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USMLE - CholAdrDrugs
USMLE - Cholinergic and Adrenergic Drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |