Anesthesia Part I Flashcards
Difference btwn pharmakodynamics and pharmakokinetics:
Dynamics - how works
Kinetics - what body does to the drug
In LA, we are inhibiting Afferent or Efferent nn.
Afferent
efferent goes out
T/F
Onset, Duration, Potency, no allergic rxns, Stably, Sterile, readily undergoes biotransformation - are all desireable properties of LA’s and no LA meets ALL criteria
True
LA’s prevent both the ____ and the _____- of a nerve impulse
generation
conduction
What is the primary action of LA’s in producing a conduction roadblock?
Decrease permeability of ion channels to sodium
*blocks sodium channels
Where do LA’s work?
Na channels
LA’s prevent Sodium channels from assuming what state?
Open (active)
The primary effects of LA’s occur during what phase?
depolarization
LA’s decrease the rate of ______ and prolong the rate of ________
depolarization
repolarization
T/F
Mostly LA works on C fibers, but we could go after myelinated fibers as well
True
What phospholipid bilayer membrane acts as a barrier to LA’s
The outer layer of a neuron underlying its sheath:
Neurolemma
Axolemma
T/F
The myelin sheath insulates the axon both electrically and pharmacologically
True
T/F
The Nodes of Ranvier are the only site where molecules of LA have access to the nerve membrane - lots of Na channels
True
How many Nodes of Ranvier must be blocked to ensure effective anesthesia?
How many mm?
2-3 nodes
8-10 mm
What fiber carries information related to sharp pain?
What fiber carries information related to dull, aching pain?
A- delta
C fibers
*easier for LA to affect unmyelinated C fibers
What normally regulates the movement of Na ions across the nerve membrane?
Ca ions
*increase permeability of Na
LA molecules act by ______ antagonism with Calcium on the nerve membrane
Competitive
T/F
LA produce a depolarizing nerve blockade
False
*nondepolarizing
Mechanism of LA, displace _______
Bind ______
Ca++ ions
receptor site
LA molecules have a ______ aromatic ring
An intermediate linkage of either _____ or ______
And a terminal _______
lipophilic
Amide/Ester
amine
Only ____ containing LA’s are available in the US and can be identified by a Nitrogen in the Intermediate Linkage
Amide
All LA’s are weak _____
bases
What chemical property of LA’s correlates with Potency?
Lipid Solubility of the Aromatic Ring
Bupivacaine is more/less potent than Lidocaine
It is prepared at ___% concentration
*Lidocaine prepared at ____% concentration
more
- 5%
* 2%
In an LA molecule, what part is soluble in lipid?
Water?
aromatic
amino
What part of LA molecule is the “on-off switch” allowing LA to exist as either lipid or water soluble conformations?
Terminal amine
*tertiary/quaternary forms
Intermediate chain is either an Amide broken down in the _____
or and Ester broken down in the ______
Liver
Blood
What allows LA to be effective in tissues (chemical structure)?
Spacing between aromatic ring and secondary/tertiary amine
LA’s are prepared as weak ______
Are combined with an acid to form a ______ (this makes stable/injectable solution)
bases
salt
All LA’s are prepared as what?
Injected as what?
Weak bases
Acidic (HCl stored)
The salt form of LA exists as a ____ structure and will not penetrate the neuron
When exposed to physiologic pH (7.4), a proportion of molecules will convert to _______ structure that is lipid soluble
This determines what?
quaternary
tertiary
time of onset
What predicts the proportion of LA molecules in quaternary/tertiary structure when exposed to 7.4 physiologic pH?
pKa (ionization constant)
What speeds the onset of action and increases the clinical effectiveness of LA’s?
Increasing pH
pH varies a lot in extracellular fluids but remains constant where?
interior nerve
Changes in extracellular pH profoundly alter what?
Ability of LA to block nerve impulses
Without a vasoconstrictor (epi) what is the pH of LA’s?
With epi?
What does this explain?
- 5
- 3
burning sensation of LA’s
LA’s exist simultaneously as the base and the what?
Cation
RNH+ RN + H+
In order to get through the membrane, what form does the LA take?
In order to bind the receptor sites to block Na channels what form does the LA take?
Base molecule (RN) *lipophilic
Cation (RNH+) *hydrophilic
What form, Cation or Base, is the predominant in LA drug solutions?
RNH+ Cation
What is the sequence of Form when injecting and LA - as injected?
In response to 7.4 tissue pH?
Once exposed to axoplasm?
Cationic
Base (to pass through membrane)
Cation
Only ____ molecules can penetrate the nerve membrane
Only ____ molecules can bind receptor sites in channels
base
cation
Low pH shifts LA to what form?
If this exists in tissues what happens?
Cationic
decreases effectiveness b/c won’t be able to penetrate membrane
The inclusion of more Cations in an injectable solution produces greater stability, increased solubility of powdered drug in water, and ease of sterilization
True
pH = pKa
50% Cation, 50% base
The higher the pKa, the more _____ form
This means what for the LA
Cationic
Longer onset
pKa ranges for LA’s are usually what (very narrow)?
7.7 to 8.1
What drug is very potent but very slow diffusing?
- slowest diffusing, but used in prolonged operations
- highest pKa of any LA
Bupivacaine
The higher the pKa, the more _____ the ____ the onset, the more _____ it will be once inside the membrane
The lower the pKa, the more ____ , the ____ onset, the less _____ will be once inside the membrane
cations, greater time of onset, more effective
base, faster the onset, less effective
What additive to LA’s that prolongs shelf life can trigger rxn if allergic to sulfites?
Sodium bisulfite
What has a slower onset, LA’s with or without vasoconstrictors?
Without
*more base faster the onset - so acidic solutions take a longer time to buffer and cross membranes
LA’s are effective on axons and free nerve endings and are can’t penetrate skin
True
*except for EMLA, but slowly
Where can topicals diffuse to reach free nerve endings?
Mucous membranes
Injured skin
Why are topical nerve blocks ineffective in mucous membranes?
Low buffering capacity
Increasing the pH of a topical does what?
Increases potency
less H+, less cation, more base
T/F
Topicals are usually more concentrated than the injection version
True
Outside of nerve sheath:
Outside of nerve bundles:
Outside of nerves:
Epineurium
Perineurium
Endoneurium
In a nerve sheath, what is the greatest barrier to the penetration of LA?
Perineurium
What are the 1st bundles in a fascisulus reached by LA?
What are the last?
Mantle bundles
Core bundles
T/F
Mantle bundles innervate something close by
Core bundles innervate something far away
True
T/F
In no clinical situation are all fibers in a peripheral nerve blocked
True
Relate pKa and onset of action:
Lower pKa, greater onset of action
*more diffusable through membrane
What relates to potency?
What relates to duration of action?
Lipid solubility
Degree of protein binding (bupivacaine)
Duration of action and potency are opposites
True
Cationic is related to duration of action
Lipid solubility is related to potency
What affects both potency and duration of LA’s?
Vasoactivity
vasodilators decrease
vasoconstrictors increase
T/F
All LA’s are vasodilators, this is why we add vasoconstrictors (like epi)
True
T/F
Mantle bundles lose LA more readily than core bundles and recovery is a slower process than induction
True
Increasing tolerance to a drug that is administered repeatedly
Tachyphylaxis
Tachyphylaxis is more likely to develop in what case?
If nerve function allowed to return prior to second injection
3 factors that affect the rate of removal of an LA:
Degree of protein binding
vascularity of injection site
presence or absence of vasoconstrictor
The first-in-class anesthetic reversal agent is called ______ .
It significantly shortens recovery time and is a _____
Injection site used:
Oraverse
Vasodilator
same
When do LA’s stop providing clinical effects?
When enter bloodstream
*can have other effects
The only LA that is a vasoconstrictor?
Cocaine
3 significant vasodilatory effects of LA:
Increase rate of absorption into blood
Decrease duration/quality of pain control
Increase blood conc. and potential for overdose (toxicity)
Once in the bloodstream, highly perfused organs receive more LA but the greatest percentage goes where?
Skeletal muscle
LA readily crosses BBB and placenta
True
Elimination of LA’s follow what order kinetics
1st order kinetics
half lives (time necessary to remove 50%)
Esters are hydrolyzed in the blood by ______
byproduct is _____ excreted in the urine
Inherited disorder (1 in 2800) unable to hydrolyze esters in blood and contraindication for LA esters:
plasma cholinesterase
PABA
Atypical pseudocholinesterase
Amides are metabolized where?
What is a relative contraindication to use of these LA’s?
Liver
ASA IV to V liver dysfunction
What LA undergoes primary metabolism in the liver with some in the lung, and can induce the formation of methemoglobin?
Prilocaine