anesthetics Flashcards
epidural, spinal, peropheral nerve block( Area and distributions of nerves)
Regional Anesthesia
- sedatives or other agents
- Patients responsive and breath without assistance
Monitored anesthesa
Mac and local/regional
Combination anesthesia car
- pt responds normally to verbal commands
- cognitive function and coordination may be impaired
- Ventilatory and CV functions unaffected
Minimal sedation (anxiolysis)
- Patient responed purposfully to verbal comands
- either alone or by light tactile stimulation
- Spontaneous ventilation is adequte
- CV function ususally maintained
Moderate sedation/analgesia (concious sedation)
Minimal sedation
- peripehral nerve blocks
- local/topical anesthesia
- less than 50% N20 in O2
- OR Single oral sedative/analgesic in doses appropriate fo UNSUPERVISED treatment of insomnia, anxiety or pain
Deep sedation provider requirements
- Provider should have no other responsibility
provider may assist with minor interruptable tasks once patients level of sedation -analgesia and vital signs have been stablized
moderate sedation provider requirements
- Not easily aroused
- respond purposfully to repeated.painful stimuli
- Ability to independant ventilatory function may be impaired
- Cardiovascular function os usually mantained
Deep sedation/Analagesia
- Not arousable even by painful stimuli
- Independent ventilatory function is impaired
- require assistance maintaining patent airway
- CV function may be impaired
- No sensory perception -Still has sensory input
General Anesthesia (Reversible)
Define general anesthesia
- generalized reversible CNS depression
- No sensory perception- has sensory input
- Loss of conciousness
- immobility
- some supression of autonomic reflexes
most general anesthetics require supplimentation of an _________ for __________ to occur
- opioid
- analgesia
In absense of an opoid the body will indicate the stress response via
- Increased HR, BP
- SNS activation
- Cortisol release
without intra-op opioids…..
post op pain controll is difficult to acheive
General anesthesia with ETT template
- Pre-op meds/sedation
- induction drug
- Neuromuscular blockade
- Inhalational drug
- Antiemetic
- Neuromuscular blockade reversal agent
Pre- meds/ sedation
- Anxiolytics- bezo
- antibiotic
- opioids
- prevent aspiration
- Preoxygenation
Induction drug
- IV or Inhalational
- IV = barbituate or non barbituate
- Inhalation = usually sevoflurane
Inhalation induction- usual drug and why
- Sevoflurane
- Isoflurane takes too long
- desflurane is to harsh on the airway
Neuromuscular blockade
- Facilitate intubation and optimize surgical conditions
- when the tube is in connect to circuit and turn on gas - induction drugs wear off in 3-5 minutes
Induction drugs
wear off in 3-5 minutes due to the distribution of the drug
Inhalational drug
for the maintinece of general anesthesia - may also be an IV drug
Opioids/local anesthetics
- minimize physiologic effects of pain
- promote comfort at emergence
Antiemetic
prevent nausea likely with inhalational agents and opioids
Reversal
reverse the paralyzong effects of neuromuscular blockade
Benzos Prototype
Diazepam / Valium
2-3 x potency of diazepam
midazolam / versed
midazolam / versed effect time at site equilibratioin
0.9-5.6 minutes
rapid redistribution and short duration
midazolam / versed
midazolam / versed E1/2t
1 - 6.5 hours
GABA binds to ________
the 2 beta sites
benzos bind to the _______
- gamma site
- GABA-A
GABA receptor has distinct binding sites for
GABA, Barbituates, Benzos, ETOH
GABA receptors are found on the ___________.
Post-synaptic memebranes in the CNS
Benzos have a built in ________ that prevents them form exceeding the _______________of GABA inhabition.
- Ceiling effect
- physiologic maximum
Benzos effects and precautions in anesthesia
- Dose dependant decrease in ventilation
- Hypoxemia and hypoventilation enhanced in presence of opioid
- Contraindicated in pregnancy
- Decreased SVR at induction doses
- very cardiac stable
Benzos do not directly cause ____________. They may do so if the pateint is ___________ or if their BP is elevated from _________
- Hypotension
- hypovolemic
- anxiety
Location of pain modulating systmes
- periaquaductal gray
- hypothalamus
- substantia gelatinosa
Opioids act at both _____ and _______ sites
Pre and Post synaptic
Binding at the Opioid receptor causes
- __________
- __________
- __________
- __________
- decreased neurotransmission
- increased K conductance (hyperpolarization)
- Ca++ channel inactivation- to a certain degree
- Immediate decrease in neurotransmitter release
Opioid prototype
Morphine
Fentanyl Potency
100x morphine
Sufentanyl potency
1000x Morphine
Opioids ar cardiac stable and will not effect _______
SVR
Opioids and versed
Have a synergistic effect
Barbituate Prototype
Sodium Pentathol (Thiopentol)
Sodium Petnathol (thiopentol) mechanism of action
- decreases rate at which GABA dissociates from the receptor (Enhances GABA)
- increases duration of CL- channel opening
- Mimics GABA at the receptor (direct activation of Cl- channels)
Barbituates also depress the ___________ which causes sleep.
Reticular Activating System
Barbituates produce a functional inhibition of _________
the post synaptic neuron
Barbituate Uses
- Sedation and Hypnosis
- Induction agents
- Cerebral Protection
- Anti-seizure
How do Barbituates cause cerebral protection
- By hyperoplarizing neurons with Cl- influx, the CMRO is decreased thereby producing less CO2 and causing cerebral vasoconstriction
- They do produce peripheral vasodilation
Why does thyopentol produce a hangover effect
It has a quick redistribution from the effect site and a long elimination half time, induction effect wears off quickly, but it still takes time for the body to eliminate the drug
Thiopentol cases depression of the _____________ center and decreases __________. This results in ___________ and decreased _________.
- Medully Vasomotor Center
- SNS outflow
- peripheral vasodilation
- preload
Thiopentol
If the _______is not intact or patient is _________ or if large doses are given to reduce _________. We will see ______________ and __________. Especially in the older population. Sometimes it is dosed with __________ to avoid this.
- SNS
- Hypovolemic
- ICP
- significant decrease in BP
- myocardial depression
- Epinepherine
Thiopentol and Ventilation
- Respiratroy depression with
- Decreased RR and Decerease TV
- causes crystalization/gangrene/nerve dammage
- pain that radiates along arterial distribution
Intra-arterial injection of thiopentol
Treatment:
- NS injection, lidocaine, papaverine, phenoxybenzamine
- sympathectomy via brachial plexus block
Intra-arterial injection of thiopentol
Thiopentols effect is rapidly terminated because of _____________
Redistribution, form brain (vessel rich) tissue to inactive sites (muscle, fat)
What is thiopentols E1/2 time?
11.6 hours
thiopentol especially effects ___________ because of the excess adipose tissue for the drug to redistribut into and then be removed from
Obese patients
What is the E1/2t for Propofol
0.5-1.5 hours
Phenobarbitol
Is the most potent CYP 450 inducer
Thopentol and metabolism
It is a POTENT CYP 450 inducer
Barbituates and metabolism
Hepatically and they induce the CYP 450 system
Barebituates produce a dose dependant depression in the _________ and _________centers. They cause decreased ventilatory response to __________ and ___________. Thus cause ________
- Medullary and pontine respiratory centers
- Hypoxia and hypercapnea
- Apnea
Because barbituates induce the enzyme induction systerm, they increase the metabolism of:
- _________
- _________
- _________
- _________
- _________
- oral anticoagulants
- Vitamin K
- Phenytoin
- TCA’s
- Corticosteroids
Propofol drug classification
Non-barbituate intravenous anesthetic
Propofol is supplied as
- 1% solution in Egg, soy and glycerol
- Anapahlactoid reactions - avoid in Egg yolk and soy allergies
2 preservatives used in Propofol
- EDTA - preffered
- Sodium metabisulfite
Which preservative can cause bronchospasm in astmatics
Sodium metabasulfite
Preservatives in Propofol
- Propofol Inhibits phagocytosis
- preservatives likely kill off S. Aures, E. coli and P. Aeruginosa which popofol supports the growth of
Propofol Mechanism of Action
- Potentiates binding of GABA to GABA-A receptor at the B1 subunit
- Decreases the rate of disassociation of GABA from the receptor - increase Cl- influx (hyperpolarization and decreased neuronal excitability)
Propofols clearance ________ hepatic blood flow
Exceeds
Propofol Metabolism
conjugated in the liver to water souluable compounds
Propofol excretion
Renally - CRF doesn’t affect clearance
the drug propofol is a ___________, it is the preservative Na-metabasulfite that causes ____________ in astmatics
- Bronchodialator
- Bronchoconstriction
Even at at low doses propofol can serve as an__________ because it directly acts of ______________.
- Antiemetic
- Chemo receptor trigger zone
Propofol produces dose dependant
sedation an hypnosis
Effects of Propofol
- Sedation/hypnosis
- Anesthesia
- Amnesia
- Antiemetic
- Antiprueitic
- Anticonvulsant
- Attenuation of bronchoconstriction
Adverse effects of propofol
- Dose dependant respiratory depression
- dose dependant myocardial deprssion and vasodilatin
- Myoconus
- Lipidemia
- Pain on injection
- Infection and bronchospasm/preservatives
Cardiovascular effects of propofol
- Vasodilation
- Decreased SVR
- Myocardial depression
- Decreased SV
- Decreased CO
- Bradycardia????
Deaths with propofol and bradycardia
1.4 / 100,000
What if you give propofol and the patient is twitching
It is myoclonus
Barbituates and the placenta
- Barbituates readily cross the placenta
- levels much lower in fetal circulation than in maternal circulation
- Dose reduced in emergency C-section
Action potential at neuromuscular junction
Pre synaptic
- Depolarization of nerve terminal
- VG Ca++ channel opens
- ACh vessicles spill into synaptic cleft
Post synaptically
- ACh binds to Alpha subunit of nicotinic receptors (2)
- Na++ opens and Na and Ca diffuses into cell, K+ diffuse out
- Motor end plate depolarizes
- Action potential causes muscle contraction
Succinylcholine Pharmacologic Class
Depolarizing neuromuscular blockade
Vecuronium pharmacologic class
Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockade
Succinylcholine Mechanism of Action
- Mimimics ACh and binds to alpha subunit of nicotinic receptors
- Has an immediate effect on the motor end plate, attaches to receptor longer than ACh, not allowing another action potential to take place
How long does it take for Succinylcholine to work
Immediate onset and lasts for 5 minutes
Why is succinylcholine depolarizing?
- When it binds to the nicotinic alpha subunit it causes a conformational change
- motor end plate depolarizes
- single contraction occurs
- further action potentials cannot be initiated until drug diffuses back into circulation
in contrast to ACh Succhs is not metabolized by
Acetylcholinesterases
Succhs can be uaed to treat a life threatening ___________ in smaller doses
Laryngospasm
Succinylcholine metabolism
- Rapid hydrolysis by pseudocholinesterase - also called plasma cholinesterase
- It is an enzyme in the liver and plasma
How is Succhinycholine block terminated?
By diffusion away from the neuromuscular junction - then taken up by plasma
Succhinylcholine adverse effects and precautions
- Cardiac dysrhythmias
- Hyperkalemia
- Muscle Pains from fasciculations
- Increased ICP
- Increases Intraoccular pressure
- Triggers Malignant hyperthermia
- Pts with atypical acetylcholinesterases cannot metabolize
Increased succeptibility to hyperkalemia with succhynlycholine
- Burn patients
- trauma
- nerve dammage
- neuromuscular disease
- renal failure
Children and Succinylcholine
Usually given with atropine- because it can cause dysrhythmias
Vecuronium Mechanism of action
- Competitive antagonism (reversible) at neuromuscular junction ACh receptors
- Occupes alpha subunit without producing conformational change - binds and doesnt produce action potential
- Blocks action potential
Vecuronium is an ________________ non-depolarizing muscle relaxant. Its onset is _________. And its duration of action is ___________.
- intermediate acting
- 3-5 minutes
- 20-35minutes
- Occupation of _________ of nicotinic ACh receptors can occur with little evidence of neuromuscular blockade.
- Neuromuscular transmission fails when _______ of the receptors are blocked
- 70%
- 80-90%
For intubation the dose of vecuronium is _______ than the maintinece dose. Why?
Larger - to facilitate quicker onset
Vecuronium will have a prolonges/unpredictable effects with.
- Liver and kidney disease
- Neuromuscular disease
- Hypothermia
- Electrolyte imblaances
- Antibiotics- aminoglycosides cause prolonged relaxation (PCN and cephalosporins have no effect)
Vecuronium and all non-depolarizers will have resistance with________
Burn patients
In order to reverse a non-depolarizer what must be present? Why?
Twitches- if not present end plates are fully blocked and reversals may actually prolong the muscle relaxation
Why is recal the higest in the cardiac OR?
When patients are placed on bipass it adds a huge Volume of distribution and drug concentrations drop
Inhalational anesthetic prototype
Isoflurane
Isoflurane drug class
Inhalational anesthetic - Halogenated-methyl-ethyl-ether
Isoflurane mechanism of action
Not really know, works on GABA receptors
With anesthetic gasses less lipid soluable means __________
the drug has a quicker onset of action
In inhalational anesthetics what determines the onset, and duration
Lipid soluability - less soluable means the drug has a quicker onset
Isoflurane eliminaton
almost entirely by the lungs
Three inhaled agents commonly used in anesthetic practice
- Isoflurane
- Sevoflurane
- Desflurane
Isoflurane has a ___________ and a __________ after it is dc’d than Sevoflurane and Desflurane
- slower onset
- longer duration of action
Usually for shorter/same day surgery, or anything that requires a quick wake up, these agents are used
- Desflurane
- Sevoflurane
Isofluarane Anesthetic Uses
- sedation and hypnonsis
- muscle relaxation
- Maintinece of general anesthesia - dont use for Monitored anesthesia care
- Induction (usually sevoflurane only)
- Bronchodilatior
Isoflurane and respiration
- Bronchodilator
- Respiratory depression
- Increase RR
- Decreased TV
- oveall decrease in minute ventilation
Isoflurane and cardiovascular effects
-
Dose dependant cardiac depression
- Decreased CO
- Decreased BP
- Vasodilation
- Autosomal dominat mutation of the sarcoplamic reticulum calcium channel (ryanodine receptor)
Malignant Hyperthermia
Malignant hyperternia triggerd from exposure to succinylcholine or inhaled agents causes
Uncontrolled calcium efflux from the SR with tetany and excessive heat generation
What is used to treat malignant hyperthermia. What does it do?
Dantrolene- blocks the Ca++ realease from the SR
clinical signs of malignant hyperthermia
- Muscle rigidity
- Increased CO2
- Increased temperature
MAC for inhaled agents
- Mean Alveolar Concentration
- of volitile anesthetic to which 50% of patients do not move to noxious stimuli
- Describes potency
The lower the MAC the ________ the drug is
More potent
We generally use MAC as a ____________. Generaly the youger the patient will need gas concentrations ___________ and the elderly will need gas concentrations __________. If gasses are dialed too high for the patient we may see __________.
- Starting point
- higher than the MAC
- lowe than the MAC
- Cardiovascuar side effects
In monitored anesthesia care the patient
- ________
- ________
- ________
- Breathes on their own
- remains respsive
- may be in a light sleep
MAC of isoflurane
1.2%
Explain the flollowing gas mixture.
Patient is on 100% oxygen and Isoflurane dialed to 1.2%
- The patient is receiving 98.8% of oxygen monocules and 1.2% of Isoflurane molocules
Nitrous oxide MAC and its significance
- 104%
- only inhaled agent that by itself will not provide 100% anesthesia
MAC is also comparable to the __________, so it essentially is the ____________ given to a patient
- ED50
- dose of anesthetic
0.5 MAC of Isuflurane is
0.6%
What is the MAC for desflurane
6%
0.5 MAC of desflurane
3%
Local anesthetics prototype
Lidocaine
Local anesthetic mechanism of action
- block impulse conduction during depolarization of action potential by inhibition of the influx of Na+ ions
- Block only occurs when Na channels are in the inactive closed state - it cannot effect activated open channels
Local anesthetic pharmacologic effect
Block afferent nerve transmission to produce analgesia and anestheisa without loss of conciousness
Blockade from local anesthetics includes:
- _________
- _________
- _________
- Autonomic Blockade
- Somatic sensory blockade
- Somatic motor blockade
2 classes of local anesthetics
- One eyed esters and two eyed amides
- Esters
- Amides
Lidocaine pharmacologic class
- Amide local anesthetics
typical local anesthetic structure
- lipophilic head (aromatic ring)
- intermediate chain
- amide (NH)
- ester (COO)
- hydrophillic tail (tertiary amine)
Local anesthetic toxicitiey shows instability in the ___________ before __________ instability
- brain
- cardiac
Local anesthetic CNS toxicity
- Circumoral/tongue numbness
- metalic taste
- tinnitus
- vision changes
- diziness
- slurred speech
- restlessness
- seizure
- CNS depression
- apnea
- hypotension (decreased SVR and CO)
- cardiovascualr collapse
Tx for LA toxicity
Lipids, (Propofol- but iti isnt potent enough), benzos, pentathol, intubate- dont want to get to the seizure point
Bupivicaine is known for causing
- Arrhythmias
- AV heart block (AV node blocked heavily)
- hypotension and arrest are VERY hard to overcome with Bupivicaine
Cocaine overdose
- Manifests as massive sympathetic outflow - (Cocain structure very similar to NE)
- Coronary vasospasm, MI
- Dysrhythmias including V-fib
Cocain is very _______ acting
short
Bupivicain Pharmacologic class
Amide local anesthetic
Cocaine pharmacologic class
Ester local anesthetic
because of the structure being similar to NE, cocaine causes
euphoria