~Deb
Indirect sympathomimetics
Party drugs: Amphetamine, Ephedrine, Cocaine --
Amphetamine
Mneumonic: AMP it up! (when you take amphetamines, you have lots of energy to be awake (narcolepsy), dance (fight obesity) and pay close attention to all your friends' stories (for ADD) at that awesome AMPed up party!)
Mech: indirect general agonist, releases stored catecholamines.
Tx for: Narcolepsy, obesity, attention deficit disorder
Ephedrine
Mneumonic: Sound it out - E- fe-drained (=He feels drained) - he's got no energy from low BP and lack of O2 (since his nose is clogged) and he can't stop peeing! Maybe ephedrine will help!
Mech: indirect general agonist, releases stored catecholamines.
Tx for: Nasal decongestant, urinary incontinence, hypotension
Cocaine
Mneumonic: Cocaine is great for pain! (it rhymes)
Mech: Indirect general agonist, uptake inhibitor
Tx for: vasoconstriction and local anesthesia
Sympathoplegics
Clonidine, alpha-methyldopa
Mneumonic: Don't be a CLOWN or a DOPE about alpha 2 agonists!
Mech: Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist, decreases central adrenergic outflow
Tx for: Hypertension, especially with renal disease (no decrease in blood flow to kidney)
I got a great one for clonidine. We went over it last meeting. We can go over it again next meeting.
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I'll get you up to speed in person. Must easier than writing it all. Not sure if I can fill all the elements of Raj's Pirates mnemonic cause I can't remember it all : P
MRCP it's probably the appropriate abbreviation of the centrally acting antihypertensive .
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