Anesthesia Flashcards
Agent of choice for ambulatory surgery (out-patient surgery)
Propofol
only IV anesthetic that possesses both analgesic properties and the ability to produce dose-related CV stimulation.
Ketamine (Dissociative anesthesia)
Characterized by catatonia, amnesia, analgesia, with or without loss of
consciousness (hypnosis)
Ketamine (Dissociative anesthesia)
neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by abnormalities in movement, behavior, and speech. It can occur in various psychiatric and medical
Catatonia
General anesthesia that causes HEPATOXICITY
Halothane
General anesthesia that causes HEMATOXICITY? (Megaloblastic anemia)
Nitrous oxide - prolong used causes decreases methionine synthase activity
Short acting ESTER local anesthetic?
Long acting?
Intermediate acting?
Procaine - short
Tetracaine - long
Cocaine - intermediate
Long acting amides?
Bupivacaine
Levobupivacaine
Ropivacaine
TRUE OR FALSE
Benzocaine is a surface anesthethetic? Why?
TRUE - causes methemoglobinemia ( hemoglobin is oxidized to methemoglobin, reducing its oxygen-carrying capacity)
anesthetic effect of PROCAINE, LIDOCAINE,
MEPIVACAINE can be prolonged by increasing the dose adding a vasoconstrictor agent
Epinephrine
The onset of local anesthesia can be accelerated by the addition of?
Sodium bicarbonate
involuntary, repetitive movement of the eyes. It can be horizontal, vertical, or rotating motion
Nystagmus
Local anesthetic that causes cardiovascular toxicity includes severe hypertension with cerebral hemorrhage, cardiac arrhythmias and MI
Cocaine
TRUE OR FALSE
Prilocaine and Benzocaine causes methemoglobinemia
TRUE
