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What role does atropine have in phenylephrine and NE action. Isn atropine blocking muscarinic receptors?

April 26, 2017Action atropine blocking muscarinic NE phenylephrine receptors

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What role does atropine have in phenylephrine and NE action. Isn atropine blocking muscarinic receptors?

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Yes atropine is a muscarinic antagonist. It will prevent the reflex bradycardia seen with NE and expose the direct cardiac stimulation of NE (ie. increase in HR).