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Receptor actions of sympathomimetic and dopaminergic agents.
Adrenaline (epinephrine) 
Noradrenaline (norepinephrine) 
Isoprenaline 
Dopamine 
Dopexamine 
Dobutamine 

#Pharmacology #Vasopressors
Receptor actions ... Dobutamine #Pharmacology ... #Vasopressors #Receptors ... Specificity #Dopamine #Comparison
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Product Types: • Leukocyte ... Reaction (FNHTR ... Reaction (AHTR) ... proteins on plts, leukocytes ... products contain potassium
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Jaundice/Hemolytic reactions ... • Recent IV potassium ... reaction - Tumor ... Beta adrenergic receptor ... Medications 2.
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Reactions Immune ... Reaction (FNHTR ... Reaction (AHTR) ... proteins on plts, leukocytes ... products contain potassium
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Jaundice/Hemolytic reactions ... • Recent IV potassium ... reaction - Tumor ... Beta adrenergic receptor ... Medications 2.
Antiseizure Drugs 
Sodium Channel Blockers: Carbamazepine, Oxcarbazepine, Eslicarbazepine, Lamotrigine, Lacosamide, Phenytoin, fosphenytoin
Broad Spectrum: Valproate, Levetiracetam, Brivaracetam,
Tiagabine, Vigabatrin Potassium ... ezogabine) AMPA Receptor ... antiepileptic #medications ... #epilepsy #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology ... Comparison Table ... Metoprolol: • Receptors ... Beta #Blockers #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Table
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
specific GABAA receptor ... specific GABA-A receptor ... Hypnotic #Drugs #medications ... #pharmacology # ... comparison #table
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Angiotensin II Receptor ... pathophysiology #pharmacology ... #potassium #medications
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
hypersensitivity reactions ... Examples: Acute transfusion ... reaction, Haemolytic ... recruitment of leucocytes ... classification #comparison