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 D  dizziness and headache

 E  Eyes (treatment of glaucoma  2 percent solution is used)

Side effect (C 3)

 CNS disturbance + anxiety + fear + headache + tremors

 Cardiac arrhythmias

 Cerebral haemorrhages (due to elevated Blood pressure)

Interactions

Person having cocaine or suffering from hyperthyroidism and you
gave him epinephrine  he will have exaggerated cardiac effects of

epinephrine

8 Dopamine (alpha and beta effects)

D for Dil walay

 + Inotropic effects (inward movements mean contractibility)

 + chronotropic effects (chronic time related mean rate of
contraction

 Blood flow  increase blood flow to viscera’s and kidneys

Used in Shock treatment. As it stimulate heart by beta 1 receptors

 Preferred over norepinephrine because it increases blood flow
to viscera’s and kidney

 Increases glomerular filtration rate

While nor epinephrine decreases blood flow to kidney may lead to renal
shutdown.

Adverse effects

Excessive sympathetic effects

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Pharmacology Mnemonics and Short Notes By Muhammad Ramzan Ul Rehman