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organophosphate poisonning |
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irreversible AChE inhibitor antidote: pralidoxime (only effective early on); or atropine |
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atropine: reversible, non-selective muscarinic blocker antidote: physostigmine (reversible AChE) |
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tubocurarine: nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent antidote: neostigmine (reversible AChE) |
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malignant hyperthermia when used with halothane antidote: dantrolene (blocks release of Ca++ from SR) |
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1. epinephrine alone: inc BP & HR (agonist for alpha1/2 and beta 1/2 - low doses selective for beta1) 2. epinephrine + phenoxybenzamine (the only irreversible & nonselective alpha-blocker): dec BP due to beta2 activity |
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before alpha blockade: inc BP (pure alpha agonist, without beta action) after alpha blockade (phenoxybenzamine): back to baseline (net reversal) |
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