Medical Pharmacology Clinical Case: Adenergic Pharmacology

Medical Pharmacology: Autonomic Adrenergic Practice Clinical Case Questions

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A ten-year old boy was referred to the asthma clinic for workup.

History: consistent with asthma; on pulmonary function testing, a marked reduction of FEV1 was noted.

(adapted from a case used in Medical Pharmacology,
UCSF, 1998 ,courtesy of Dr. Susan Masters, Dept. of Pharmacology,
University of California San Francisco, used with permission.)

Autonomic drug: beneficial in treating asthma:
1. bethanechol (Urecholine)
2. acetylcholine
3. ipratropium (Atrovent)
4. scopolamine
5. mecamylamine (Inversine)
Drug category most likely to be effective in treating asthma:
1. beta-1 antagonists
2. nonselective beta antagonists
3. beta-2 agonists
4. muscarinic agonists
5. none of the above

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