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| Adrenergic agonists (catecholamine) |
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| epinephrine; fight or flight |
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| Alpha andrenergic blcokers |
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| prazosin; antihypertensive |
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| pilocarpine; parasympathetic stimulation; used for alzheimer's, urinary retention, diagnostic |
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| atropine; blocks parasympathetic blockade, vagolytic; used for parkinson's |
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Definition
| levadopa (sinemet); replaces dopamine in the substantia nigra |
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Term
| tricyclic antidepressants |
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Definition
| amitriptyline; increase available norepinephrine and serotonin |
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Definition
| inhibits inactivation of neurotransmitters; hypertensive crisis with tyrmaine intake (cheese effect) |
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| Fluoxetine; inhibits serotonin reuptake |
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| 2nd generation anti-depressants |
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Definition
| bupropion; increases dopamine in the CNS |
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| lithium; changes catecholamine metabolism; used for bipolar disorder and manias |
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| phenytoin (dilantin); decreases CNS nerve excitability; use diazepam IV for status epilepticus |
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| lorazepam; sedative-hypnotic; used for anxiety and sedation; reversal agent in flumazenil |
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Term
| phenothiazine antipsychotic |
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Definition
| fluphenazine; affects dopamine receptors in the CNS; used for physcosis and dementia |
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| haloperidol; more EPS effects, less CV effects |
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