Chapter 5 Anesthesia, Drugs, And Abbreviations 5,5 And 5.6 Flashcards
Anesthetic that causes complete loss of consciousness
General Anesthetic
Anesthetic that does not affect consciousness
Local Anesthetic
Anesthetic that is injected into a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area
RegionalAnesthetic
local Anesthesia apply to the surface of the area to be anesthetize
TopicalAnesthetic
Anesthetic Applied in the Dural region of the spinal cord
Epidural Anesthetic
A drug that relieves pain
Analgesic
A drug that opposes convulsions
Anticonvulsant
A drug that opposes depression
Anti-depressant
A drug that opposes psychosis
Antipsychotic
A drug that lessens anxiety
Anxiolyic
A drug that aids sleep
Hypnotic
The study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system
Nero pharmacology
The study of the effects of drugs a mental processes
Psychopharmacology
Drugs that are able to turn the mind
Psychotropic
A drug that dissolves clots
Thrombolytic
Abbreviation for attention deficit hyper activity disorder
ADHD
Abbreviation for Lou Gehrig’s disease
ALS
Abbreviation for central nervous system
CNS
Abbreviation for cerebral palsy
CP
Abbreviation for cerebrospinal fluid
CSF
Abbreviation for cerebrovascular accident
CVA
Abbreviation for electroencephalogram
EEG
Abbreviation for Huntington’s disease
HD
Abbreviation for intracranial pressure
ICP
