Epinephrine

== Epinephrine ==
Epinephrine, is a hormone drug, and a neurotransmitter, also called Adrenaline, is commonly used as a lifesaving medicine in case of Anaphylaxis.
=== Background ===
It is normally produced by your adrenal glands which are on top of your kidneys. It is an essential hormone, which helps transmit nerve signals across nerve endings to other parts of your body. It is a central nervous system neurotransmitter. It is also used in the "fight or flight" instinct that many animals posses, and helps elevate fear, or anger, or other advanced emotions. When you have an adrenaline rush, you are actually releasing more epinephrine. It is medically known as the Acute Stress Response. It is produced by norepinephrine in your Adrenal Glands. 
=== Function ===
It is primarily not a very important hormone, but also helps out in balancing the metabolism, and other things. There are only a small amount in each nerve cell. 
=== Treatment uses ===
Epinephrine can be used for these events: 
* Cardiac Arrest. Epinephrine stimulates the heart which can encourage it to start again.
* Eye surgery. Keeps pupils dilated. 
* Sepsis.Increases blood pressure
* Asthma. Opens up airways and relives symptoms
* Anaphylaxis. Relives symptoms and opens up airways.
=== Side effects ===
Can cause breathing problems if inhaled, and also can cause fast heart rate, and nervousness, since it is essentially Adrenaline. If injected can cause infection at site of injection, or other issues such as injection failure, and cuts near injection site in the event of failed injection.
Too low amounts of epinephrine in blood can cause Anxiety, Depression, Sleeping issues, and low blood sugar, and HR irregularities.
Too high amounts of epinephrine in blood can cause Hypertension, excessive sweat, and heart rate irregularities, and others.
=== Chemical compound ===