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Multi-System Module — 3rd Year MBBS

📘Step 1. Curriculum Coverage

💊 Pharmacology

 

Autonomic Nervous System Foundations

  • Enlist major autonomic neurotransmitters.
  • Enlist various types of cholinergic, adrenergic and dopaminergic receptors discovered so far.
  • Describe the organ system distribution of autonomic receptors.
  • Describe presynaptic receptors (autoreceptors and heteroreceptors).
  • Describe inotropy, chronotropy and dromotropy.

Cholinomimetic Drugs

  • Classify cholinomimetic drugs.
  • Enlist the naturally-occurring cholinomimetic alkaloids.
  • Describe the pharmacokinetics of cholinomimetics with emphasis on metabolism and duration of action.
  • Describe the mechanism of action of directly-acting and indirectly-acting cholinomimetics.
  • Describe the organ system effects of directly-acting and indirectly-acting cholinomimetics with special reference to their effects on receptors.
  • Describe the clinical uses of cholinomimetics.
  • Describe the cholinomimetics used in glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Describe the use of Edrophonium to differentiate between cholinergic crisis and Myasthenic crises.
  • Describe the adverse effects of cholinomimetics.
  • Enlist the contraindications of cholinomimetics.

🔁 Basic Science Spiral Link

 

🧠 Physiology

  • Describe the functional organization of ANS and its related neurotransmitters and receptors.

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