Anesthetics

Question 1

3 improtant properties to consider when delivering anesthesia

Answer 1

onset of action, effectiveness, duration of anesthesia

Question 2

Advantage of epinephrine 2

Answer 2

less anesthetic required b/c it stays at site longer and is less toxic. AND minimize the amount of bleeding d/t vasoconstrictive properties

Question 3

Disadvantage of epinephrine

Answer 3

cant be sued in distal organs d/t vasoconstrivctive propereties

Question 4

Direct infilitrations applications

Answer 4

anestehtic is introduced where entry has been created by trauma

Question 5

Advantage of dierect inflitatrion

Answer 5

bypasses painful aspect of anesthesia

Question 6

disadvantage of direct infiltration

Answer 6

wound has changed shape, inflammation process comprimises shape,

Question 7

Field block

Answer 7

decreases risk of spreading infection with a contaminated wound; most freqeutn used type of anesthesia

Question 8

Field block i

Answer 8

s used for sebaceous cystectomy, lipomectomy, excisions, and foreign body removal

Question 9

nerve blocks

Answer 9

nerves anesthetiazed by infjecting directly around nerve

Question 10

advantage of nerve blcok

Answer 10

produces anesthetic response for long period of time

Question 11

most common type of nerve block is

Answer 11

digital or volar blcok

Question 12

Procaine/Novocaine

Answer 12

Used for all types of anesthesia, 1% is used for minor surgery purposes.

Question 13

Tetracaine/Pontocaine

Answer 13

potent, toxic, 10x more than procaine. used for spinal blocks, HAS NO USE IN CHIRO MINOR SURGERY

Question 14

Lidocaine/xylocaine

Answer 14

Most popular anestehetic. AMIDE BASED, Onset is immediate.

Question 15

Mepivicaine/carbocaine

Answer 15

amide based, used for LONG TIME FRAMES. NO EPINEPHRINE. IS SLIGHTLY VASOCONSTRICTIVE ALONE.

Question 16

Bupivicaine/Marcaine

Answer 16

SLOW O.O.A. but has a LONG DURATION.

Question 17

TAC

Answer 17

topical anesthetic, popular with PEDIATRIC patients.

Question 18

Ophthaine

Answer 18

used primarily for TOPICAL EYE APPLICATION. pronlonge duse acan cause CORNEAL OPACIFICATION and LOSS OF VISIOn

Question 19

Cetacaine/Rostra Spray

Answer 19

topical anestehetic effective on the MUCOUS MEMBRANE but not the CONJUNCTIVA. short effect. effective for overriding the GAG reflex.

Question 20

Ethyl Chloride

Answer 20

topical skin referigerant ghighly flammable, used primarily as a PRE INJECTABLE. Can also be used for lancing FURNCLES AND CARBUNCLES. SHORT effect.