Chapter 19: Drugs for Local and General Anesthesia - Prototype Drugs Flashcards

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What is the prototype drug for Amides

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lidocaine

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What is the MOA of lidocaine?

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Acts by stopping axonal conduction by blocking sodium channels

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What is lidocaine used for?

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  • used for brief medical or dental procedures
  • may be injected as a nerve block for spinal and epidural anesthesia
  • patches may be admin to relieve pain
  • may be given topically before painful procedures
  • may be given IV, IM or SubQ to treat dysrhythmias
  • mouthwashes and rinses can be compounded to help ease pain associated with mouth and throat infections
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are lidocaine side effects common when used for anesthesia?

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No

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What is an early symptom of lidocaine toxicity?

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CNS excitement leading to irritability and confusion

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What are serious adverse effects of lidocaine?

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  • convuslions
  • respiratory depression
  • cardiac arrest
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how might a patient injure themselves after dental procedures where lidocaine was used?

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pts may injure themselves by biting or chewing areas of the mouth that have no sensation following a dental procedure until the effect of the anesthetic diminishes

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What is the route of lidocaine?

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IV, IM, SubQ, topical

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What are some adverse effects of lidocain?

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  • solutions of lidocain containing preservatives or epinephrine are intended for local anaesthesia only and must never be given parenterally for dysrhythmias
  • do not appy topical lidocaine to large skin areas or to broken or abraded areas - significant absorptrion may occur
  • do not allow it to come into contact with the eyes
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10
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What pregnancy category is lidocaine?

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Pregnancy category B

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Lidocaine black box warning

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  • use of 2% oral viscous lidocaine products, especially among infants, may lead to ingestion that cannot be predicted or controlled.
  • when excessive amounts of lidocain are administered to infants and young children, or they accidentally swallow too much, it can induce seizures, brain injury, cardiac abdormalities, and death
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what are lidocaine contraindications

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  • avoided in cases of sensitivity to amide-type local anaesthetics
  • in presence of severe trauma or sepsis, blood dyscrasias, dysrhythmias, sinus bradycardia, and sever degrees of heart block
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13
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which drug may decrease the activity of lidocaine?

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Barbiturates

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What drugs may increase the effects of lidocaine?

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cimetidine, quinidine, and beta blockers

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What are lidocaine lab testes

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increased creatine phosphokinase (CPK)

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what are symptoms of lidocaine OD

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  • breathing difficulty
  • swelling of the lips
  • chest pain
  • irregular hearbeat
  • N/V
  • treamors
  • seizure activity
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What therapy is given for lidocaine OD

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Lipid infusion therapy (LipidRescue) - an intravascular infusion of lipid emulsion to treat severe, systemic drug toxicity or poisoning

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inhalation agents: gaseous Agent prototype drug

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Nitrous Oxide

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What is the MOA of Nitrous Oxide

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  • acts by suppressing pain mechanisms in the CNS
  • has low potency and does not produce complete loss of consciousness or profound relaxation of skeletal muscle
  • because nitrous oxide does not induce surgical anesthesia (stage 3), it is commonly comvined with other surgical anesthetic agents
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What is Nitrous oxide used for?

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ideal for short surgical or dental procedures because the patient remains conscious and can follow instructions while experiencing full analgesia

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what adverse effects of nitrous oxide to patients experience at higher doses

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  • anxiety
  • excitement
  • combativeness
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what are other adverse effects of nitrous oxide?

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  • as it is exhaled, the patient may temporarily have some difficulty breathing at the end of a procedure
  • N/V following the procedure are more common with nitrous oxide thatn with other inhalation anesthetics
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what is the route of nitrous oxide

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inhalation

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what is the onset of nitrous oxide?

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less than 5 minutes

25
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what is nitrous oxide always combined with

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oxygen (25-30%)

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what should be established with nitrous oxide in the case of an emergency?

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an IV

27
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Nitrous oxide has the potential to be abused. True or False?

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True

28
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What is contraindicated with nitrous oxide?

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  • impaired LOC
  • head injury
  • inability to comply with instructions
  • decompression sickness (nitrogen narcosis)
  • clients with decreased oxygen status
29
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what drugs may exacerbate dysrhythmias when taken with nitrous oxide?

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sympathomimetics and phosphodiesterase inhibitors

30
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what herbal/food product may lower the potential risk of liver damage when taken with nitrous oxide?

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milk thistle

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What is the treatment of nitrous oxide OD?

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metoclopramide may help reduce the symptoms of N/V

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general anesthetics: volatile liquid prototype drug

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isoflurane

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what is the MOA for isoflurane?

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produces a potent level of surgical anesthesia that is rapid in onset

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What is isoflurane used for?

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provides excellent muscle relaxation and may be used off-label as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of status asthmaticus

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other actions and uses of isoflurane?

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  • Isoflurane with oxygen or with an oxygen and nitrous oxide mixture may be used
  • compared to other inhaled general anesthetic, cardiac output is well maintained
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What are common adverse effects of isoflurane

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mild N/V, and treamor

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What are some other adverse effects of isoflurane?

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  • does-dependent respiratory depression and a reduction in blood pressure
  • malignant hyperthermia with elevated temperature has been reported
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What is the route of isoflurane?

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inhalation

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What is the pregnancy category of Isoflurane?

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pregnancy category C

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What is the onset and duration of isoflurane?

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onset is 7-10 minutes and duration is less than 1 hour after drug discontinued

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What are the contraindications of Isoflurane?

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  • known hx of genetic predisposition to malignant hyperthermia
  • caution when treating patients with head trauma or brain neoplasms –> possible increases in intracranial pressure
  • older adult patients are more susceptible to hypotension
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What may occur when isoflurane is used with nitrous oxide?

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coughing, breath holding and laryngospasms

43
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What may happen with aminoglycosides are admin with isoflurane?

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skeletal muscle weakness, respiratory depression, or apnea may occur

44
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What may occur if Isoflurane is administered with other skeletal muscle relaxants

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additive effects

45
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What may happen when isoflurane is taken concurrently with antihypertensive such as betablockers

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additivite hypotension

46
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What drugs should be administered with caution when given concurrently with Isoflurane, d/t the possibility of dysrhythmias

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Epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, other adrenergic agonist

47
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What herbal/food products should be discontinued 2-3 weeks prior to admin d/t the possible risk of hypotension

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St. Johns wort

48
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What is the treatment of OD for Isoflurane?

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since isoflurane causes profound respiratory depression, patients are treated symptomatically until effects of the drug diminish

49
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What is the prototype drug for neuromuscular blockers?

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Succinylcholine

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What is the MOA of succinylcholine?

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acts to cholinergic receptor sites at neuromuscular junctions

51
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What is succinylcholine used for?

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used for skeletal muscle paralysis

52
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What is succinylcholine rapidly broken down by?

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enzyme cholinesterase

53
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What effects are noted when taking succinylcholine

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muscle weakness and spasms

54
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What are the adverse effects of succinylcholine

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  • can cause complete paralysis of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles
  • bradycardia and respiratory depression are expected adverse effects
  • if doses are high, the ganglia are affected, causing tachycardia, hypotension, and urinary retention
  • use cautiously with fractures or muscle spasms - initial muscle fasciculations may cause addition trauma
  • malignant hyperthermia can result

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55
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What is the route of succinylcholine and what is the pregnancy category

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  • IV
  • preg cat C.
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what is the black box warning for succinylcholine

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  • should be administered in a facility with trained personal to monitor, assisk, and control respirations
  • cardiac arrest has been reported resulting from hyperkalemic rhabdomylosis most frequently ininfants or children with diagnosedskeletal muscle myopathy or Duchenne muscluar dystrophy.
  • This drug is reservfed for use in children in cases of emregency intubation or in instance when immediat securing of air is necessary
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What is contraindicated with succinylcholine

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  • use with extreme caution in patients with severe burns or trauma, neuromuscular diseases, or glaucoma
  • in patients with a family hx of malignant hyperthermia or conditions of pulmonary, kidney, cardiovascular, metabolic, or liver dysfunition
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What are interactions of succinylcholine

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  • additive skeletal muscle blocade will occur if succinylchole is given concurrently with clindamycin, aminoglycosides, furosemide, lithium, quinidine or lidocaine
  • effects may be increased if given concurrently with phenothiazines, oxytocin, promazine, tacrine, or thiasie diuretics
  • effects may be decreased if given with diazepam
  • increased risk of bradycardia, dysrhythmias, sinus arrest, apnea, and malignant hypertherma exists
  • if given with cardiac glycosides, tehre is increased risk of cardia dysrhythmias
  • if given with narcotics, there is increasd risk of braddcar and sinsu arrest
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What is the treatment of Osuccinylcholine OD

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  • may invovle drug therapy for the follwoing symptoms: weakness, lack of coordination, watery eyes and mouth, tremors and seizures
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