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Summary of the therapeutic uses of adrenergic agonists
Table of Catecholamine Pressors, Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta Receptor
therapeutic uses of adrenergic ... Therapeutic Uses #Pharmacology ... Receptors #Targets #Specificity ... #Alpha #Beta #Table ... #Comparison
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
block alpha & beta ... adrenergic receptors ... contraction force (negative ... Vaughan #Williams #Pharmacology ... Classification #Classes #pathophysiology
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology ... to maintain a negative ... block alpha & beta ... adrenergic receptors ... Classification #Classes #pathophysiology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan ... Galactomannan Beta-D-Glucan ... Coccidioides - Negative ... Cryptococcus - Negative ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
(1,3)-β-d-glucan
Abundant cell wall polysaccharide, found in most fungi, except cryptococci, zygomycetes (mucor, rhizophus) and blastomyces.
Sensitivity 64%-93%;
Sensitivity 64%-93%; Specificity ... 87%-100% False Negatives ... TheIDtrivia #beta ... dglucan #glucan #betad ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Adrenoceptor Actions
α1
 • Vascular smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Genitourinary smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Intestinal
#Adrenoceptor #adrenergic ... receptors #actions #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #comparison #table