Monday, May 5, 2008

Menomoics - Autonomic Drugs

Anticholinergic drug side-effects:
"Know the ABCD's of anticholinergic side-effects"
- Anorexia
- Blurred vision
- Constipation / confusion
- Dry mouth / dilated pupils ('ANTI' constriction)
- Sedation / urinary stasis


Cholinergics - "IF you know these, you will be 'LESS DUMB'"
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Lacrimation
- Excitation of nicotinic receptors
- Salvation
- Sweating
- Diarrhoea
- Urination/micturition
- Broncho-constriction
* 'Con' stricts the pupil

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