ATROPINE- prevents activation of SECRETION MANAGEMENT

parasympathetic nervous system

[arasympathetic = increase secretions
Anti arrhythmic
Block pstsdymph- decrease secretions
Anti cholinergic (parasympathetic) rest and
digest
ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING
SE:
Insecticides, nerve agents IM autoinjection
Dry mouth
Blurred vsion
Sensitvyt to light
h/a
dizziness
N/V
Tachycardia

Serious Adverse effects:

Neuro-hallucinations, delirium, seizures

Cardiac-bradycardia, tachycardia, arrhythmias

Metabolic-hypogly, hypokalemia

IV, IM, SUBCU, INHALATION OPTHALMIC, ORAL

Indication:

Symptomatic bradycardia- first line of choice

for ACLS

Blocks parasympathetic activation of vagus

SA/AV nodes

Rapid fiting of nodes

Decrease conduction time of AV increase HR

3rd degree heart block no benefit2nd degree

Atropine is a really important medicine to know. 

04:36 constipation, and possibly tachycardia as well. So
It is used for sinus bradycardia. It can also be  when you're patient is on atropine, you're  
used for heart block, and it can also be used to  
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help decrease secretions during surgery. So the tip going to want to monitor for urinary retention, 
I want to offer here is one   because we definitely don't want that. We're
04:51 going  
that was sent in by a member of our Level  Up 05:58
crew, and they said that atropine is   to want to increase their fiber and fluid intake  in
04:57 order to prevent that constipation as well.
the trampoline to help get your heart rate  up. So I
love it. That's an amazing hint. 
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So the mode of action of atropine is that it  inhibits
acetylcholine sites in the smooth  
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muscles as well as the secretory glands and  the
central nervous system. So it decreases  
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vagal stimulation of the heart, which  allows for an
increase in the heart rate. 
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However, the side effects of atropine are 
anticholinergic side effects, and you remember  
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my little PG-13 hint for anticholinergic side  effects,
which is can't pee, can't see, can't  
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spit, and can't poop, right? So we're going to  have
blurred vision, dry mouth, urinary retention,  
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