Paramedic Vocab

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The sympathetic nervous system is the bodies…. Response?

Fight or flight

Adrenergic drugs do what?

Mimic or block the effects of epinephrine or norepinephrine.

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine are considered

Catacholamines

Catacholamines are…..

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Adrenergic receptors consist of what 2 things?

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The 4 types of Adrenergic receptors are…

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Mimic the effects of epinephrine or norepinephrine

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Block the effects of epinephrine or norepinephrine

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine are…

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Beta blockers and alpha blockers are considered what?

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Sympathetic nervous system

The body's response to perceived threats, preparing it to fight or flee.

Adrenergic drugs

Drugs that either mimic or block the effects of epinephrine or norepinephrine.

Catecholamines

A class of neurotransmitters or hormones including epinephrine and norepinephrine.

Adrenergic receptors

Receptors that bind to adrenergic neurotransmitters.

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Types of Adrenergic receptors

Alpha 1, Alpha 2, Beta 1, Beta 2.

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Agonists

Substances that mimic the effects of epinephrine or norepinephrine.

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Antagonists

Substances that block the effects of epinephrine or norepinephrine.

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Agonists

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine are examples of…

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Antagonists

Blockers preventing epinephrine/norepinephrine action

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