📘Step 1. Curriculum Coverage
💊 Pharmacology
- Classify sympathomimetic drugs according to the spectrum of adrenoceptors they affect and on the basis of their mode of action (directly-acting and indirectly-acting).
- Define Catecholamines with examples.
- Describe the pharmacokinetics of sympathomimetic drugs with emphasis on their metabolism.
- Describe the mechanism of action of sympathomimetics.
- Describe the organ system effects of sympathomimetics with special reference to their effects on receptors.
- Compare the effects of Adrenaline, Noradrenaline, Phenylephrine and Isoprenaline on heart rate and blood pressure.
- Describe the clinical uses of sympathomimetics.
- Describe the drug treatment of Anaphylactic shock.
- Describe the dose-dependent effects of Dopamine and its clinical importance.
- Describe the sympathomimetic drugs used in the management of glaucoma.
- Describe the role of mannitol and acetazolamide in the treatment of Glaucoma.
- Describe the adverse effects of sympathomimetics.
- Describe hypertensive cheese Reaction.
- Enlist the foods with high Tyramine content.
- Describe the drug interactions of sympathomimetics with Monoamine oxidase inhibiting drugs.
- Describe the treatment of accidental overdose of adrenaline.
