Adrenaline
title: Adrenaline tags: #FFICM notebook: 🌑-FFICM type: inprogress
source: mcqs-and-sbas-in-intensive-care-medicine-oxford-higher-special-training
| Flashcard | type:basic |
|---|---|
| Does adrenaline cause a type A or a type B lactaemia? | Type B |
| What is a type B lactaemia? | Where lactate is caused by aerobic glycolysis |
| What is a type A lactaemia? | Where lactate is caused by tissue hypoxia |
| What type of lactaemia is caused by lactate production by hypoxic tissues? | Type A |
| What type of lactaemia is caused by lactate production by aerobic glycolysis? | Type B |
| Does adrenaline increase or decrease insulin sensitivity? | Increase |
| Does adrenaline increase or decrease glycolysis? | Increase |
| Does adrenaline increase or decrease insulin secretion? | Decrease |
| Does adrenaline increase or decrease glucagon secretion? | Increase |
| Does adrenaline increase or decrease ACTH secretion? | Increase |
| Does adrenaline cause coronary vasoconstriction? | No. Might cause coronary vasodilation. |
| How can adrenaline cause myocardial ischaemia? | Increased myocardial O2 demand |
| Does adrenaline do anything to microthrombi in endotoxaemia? | Maybe! Might reduce it. |
| Does adrenaline do anything to mast cells in anaphylaxis? | Yes. Inhibits degranulation and histamine relase. |