Cholinergics, Adrenergic, and the anti's

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Specializes in ER, Clinical Informatics.

Hey all! New comer here. First off, I wanted to thank you all for all the postings that have been stickied. They have helped tremendously!

I was wondering if anyone has any additional information regarding Cholinergics, Cholinergic Blocking, Adrenergics, and the Adrenergic Blocking agents. I'm having some major problems understanding the principles about it. I understand some of it when it comes to the Beta1 and Beta2 blockers, but Alpha? I swear that I feel that some of this contradicts other information!!!

Anyways, if anyone knows of a site that might be able to shed some more light on this, I would greatly Appreciate it!!

Mig

-Block II is almost over, only 2 more til RN-DAY!!!

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

hi, mig!

this are websites for pharmacy school students, but the basic concepts are there. you just have to cogitate and read the information slowly and read it over and over a few times. i've been having to take a pharmacology component to my medical coding class this semester and i was using these sites to review (i've been an rn for 31 years) the very same information because it can be so confusing, so i totally understand what you are going through. what is confusing is that the effects of the adrenergics are opposite to the cholinergics and when you start adding the blockers to each category, oh-h-h-h, i was getting a headache trying to keep it all sorted out. i also found reading the information pages on these different classification of drugs in the front of my nursing drug handbook helpful as well.

http://www.pharmacology2000.com/learning2.htm

http://www.kumc.edu/research/medicine/pharmacology/cai/menu1.htm

congratulations on signing up. welcome to allnurses! :welcome:

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Specializes in ER, Clinical Informatics.

Thanks Daytonite!

Sorry for the delay. I looked over your links and found them VERY useful. My class and I ended up hireing a patho tutor for the sympathetic and the parasympathetic system crash course. Turns out that the instructor that we chose is a NP and she REALLY shed some light on the subject.

Either way, I'm glad to have joined this forum. Looks like this place has ALOT to offer.

Thanks a lot!

Mig

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