Pharm Cholinergics

Cholinergic drugs stimulate the ____ parasympathetic nervous system.

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Cholinergic drugs stimulate the ____ parasympathetic nervous system.

Parasympathetic

Cholinergic drugs are also known as cholinergic agonists or _______.

Parasympathomimetics

There are two types of ______ receptors: nicotinic and muscarinic.

The PSNS is the rest and _______ system.

Cholinergic drugs affect the pupils of the eye by constricting the pupils and _______ intraocular pressure

Cholinergic drugs affect the GI system by _____ gastric secretions and GI motility.

Cholinergic drugs affect the cardiovascular system by ______ the heart rate.

At recommended doses cholinergic drugs primarily affect the _____ receptors, but at higher doses affect the ______ receptors.

Muscarinic, Nicotinic

Flushed skin and ______ blood pressure is an early sign of cholinergic crisis.

Two contraindications for cholinergic drugs are hypotension and ______.