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| Primary angle-closure glaucoma |
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Definition
| Treat with Pilocarpine (muscarinic agonist), physostigmine (AChE inhibitor) and echothiopate (AChE inhibitor) |
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| GI atony, abodominal swelling |
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Definition
| Treat with bethanacol (muscarinic agonist)or neostigmine (AChE inhibitor) |
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Definition
| Treat with bethanecol (muscarinic agonist) |
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Definition
| Treat with edrophonium or pyridostigmine (AChE inhibitors) |
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| Organophosphate poisoning |
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Definition
| Treat irreversible AChE inhibitors with pralidoxime (quickly) and atropine (Muscarinic antagonist) |
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Definition
| Treat with Sildenafil (blocks the phosphodiesterase that breaks down cGMP) |
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Definition
| Treat with pilocarpine (muscarinic agonist) |
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| How could you DIAGNOSE bronchial asthma? |
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Definition
| Diagnose with methacholine aerosol, which tests bronchial hyperreactivity (hallmark of asthma) |
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Definition
| Treat with parthion, malathion (organophosphates) and carbaryl (Carbamate AChE inhibitor) |
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Definition
| Treat with scopolamine (Muscarinic antagonist- more active in CNS than Atropine) |
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Definition
| Treat with carbadopa (to reduce peripheral DA effects) and LevaDOPA (increase DA in CNS) and benztropine (muscarinic antagonist, for dyskinesia) |
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Term
| Inducing mydriasis for eye exams |
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Definition
| Induce mydriasis with tropicamide (muscarinic antagonist) |
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| Relief of overactive bladder |
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| Spacticity, anxiety, convulsion |
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Definition
| Treat with muscle relaxants: Diazepam (Valium, GABAa agonist and sedative), Baclofen (GABAb agonist), Dadntrolene (least sedative) |
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Term
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Definition
| Treat with Dantrolene (muscle relaxant). Hyperthermia can be induced by succinylcholine (a NMJ depolarizer, muscle relaxant) |
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Term
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Definition
| Treat with carbidopa (reduces DA induced arrhythmias), or Beta blockers like Esmolol |
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Definition
| Treat with Beta blockers, such as atenolol or metoprolol |
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Definition
| Many treatments: Reserpine (blocks NE release, cheap, but mental problems), methyldopa (for preeclampsia), Pindolol (Beta blocker), labetalol (hypertensive emergencies, Beta and alpha blocker), clinidine (alpha-2 agonist), Atenolol and Esmolol |
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Term
| Prostatic hypertrophy leading to urinary retention |
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Definition
| Terazosin, tamsulosin (alpha-1 antagonists) |
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Term
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Definition
| Treat with phenoxybenzamine (irreversible alpha inhibitor) and NEVER with a pure beta blocker (like Atenolol) which could lead to a hypertensive crises |
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Definition
| Treat acute asthma with: albuterol, terbutaline and chronic asthama with salmeterol or formoteral (given with a steroid) |
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Term
| Peripheral vascular disease |
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Definition
| Treat with alpha antagonists |
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Term
| Congested mucous membranes |
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Definition
| Treat with phenylphrine (alpha-1 agonist) or pseudoephedrine |
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| Treat with Ipratropium or tiotropium (muscarinic antagonists via aerosol) |
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Definition
| Treat with DA or Dobutamine (beta-1 agonists) |
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Term
| Tocolytic (slowing birth) |
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Definition
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Definition
| Clonidine (alpha-2 agonist, decreases central SNS outflow) |
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Term
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Definition
| Phenelzine (a MAO inhibitor. Don't mix with Tyramine, which would cause hypertension) |
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Term
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Definition
| Timolol (topical beta-antagonist), brominidine (alpha-2 agonist), dipiverfrin (epi prodrug), dorzolamine (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor) or latanoprost (prostaglandin analogue) |
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Term
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Definition
| Treat with alpha-methyldopa |
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Term
| Which drug prevents migraine headaches, can be used to treat glaucoma and to treat hypyertension? |
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Definition
| Timolol (non-selective beta blocker) |
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