Box 2 drugs

Question 1

Sufentanil trade name?

Answer 1

Sufenta

Question 2

Sufentanil classification

Answer 2

Opioid agonist

Question 3

Should you use Sufentanil with pregnant women?

Answer 3

No, it crosses the placenta and causes depression in the neonate.

Question 4

Sufentanil Induction dose (if it was used for induction)

Answer 4

1-30mcg/kg IV

Question 5

Sufentanil infusion maintenance dose?

Answer 5

0.005-0.015mcg/kg/min

Question 6

Sufentanil Epidural bolus and then infusion dose?

Answer 6

Bolus 25-50mcg and then 10-50mcg/hr

Question 7

Sufentanil MOA?

Answer 7

Acts on opioid receptors in the CNS and periphery, mimics endogenous ligands by binding to these opioid receptors resulting in the activation of pain-modulating (antinociceptive) system.

Question 8

What is antinocieceptive?

Answer 8

the action or process of blocking the detection of a painful or injurious stimulus by sensory neurons

Question 9

Sufentanil onset, peak, duration?

Answer 9

IV onset 1-3 min
peak 5 to 6 min
duration is dose dependent

Question 10

Sufentanil subarachnoid dose (spinal)

Answer 10

5-10mcg

Question 11

How much more sufentanil do you give for epidural dose compared to spinal?

Answer 11

5x as much, spinal is 5-10mcg and epidural is 25-50mcg

Question 12

Ketamine trade name?

Answer 12

Ketalor