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Term
What cholinergic agonist increases secretions and urine output and decreases cardiac output, heart rate, and blood pressure?
Definition
acetylcholine
Term
What cholingergic agonist increases intestinal motility and urine output?
Definition
bethanachol
Term
What chloinergic agonist causes miosis, decreases IOP and causes the release of epinephrine from the adrenal medulla?
Definition
carbachol
Term
What cholinergic agonist causes miosis and decreases IOP in closed angle glaucoma?
Definition
Pilocarpine
Term
What acetylcholinesterase inhibitor causes miosis, decreased IOP in closed angle glaucoma and can be used to treat atropine overdose?
Definition
Physostigimine
Term
What acetylcholinesterase inhibitor is used as an antidote for curarine and to treat acute myasthenia gravis?
Definition
Neostigimine
Term
What acetylcholinesterase inhibitor is used in the chronic management of myasthenia gravis?
Definition
Pyridostigimine
Term
What acetylcholinesterase inhibitor is used to diagnose myasthenia gravis?
Definition
Edrophonium
Term
What antimuscarinic cholinergic antagonist causes mydriasis, is (100%) cycloplegic, and can be used as a cholinergic agonists antidote?
Definition
atropine
Term
What antimuscarinic cholinergic antagonist causes mydriasis, acts for 3-7 days, and causes (54%) cycloplegia?
Definition
homatropine
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What antimuscarinic cholinergic antagonist lasts for about 5 hours and causes (80%) cycloplegia?
Definition
tropicamide
Term
What antimuscarinic cholinergic antagonist causes mydriasis and 92% cycloplegia?
Definition
cyclopentolate
Term
What antimuscarinic cholinergic antagonist is used as a bronchodilator, treats asthma and chronic obstructive airway disease?
Definition
Ipratropium
Term
What antimuscarinic cholinergic antagonist can be used as a motion sickness prophylactic and can cause short term memory loss?
Definition
Scopolamide
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How do ganglionic blockers act as cholinergic antagonist?

Definition
Blocks nicotinic receptors on the ganglion cells.
Term
What is the therapeutic use of nicotine, a nicotinic ganglionic blocker?
Definition
none
Term
What ganglionic blocker is used to lower blood pressure in an emergency?
Definition
trimethaphan
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What ganglionic blocker is used as a chronic treatment of moderate to severe hypertension?
Definition
mecamylamine
Term

How do neuromuscular blockers work?

Definition
They block nicotinic receptors on the muscle cells
Term
What type of neuromuscular blockers are used with anaesthetic to relax muscles in surgery?
Definition
nondepolarizing

Tubocurarine
Myvocurium
Atricurium
Pancuronium
Term
What Neuromuscular blocker is used in rapid endotracheal intubation, or Electric shock treatment.  This type of neuromuscular blocker causes flaccid paralysis.
Definition
Succinylcholine, the lone depolarizing neuromuscular blocker
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