general paramedic pharmacology terms
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Sympathetic Nervous System | prepares the body to handle stress. "fight or flight"
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adrenergic agonists | medications that exert effects on the sympathetic nervous system which use adrenergic receptors
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Parasympathetic Nervous System | bowel, bladder, slowing HR, stomach acid production
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cholinergist agonist | drugs that act on parasympathetic NS
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Alpha1 | peripheral blood vessels:vasoconstriction, elevation of systemic B/P. ex: noreppi, epi, phenylephrine, dopamine
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Alpha2 | pre/post-synaptic nerve terminals: vasodilation, anesthesia. ex: clonadine
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Beta1 | heart: increase HR & contractility. ex: norepi epi, dobutamine
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Beta2 | smooth muscle of airway: ex: epi, albuterol,terbutaline
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beta adrenergic receptor blockers | prevent naturally occurring beta agonists from stimulating the receptors (labetalol, metoprolol)
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chronotropic | increase/decrease HR
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inotropic | increase/decrease contractility
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acetylcholine | neurotransmitter used by parasympathetic NS.
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two types of cholinergic receptors | nicotinic and muscarinic
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nicotonic receptors | found in CNS, autonomic ganglia, and striated muscle
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muscarinic receptors | found in cardiac and smooth muscle, exocrine glands and brain
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