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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 ... #Inotropes
Clinician's Pocket Guide to Vasopressors - Receptor Profiles and Hemodynamic Parameters
 • Systemic Vascular Resistance -
Vasopressors - Receptor ... #Vasopressors #Pharmacology ... cheatsheet #management #comparison ... #table #receptors ... #inotropes
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
properties by Target Receptor ... , Heart Rate/Inotropy ... Properties #Table #Pharmacology ... Effect #Management #Comparison ... #Inotropes
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... sedative-hypnotic drugs ... Sedative #Hypnotic #Drugs ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome Drug ... Precipitants and Pharmacology ... Mirtazapine ↑ Serotonin Receptor ... medications #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #drug
Antiseizure Drugs 
Sodium Channel Blockers: Carbamazepine, Oxcarbazepine, Eslicarbazepine, Lamotrigine, Lacosamide, Phenytoin, fosphenytoin
Broad Spectrum: Valproate, Levetiracetam, Brivaracetam,
Antiseizure Drugs ... ezogabine) AMPA Receptor ... #Antiseizure #Drugs ... medications #epilepsy #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Keeping up with Atypical Antipsychotics (aka second generation antipsychotics - SGA). I'll be posting series of
antipsychotics - SGA ... this class of drugs ... including their receptor ... Psychiatry #Pharmacy #Pharmacology
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... Angiotensin II Receptor ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... pathophysiology #pharmacology
Drug-Induced Urinary Retention

Drug-induced urinary retention is very common and can be caused by many classes of
type-3 muscarinic receptor ... both α1 and β3 receptors ... • Alpha & Beta Receptor ... #Induced #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
current) causing ↓SA ... beta adrenergic receptors ... force (negative inotropy ... Vaughan #Williams #Pharmacology