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Esmolol - Anesthesia Pharmacology
Trade Name: Esmolol
Brand Name(s): Brevibloc
Drug Type: Cardio-Selective ß Antagonist
Time of Onset: Rapid
Duration of
Esmolol - Anesthesia ... Pharmacology Trade Name: Esmolol ... - Loses selectivity ... countbackwardsfrom10 #Esmolol
Summary of β-adrenergic antagonists
 - Propranolol - Beta1, Beta2 - Hypertension, Migraine, Hyperthyroidism, Angina pectoris 
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Hypertension Timolol ... Atenolol, Bisoprolol, Esmolol
NSAID Selectivity Spectrum
COX-2 Selective NSAID - Celecoxib
 • Increased risk for CV events
 • Decreased risk
NSAID Selectivity ... effects #NSAIDs #selectivity
Antihypertensive Drugs for Hypertensive Emergency 
 - Nicardipine (Cardene) 
 - Clevidipine (Cleviprex) 
 - Labetalol
Trandate) - Esmolol
Antiarrhythmic Drugs

CLASS IA
 • Procainamide, Quinidine, Disopyramide
CLASS 1B
 • Lidocaine, Mexiletine
CLASS 2
 • Propranolol, Esmolol
CLASS 4
• Propranolol, Esmolol
Useful Intravenous Antihypertensive Agents
- Nicardipine
- Clevidipine
- Labetalol
- Esmolol
- Nitroglycerin

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#Antihypertensive #Agents #Hypertensive #Emergency #Pharmacology
- Labetalol - Esmolol
Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Nicardipine ß-Blockers: Esmolol
REBEL Review 71: Treatment of Thyroid Storm 

Propranolol 
Esmolol 
Propylthiouracil (PTU) 
Methimazole 
Saturated Solution of Potassium
Propranolol Esmolol
Cardioselective Beta Blockers (B1) Mnemonic - MANBABE
M - Metoprolol 
A - Atenolol 
N - Nebivolol 
B
Betaxolol E - Esmolol
Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
Clevidipine, Labetalol, Esmolol