anesthesia

Question 1

which ones are topical /mucous membranes and skin

Answer 1

lidocaine - spray or we can use IV
amethocaine /tetracaine
cocaine-vasoconstrictor

Question 2

epidural vs spinal

Answer 2

epidural does not go through the dura mater but spinall does and spinal has an almost immediate effect whereas epidural takes time to kick in

Question 3

cocaine

Answer 3

a vasoconsticor

was the first to be used

Question 4

in order list the anaestheis

Answer 4

first was cocaine

then novocaine/procaine- unstable solution and short acting

lidocaine - most stable but more toxic than procaine

markain/buvricaine- cardiotoxic