Exam 2 Additional Information (Week 3) Flashcards
What is an endogenous hormone
Antidiuretic Hormone
ADH
arginine vasopressin
Where is ADH produced?
hypothalamus
Where is ADH stored?
posterior pituitary
What does ADH control?
osmoregulation
release stimulated by increased osmolality and hypovolemia
Additional role of ADH
potent vasoconstrictor, but dilates renal afferent pulmonary and cerebral arterioles
What are the three type of vasopressin receptors?
V1 -V3
V1
mediates vasoconstriction
V2
mediates water reabsorption in the renal collecting ductts
V3
found in the CNS and stimulate modulation of corticotrophin secretion
Multiple Uses of Vasopressin are
post cardiopulmonary bypass shock refractory hypotension reduce bleeding in von willebrand's disease anti-diuresis in diabetes insipidus treatment of enuresis
Dosages of Vasopressin
low dose gtt 0.03-0.04unit/min up to 0.1unit/min
1-2units bolus
Onset of vasopressin
1-5 minutes
Peak of vasopressin
5 minutes
DOA of vasopressin
10-30mins
Complications of vasopressin are seen at
> 0.04units/min
What are the complications of vasopressin?
GI ischemia
decreased CO
skin or digital necrosis
Sodium nitroprusside is
a direct acting, nonselective peripheral vasodilator
relaxation of arterial and venous smooth muscle
lacks significant effects on nonvascular smooth muscle and cardiac muscle
MOA of Sodium Nitroprusside
interacts with oxyhemoglobin and dissociates to form methemoglobin which releases NO and cyanide
NO activates guanylate cyclase (in the vascular muscle) thus increasing cGMP
cGMP inhibits calcium entry into vascular smooth muscle but increases uptake of Ca into SR
results in vasodilation via NO
Metabolism of Sodium Nitroprusside
transfer of electron from the iron (Fe) of oxyhemoglobin to SNP yields metHgb and an unstable SNP radical
unstable SNP radical breaks down all 5 cyanide ions are released
one of these cyanide ions reacts with methgb to form cyanomethemoglobin (nontoxic)
remainder are metabolized in the liver and kidney-> converted to thiocynate
SNP Toxicity
occurs d/t effects of high plasma concentrations of thiocyanate
Cyanide toxicity
can occur at rates >2ug/kg/min for long periods
suspect when patient starts demonstrating resistance to hypotensive effects or previous responsive patient who is unresponsive (tachyphylaxis) at rates >2-10ug/kg/min
may precipate tissue anoxia, anaerobic metabolism and lactic acidosis
Treatment of cyanide toxicity
immediate d/c of SNP
100% O2 administration despite normal oxygen saturation
sodium bicarbonate to correct metabolic acidosis
sodium thiosulfate 150mg/kg over 15 mins
sodium nitrate 5mg/kg if severe toxicity
sodium thiosulfate acts
as a sulfur donor to convert cynaide to thiocyanate
What does sodium nitrate do
converts hemoglobin to methgb which converts cyanide to cyanomethemoglobin