PCOL 824 Final Exam Questions and Answers All Correct

PCOL 824 Final Exam Questions and Answers All Correct list the choline esters (muscarinic agonists) - Answer-- acetylcholine - methacholine - carbachol - bethanechol what are the indications for muscarinic agonists? - Answer-- post operative urinary retention - decrease intraocular pressure - cause miosis during cataract removal - xerostomia in cancer patients what is cevimeline? - Answer-- muscarinic agonist - activates M3 for dry mouth list the reversible anticholinesterase agents and their function - Answer-- physostigmine = peripheral CNS effects - neostigmine = myasthenia gravis - pyridostigmine - myasthenia gravis - carbaryl = insecticide - edreophonium list the irreversible anticholinesterase inhibitors - Answer-- ethothiophate - parathion = insecticide - malathion = insecticide - sarin - tabun - VX - binary GV = nerve gases what is pralidoxime? - Answer-- Protopam - antidose used to treat organophosphate poisoning - must be given 24-36 hr of poisoning