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HTHS 2240 Pharmacology > Chapter 20 Drugs to Know > Flashcards

Chapter 20 Drugs to Know Flashcards

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4% cocaine solution

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most commonly used topical local anesthetic

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EMLA cream

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most commonly used topical local anesthetic

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10% benzocaine (Hurricane Spray)

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most commonly used topical local anesthetic

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procaine (Novocain)

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most commonly used local anesthetic for local infiltration and regional blocks

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lidocaine (Xylocaine)

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most commonly used local anesthetic for local infiltration and regional blocks

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bupivacaine (Marcaine)

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most commonly used local anesthetic for local infiltration and regional blocks

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fentanyl (Sublimaze)

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very potent mu rc agonist opioid analgesic

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sufentanil (Sufenta)

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very potent mu rc agonist opioid analgesic

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ketamine

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kappa rc agonist opioid analgesic - the most potent pain reliever we know of

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midazolam (Versed)

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sedative hypnotic, Valium is hardly ever used in anesthesia

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propofol (Diprivan)

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general anesthetic - the white stuff; induction drugs are given intravenously

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thiopental

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general anesthetic, a barbiturate seldom used anymore, induction drug given intravenously

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atropine

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general anesthesia; induction drug given intravenously

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nitrous oxide (N2O)

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still used as an adjuvant; maintenance agents are the gases

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sevoflurane (Ultane)

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modern potent anesthetic gas; maintenance gas; general anesthesia

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Maintenance general anesthetic gases

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Diethyl either (Ether), cyclopropane, chloroform, & halothane - no longer used for humans in the US

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halothane

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general anesthetic maintenance agents frequently used in veterinary practices

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Valium (diazepam)

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sedative hypnotic used orally to sedate part of the brain thereby causing muscle relaxant

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Soma (carisoprodol)

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muscle relaxant

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Flexiril

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muscle relaxant

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d-tubocurarine (curare)

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paralytic agent; true neuromuscular blockers (NMBs) - paralytic agents patterned after the Amazonian dart poison, and used during anesthesia. They bind and occupy the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, shutting down muscle function altogether

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vecuronium (Norcuron)

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paralytic agent; true neuromuscular blockers (NMBs) - paralytic agents patterned after the Amazonian dart poison, and used during anesthesia. They bind and occupy the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, shutting down muscle function altogether

HTHS 2240 Pharmacology (6 decks)

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