Alpha-adrenergic syndrome

Alpha-adrenergic syndrome. Hypertension with reflex bradycardia is characteristic of alpha-adrenergic syndrome. The pupils are usually dilated. (Examples phenylpropanolamine, phenylephrine, and methoxam-ine.)... [Pg.29]

G. Heusch, Emerging importance of alpha-adrenergic coronary vasoconstriction in acute coronary syndromes and its genetic background, J Am Coll Cardiol 41, 195-196 (2003). [Pg.139]

Haioperidoi (Haldol) Similar to phenothiazines. Psychoses, Tourette s syndrome, severe behavioral problems in children, hyperactive children (short term), Huntington s Disease. Less sedation, anticholinergic effects, and alpha-adrenergic blocking effects than chlorpromazine. Rarely hypotension. Extrapyramidal side effects may be dramatic. [Pg.44]

Mixed alpha- and beta-adrenergic syndrome. Hypertension is accompanied by tachycardia. The pupils are dilated. The skin is sweaty, although mucous membranes are dry. (Examples cocaine and amphetamines.)... [Pg.29]

Schwinn DA, Afshari NA. Alpha(l)-adrenergic receptor antagonists and the iris new mechanistic insights into floppy iris syndrome. Surv Ophthalmol 2006 51 501-512. [Pg.748]

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