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Benzos And Barbs Flashcards

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5 effects benzos

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Anxiolysis, anterograde amnesia, anticonvulsant, sedation, spinal level muscle relaxation

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Benzos DONT do what 3 things

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Produce enough muscle relaxation for surgery, alter amt of muscle relaxant required, or induce hepatic enzymes

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Benzos safer in which ways (3)

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Less tolerance and abuse potential than barbs and opioids. Greater margin of safety in OD. Have a specific antagonist.

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Benzos MOA 2. Don’t do what.

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Facilitate action of GABA at GABAa, increase affinity of GABAa for its receptor. DONT activate the GABAa receptor

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What does affinity for gaba a receptor do 4

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Enhances opening of cl gated ch, inc cl conductance, hyperpolarizes post-synaptic membrane, inc resistance of post synaptic membrane to excitation

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3 things that block gaba a receptor

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Etoh, benzos, propofol

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Generally benzos are what two things

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Highly lipid soluble and protein bound (albumin)

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Versed: solubility, potency, metabolism

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Water soluble. 2-3x >than diazepam. Extensive hepatic 1st pass effect.

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Versed: duration, t 1/2

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Short (rapid redistribution), 1-6.5 hrs

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Versed

How metabolism occurs

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Hydroxylation from lipid to water soluble compounds in liver- 1 and 4 hydroxy-midazolam. Conjugated and excreted in urine

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Versed: renal failure does not alter what

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Vd, t 1/2, or clearance

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Versed CNS effects: potent 2, decreases 2

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Potent anticonvulsant and amnestied. Decreases CBF and CMRO2

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Versed CNS effects: does not do what. Preserves what

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Does not produce isoelectric EEG, does not attenuate ICP response to laryngoscopy. Preserves cerebrovascular resp to CO2

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Versed respiratory effects: ventilation effects, decreases what 2

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Dose dep vent dec. Hypoxemia/hypoventilation enhanced w/ presence of opioid. Depresses swallowing reflex and dec a/w activity.

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Versed CV effects: decreases what, what doesnt change

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Dec SVR at induction dose (BP decreases after). CO unchanged. Doesnt prevent HR/BP changes w intubation.

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Versed dose: premedication in peds, max dose

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0.25-0.5 mg/kg PO. Max dose 20 mg

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Versed dose: IV sedation in adults. As high as what.

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1-2.5 mg. 5 mg.

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Versed dose: induction, timing

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0.1-0.2 mg/kg over 30-60 secs

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Diazepam: solubility, duration, solvents

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Lipid soluble, prolonged duration. Propylene glycol and benzyl alcohol

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Diazepam: pH, injection is what, binding, PO is what

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6.6ish. Painful IV/IM. Protein bound. Rapid GI absorption.

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Diazepam: metabolism

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Oxidation & n-demethylation to desmethyldiazepam*, oxazepam, and temazepam by hepatic microenzymes. Conjugated to glucaronic acid, renal excretion

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Diazepam: what happens to desmethyldiazepam

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Oxidized, conjugated, and excreted in urine

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Valium: ___ inhibits CP450 system

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Cimetidine

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Diazepam and desmethyldiazepam e 1/2t

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D- 21-37 hrs if healthy, inc w age

DM- 48-96 hrs

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Valium compared to versed: cv effects

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Minimal changes in SVR, BP, CO (<20% decrease)

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Valium doses: premedication PO

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10-15 mg

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Valium doses: premedication IV, reduces what

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0.2 mg/kg, MAC

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Valium doses: induction

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0.5-1 mg/kg IV

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Valium doses: anticonvulsant IV, how it works

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Inhibits activity in hippocampus and limbic system. 0.1 mg/kg IV

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Ativan: potency, metabolites

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5-10x stronger than valium (strongest of all benz0s), inactive metabolites

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Ativan: t 1/2, metabolism influence, solvent

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10-20 hrs. Less affected by liver/age/other drugs. Propylene glycol

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Ativan: premedication PO dose, onset

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50 mcg/kg (max 4 mg). Slow onset limits usefulness, 2 hrs to peak concentration

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Flumazenil: how it works

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Specific competitive benzo antagonist w high affinity for benzo receptors

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Flumazenil: duration

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Flumazenil: dose, timing, max

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0.2 mg iv. Wait 2 min. 0.1 mg subsequent at 60 sec intervals. Max 3 mg

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Flumazenil: can dx what/how, gtt dose

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Coma, dose 5 mg. Gtt: 0.1-0.4 mg/hr (0.5-1 mcg/kg/min)

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Flumazenil: antagonizes what. Postop pts dont experience what

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Depression of ventilation and sedation. Dont experience acute anxiety/stress response

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Flumazenil metabolism

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Hepatic metab renal excretion

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Barbiturates: highly what, purpose. Derived from what

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Highly alkaline to be bacteriostatic. All derived from barbituric acid: urea+ Malonic acid

40
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Barbiturates with which substitutions are sedative/hypnotic

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2 and 5 carbons

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Barbiturates: what diff pts of structure do

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Branch chain at 5 inc hypnotic activity. Phenyl at 5- anticonvulsant (phenobarb). Methyl radical= convulsants (methohexital).

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Barbs: sulfuration = what, and as inc what

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Fat soluble. As lipid solubility inc: shorter duration, more rapid onset, inc potency

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Barbs: which chain more potent, which isomers more potent

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Long branched chain > potent that straight chain. Levo isomers > potent than dextro isomers.

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Barbs: only available as what. Oxygen vs sulfur at # 2 leads to

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Racemic mixtures. O2- oxybarbiturate. S- thiobarbiturate.

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Relative potency of barbiturates

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Thiopental and thiamylal about 1. Methohexital 2.5

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Barb MOA

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Dec GABA dissociation, enhances gaba activity. Mimics gaba (directly activates cl ch) at receptor. Depresses RAS

47
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Barb MOA: how it affects BP, muscle relaxation fx

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Hypotension by dec transmission in sympathetic ganglia. Dec postsynaptic membrane activity to ach- some muscle relaxation but not enough for sx

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Barbs: onset, metab, binding

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Rapid (redistribution), terminates quickly, extensive metab, highly protein bound

49
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Barbs: fat: blood partition coefficient, ionization

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Metabolism of oxybarbs and thiobarbs. What terminates activity

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Oxy- hepatic. Thio- hepatic and some extra. Side chain oxidation at c#5 to carboxylic acid

51
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Barbs: metabolism

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De sulfuration, hydrolysis opens ring, to water soluble pts. Renal excretion mainly

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Barbs: t 1/2 tpl. Prolonged in what. T 1/2 methohexital

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TPL- 11.6. Prolonged in pregnancy d/t protein binding. Meth- 3.9 hrs

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Barbs CNS fx: decreases what

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LOC, cerebrovasocontriction, reduces CBF, ICP, and CMRO2. Also decreases IOP

54
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Barbs CNS effects: EEG, paradoxical ___, methohexital does what

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Isoelectric EEG. Excitement. Myoclonus and hiccups

55
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Barbs CNS: Doesn’t effect what, small doses do what

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Doesnt effect SSEP monitoring or cause skel muscle relaxation. Small doses can cause pain

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Barbs: CV effects.

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Dec SNS outflow, vasodilation, dec preload, SBP dec, HR increases if normovolemic. Myocardial depression minimal

57
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Barb: if SNS not intact, hypovolemia, or large dose given for ICP what happens

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Significant dec in BP, myocardial depression

58
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Barbs: if rapid iv admin what happens. Oral barbs produce minimal what

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Histamine release. Oral= min cv fx

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Barb resp fx

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Dose dep depression of medullary and pontine centers. Dec response to hypoxia and hypercapnia. Apnea.

60
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Barb resp fx: depression of what is incomplete

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Laryngeal and cough reflexes

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Barb: if not a large enough dose what can happen

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Stage 2 like response during a/w manipulation, inc risk of laryngospasm and bronchospasm

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Barb: chronic use does what to metab, which most potent at this

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Hepatic enzyme induction. Phenobarb most potent.

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Barbs: inc metabolism of what 5

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Oral anticoags, phenytoin, TCAs, corticosteroids, vit k

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Barbs: DONT GIVE TO WHICH PTS and why

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Porphyria. Stim d amino acid synthetase

65
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Barbs: readily crosses what, what happens to sz pts, does what iv

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Placenta. Metab drugs 2x as fast (esp muscle relaxants). Venous thrombosis

66
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Barbs: tolerance and allergies

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Tolerance rapidly- dose req inc 6 fold. Allergy rare but high mortality

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Barbs: nv incidence

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Higher than midaz and propofol. Lower than etomidate, ketamine, and volatiles

68
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Barbs: TPL adult dose, dec dose in whom

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3-5 mg/kg IV. Elderly, 1st trimester preg

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Barbs: TPL dose peds and infants

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5-6 mg/kg peds, 7-8 mg/kg infants

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Barbs: methohexital dose adults and peds

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1-2 mg/kg iv. 20-30 mg/kg pr peds

71
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Duration of single iv induction dose of barbs

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Drugs to not mix w barbs: general 4 and why

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Opioids, catecholamines, NMBs, versed (all acidic)

73
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Drugs to not mix w barbs: 6 specific

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Pancuronium, vecuronium, atracurium, alfentanil, sufentanil, midazolam

74
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Barbs: if __ solution too ___, precipitates. Use what w reconstituting powder

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LR, acidic. Sterile water or NSS

75
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Barbs: intra arterial injection tx general 4

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NSS dilution. Pnehoxybenzamine. Heparin or urokinase. Brachial plexus or stellate ganglion block.

76
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Barbs intra arterial injection: 2 specific

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Papa Ernie 40-80 mg in 10-20 ml nacl, 5-10 ml lidocaine 1%

77
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Porphyrins: 6

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Hgb, myoglobin, catalase, peroxidase, resp and p450 liver cytochromes

78
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How porphyrin attack starts

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Decrease in heme concentration. Drugs most commonly. Also hormone flux, menstruation, NPO, dehydration, stress, infection

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S/s porphyria crisis

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Abd pain, NVD, tachycardia, htn (ans instab), na/k/mg disturb, skel muscle weakness, resp failure, seizure

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Drugs to avoid w porphyria

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Ketamine, etomidate, barbiturates

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