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USMLE - CholAdrDrugs
USMLE - Cholinergic and Adrenergic Drugs
Question | Answer |
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hemicholinium | blocks the uptake of choline through the Na pump --> prevents further synthesis of Ach from choline and Acetyl CoA |
vesamicol | inhibit the packaging of Ach into storage granules --> decrease Ach availability |
botulinum toxin | interacts with synaptobrevin on the presynaptic membrane to prevent the release of Ach |
tetanus toxin | blocks the release of GABA in the CNS --> overstimulation of CNS neurons |
muscarinic agonists | BETH MET a CARB-eating Muscle man named PILO: bethanecol, methacholine, carbachol, pilocarpine |
muscarinic antagonists | THIMBAGS: tropicamide, homotropine, ipratroprium, methscopolamine, benztropine, atropine, glycopyrrolate, scopolamine |
nicotinic agonists | nicotine |
nicotinic N(m) antagonists | SAT: succinyl choline, atracurium, tubocurarine |
nicotinic N(N) antagonists | HM hexamethonium, mecamylamine |