14 - Anesthesiology principles & pain management Flashcards
What are the 4 categories of drugs used in anesthesiology?
inhalators (maintenance) hypotonic IV (induction) analgesia muscle relaxation (paralytica)
The goal of inhalator drug to to provide fast __ which is non __ and clears out quickly.
induction
toxic
Blood-gas solubility coefficient is a measure of the drug’s __ to the __.
uptake
blood stream
Less soluble inhalator drugs (__/__) lead to faster __ and __.
N2O/desflurane
induction
clearance
More soluble drugs inhalator (__) clear more __.
halothane
slowly
MAC measures the concentration needed to prevent __ due to __ in 50% of patients.
movement
surgical incision
The higher the MAC, the __ potent the drug is.
less
Examples for inhalator MAC:
Halothane-
Desflurane-
N2O-
0.75%
6%
104%
Pungency of an inhalator may lead to __.
respiratory irritant
Mention 2 low pungency drugs used for induction:
halothane
desflurane
N2O is used for fast __ when combining with another inhalator.
induction
What are the advantages of N2O?
minimal effect on respiratory/hemodynamic status
What are the disadvantages of N2O? 2
Not good for maintenance
increased ventilation pressure/volume
What are the C/I for N2O? 4
pneumothorax
SBO
auricle surgery
retina surgery
What is the most common inhalator used for induction?
isoflurane
Isoflurane is not used for __.
induction
Isoflurane is better than ___ since it decrease less __, and has __.
halothane
CO
minimal metabolism
Isoflurane is less sensitive to the __ effect of ___.
arrhythmogenic
catecholamines
What are the disadvantages of isoflurane? 3
tachycardia (requires monitoring)
increases ICP in high dosage
high pungency
Sevoflurane is an effective __ inhalator.
induction
What are the advantages of sevoflurane? 4
low solubility
less pungency
no CV effect
Which patients are likely to be inducted with sevoflurane? 4
children
bronchospasm
outpatients surgery
mask induction (for difficult airway)
Desflurane is not used for __.
induction
What are the advantages for desflurane: 2
fast effect
fast clearance
What are the disadvantages of desflurane? 3
high potency
tachycardia
HTN
What are the main hypotonic drugs used for induction? 4
midazolam (dormicum)
ketamine
etomidate
propofol
Dormicum is a __ acting __ with __ T1/2.
fast
benzodiazepine
short
Midazolam leads to __ and anti __ effect. It does not have __ effect.
amnesia
anxiety
analgesic
Since dormicum has minimal ___ effect, it is good for __ surgery.
cardiac
heart surgeries
Midazolam can cause __.
hypotension
Ketamine has a strong __ effect.
analgesic
Ketamine does not cause __ decrease, but if there is symptomatic tonus (__), it may lead to __.
hemodynamic
hemorrhagic shock
hypotension
In patients with maximal symptomatic tonus (__/__ shock) ketamine dosage should be __ by __% of normal dosage.
septic/hemorrhagic
decreased
20
Ketamine is the drug of choice for patients with __ since it does not decrease __.
hypovolemia
BP
Ketamine is the drug of choice for patients with __, since it causes __.
asthma
bronchodilation
What are the disadvantages of ketamine? 5
increases symptomatic tonus (increased ICP) tachycardia HTN bronchodilation dissociative effect/delirium
Ketamine is not recommended for patients with __ disease, as it can cause heart __.
coronary
ischemia
What are the C/I for ketamine? 3
abdominal surgery
coronary disease
increased ICP
Etomidate is a __ agonist with __ effect and no __ effect.
GABA
fast
analgesic
What are the indications for etomidate?
trauma
hypovolemia (2nd line)
coronary disease (GS)
Why etomidate is good for trauma?
has minimal CV effect
What are the disadvantages of etomidate?
local pain
myoclonus
decreased ICP
adrenal inhibitor
Propofol is a __ agonist with __ effect and no __ effect.
GABA
fast
analgesic
Propofol is a good __ drug.
maintenance
What are the indications for propofol? 3
short sedations (endoscopy) asthma (causes bronchodilation) no NV (nausea/vomiting)
What are the disadvantages of propofol?
local pain (we add lidocaine) fast hypotension due to vasodilation
Which patients would not be recommended propofol?
hypovolemic
coronary disease
Asthma patients should be inducted with: 2
ketamine
propofol
Renal failure patients should be inducted with: 3
ketamine
propofol
etomidate
Cardiac patients should be inducted with: 2
midazolam (dormicum)
etomidate
Remember that __ is the only induction drug that increase ICP, while the rest decrease it.
ketamine
What are the advantages of using analgesic drugs? 4
reducing MAC for inhalators
mask the tachycardia/HTN caused by ventilation
allow easier waking
can be used as anesthetic if used in X10-20
What are the disadvantages of using analgesic drugs? 3
hypoventilation
hypnosis
amnesia
What are the 4 types of analgesic drugs?
fentanyl
morphine
pethidine
tramadol
Fentanyl is a very __ drug with __ effect, lasting for - minutes.
potent
fast
20-30
Fentanyl is used as __ analgesic.
maintenance
What is the antidote for fentanyl?
naloxone
Morphine is used more for __ operative pain.
post
What is the antidote for morphine?
naloxone
Morphine starts effecting within __, and last for - hours.
minutes
3-4
Tramadol has a strong __ effect, and should be administrate in a __ together with /. Used mostly for __ pain.
emetic
slow drip
zofran / pramin
postoperative
What are the two groups of muscle relaxing drugs?
depolarizing (non-competative) non depolarizing (competitive)
__ is a depolarizing drug.
succinylcholine
Succinylcholine is indicated for __ intubation. The effect lasts for _ minutes.
fast
5
Before using depolarizing drugs, make sure the patient can be ventilated with a __, incase the __ fails.
mask
intubation
Which patients are more difficult to ventilate with a mask? 2
obese jaw malformation (micrognathia)
What are the disadvantages of succinylcholine?
bradycardia (more in children)
hyperkalemia (more in burn/RF/trauma/paraplegia)
malignant hyperthermia (more in myopathy/family history/children)
muscular pain
What are the two competitive neuromuscular blockers drugs commonly used?
rocuronium
vecuronium
What are the indications for non depolarizing drugs?
easy intubation
maintenance
What are the disadvantages of non depolarizing drugs?
dose adjustment in RF
can mask lack of analgesia (paralyzed but feel pain)
myopathy and neuropathy
What is the antidote of rocuronium? what should it given with?
neostigmine
atropine
Why do we give atropine together with neostigmine?
to avoid arrhythmia/asystole
If using rocuronium, at the end of the surgery we must give ___ (__).
antidote
neostigmine
What is TOF (train of four)?
quantitative measurement determining the depth of anesthesia and level of neuromuscular paralysis
If there are 4 TOF twitches the level of block is __ and only then it is safe to __.
0
extubating
Describe what percentage of receptors are blocked at each twitch disappearance: loosing the 4th -\_\_% loosing the 3th -\_\_% loosing the 2th -\_\_% loosing the 1th -\_\_%
75%
80%
90%
100%
What is the TOF ratio?
the ratio between the intensity of the 4th twitch and the 1st
At what TOF ratio can you safely extubate?
> 0.9