium
* diagnosis of myasthenia gravis * distinguish cholinergic crisis from myasthenic crisis * reverse paralysis
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how do you treat competitive NMJ toxicity?
nestogimine or edrophonium combine with glycopyrrolate to reduce muscarinic actions (bradycardia, GI/GU secretions/motility)
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toxic effects of muscarinic antagonists
mad as a hatter (ataxia, restlessness, excitement, hallucinations, delirium, coma)
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does glycopyrrolate penetrate the CNS?
no
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pralidoxime
reactivates AChase peripherally, treat quickly because no longer effective after enzyme has aged
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administration of neostigmine?
oral, IV
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therapeutic use of rocuronium?
faciliate endotracheal intubation
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long acting NMJ blocker
pancuronium
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therapeutic use of NMJ blockers?
adjusvant in surgical anesthesia to obtain relaxation of skel muscle (mainly abdominal wall) allows for much lighter level of anesthesia
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use of ipratropium
COPD rhinorrhea associated with common cold or rhinitis
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SLUDGE
salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI, emisis (vomiting)
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therapeutic use of succinylcholine?
muscle paralysis
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effects of muscarinic antagonists
* mydriasis and cycloplegia (paralysis of accommodation) * relax non-vascular smooth muscle (airways, GI, urinary bladder) * inhibit exocrin egland secretion (sweat, salivary, etc.) * increase HR * CNS effects (low - sedation, high - delirium)
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how is vecuronium degraded?
liver
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you should use muscarninic antagonists with caution in which patients?
* glaucoma * prostatic hypertophy - difficulty voiding * tachycardia
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side effects of succinylcholine
* prolonged apnea * hyperthermia * muscle pain (fasciculation) * hyperkalemia
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why aren't muscarinic agonists administered IV?
will cause hypotension due to activation of muscarinic receptors of vascular endothelium
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does ipratropium cross into CNS?
no, quaternary amine
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administration of tropicamide?
ophthalmic solution
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aminosteroid
rocuronium atracurium vecuronium pancuronium

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