Comprehensive Study Guide Flashcards
Label water the following ions are intra- or extra-cellular:
- K+
- Na+
- Cl-
- proteins
- HCO3-
- ICF
- ECF
- ECF
- ICF
- ECF
Intracellular ions=
K+ & proteins (More negative)
Extracellular ions=
Na+, Cl-, HCO3-
Where do local anesthetics exert their pharmacological action on the nerve?
nerve membrane
How do local anesthetics work?
Specific receptor theory- local anesthetic binds to specific receptors on the Na+ channel
What does the specific receptor theory state?
The local anesthetic binds to a specific receptor on the Na+ channel to prevent the channel from opening (therefore no action potential & no pain)
Which ion channel do local anesthetics bind to?
Specific receptors on the Na+ channel
Speed of conduction of a myelinated nerve:
Speed of conduction of an unmyelinated nerve:
myelinated: 120 m/s
unmyelinated: 1.2 m/s
Where do local anesthetics work at the myelinated nerve?
Local anesthetics work at the nodes of ranvier (abundance of sodium channels here)
In order for local anesthetic to work on a myelinated nerve it needs to block:
2-3 nodes (8-10mm of the nerve)
Drug: Lidocaine
Onset:
Half-Life:
Mg/Kg of max dose:
Onset: 2-3 min
Half-life: 1.6 hrs
(1 hr of pulpal, 3-5 hrs of soft tissue for 2% solution)
Mg/Kg of max dose: 4.4 mg/kg (300mg)
Drug: Prilocaine
Onset:
Half-Life:
Mg/Kg of max dose:
Onset: 2-4 min (slightly slower)
Half-Life: 1.6 hrs
Mg/Kg of max dose:6.0 mg/kg (400mg)
Drug: Mepivacaine
Onset:
Half-Life:
Mg/Kg of max dose:
Onset: 1.5-2 min (rapid!)
Half-Life:1.9 hr
(20-40 min of pulpal. 2-3 hrs of soft tissue anesthesia)
Mg/Kg of max dose: 4.4mg/kg (300 mg)
Bupivacaine:
Onset:
Half-Life:
Mg/Kg of max dose:
Onset: 6-10 min (longer)
Half-Life:2.7 hrs (long!)
Mg/Kg of max dose: 1.3 mg/kg (90 mg)
What drug would be used when more than 90 min of pulpal anesthesia is needed and is also used to reduce post-op pain?
Bupivacaine
Drug: Articaine
Onset:
Half-Life:
Mg/Kg of max dose:
Onset: 1-2 min (rapid!)
Half-Life: 0.5 hrs (short!)
(0.5 hrs of pulpal and 3-5 hrs of soft tissue for 4%)
Mg/Kg of max dose: 7 mg/kg (500 mg)
Drug: Cocaine
Onset:
Half-Life:
Onset: immediate-1 min
Half-Life: 1-1.5 hours
Drug: Procaine
Onset:
Onset: 6-10 min
List the following anesthetics in order of fastest to slowest onset:
-Bupivacaine
-Articaine
-Prilocaine
-Procaine
-Cocaine
-Mepivacaine
-Lidocaine
(Fastest)
1. Cocaine
2. Articaine
3. Mepivacaine
4. Lidocaine
5. Prilocaine
6. Bupivacaine
7. Procaine
(Slowest)
List the following anesthetics in order of longest to shortest duration:
-Bupivacaine
-Articaine
-Prilocaine
-Procaine
-Cocaine
-Mepivacaine
-Lidocaine
(Longest)
1. Bupivacaine
2. Mepivacaine
3. Lidocaine = Prilocaine
4. Cocaine
5. Articaine
For maximum recommended dose (MRD) what guidelines do we follow?
ADA & USPC guidelines (NOT manufacturer)
How does low tissue pH influence local anesthesia?
Low tissue pH (high acidity (H+) is harder to anesthetize (usually associated with inflamed or infected tissues)
How does low anesthetic pH influence local anesthesia?
Low anesthetic pH leads to higher effective shelf life
What is the average pH of local anesthetics?
5.5-7.0
If the pH of the environment does not allow the ________ of anesthetic to exist, numbing will NOT occur
free base form
In order for the local anesthetic to work, the pH of the environment:
must allow the free base form to exist
What is the free base form of the local anesthetic?
what enters the nerve membrane
The further the pH is from the ideal for that specific anesthetic, the:
lower the percentage of that local anesthetic will be present in free base form
Is local anesthetic hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
amphipathic (both hydrophilic and hydrophobic)
What is an exception to local anesthetic being amphipathic?
Benzocaine; doesn’t have hydrophilic group - good for topical but not good for injections)
_____ determines the ease for the nerve blockade
extracellular pH
Inflamed or infected tissue is much more difficult to get adequate anesthesia because:
of increased H+ or lower pH
RNH+ —> RN + H+ describes:
The dissociation of local anesthesia
RNH+ —> RN + H+
What does the RN represent?
Free base
RNH+ —> RN + H+
What does the RNH+ represent?
Cation
RNH+ —> RN + H+
In this reaction, if there’s excess H+, the equilibrium will shift to the _____
What is the significance of this?
Left (RNH+ side)
this means that if there is an acidic environment (example- really infected tooth with lots of bacteria is very acidic) it will be harder to anesthetize because there is less of the free base form (RN) which is what actually enters the nerve membrane
Only the _______ of the anesthetic can enter the nerve, which is important because the sodium channel must be blocked ________
free base form (ninja); from the inside
Anesthesia is injected as an ______ that _______
ionized cation; cannot cross the nerve cell membrane
(until broke down into free-base form)
The anesthesia that is injected must break down from its _____ form into ______ form in order to diffuse into the nerve cell membrane
ionized cation; non-ionized free-base
Once in the nerve, the free base can become the ionized version again and bind to the specific receptor to:
prevent sodium channel from opening
Once the free base form of the local anesthetic is diffused. it must ____ in order to bind to the receptor
dissociate back into the cationic form
Once the free base form of the local anesthetic is diffuse, it must dissociate back into the cationic form in order to bind to the receptor- what does this binding to the receptor cause?
Prevents Na channel from opening
Describe the following relationships between pKA vs local anesthesia:
- High pKA:
- Low pKA:
- slow onset (few free bases available)
- rapid onset
Local anesthesia are _______- They combine with acids to form local anesthetic salt (HCl)
weak basic compounds
pKA influences _______
onset (inverse relationship)
Describe why a high pKA would have a slower onset:
because there are fewer free bases to diffuse (fewer ninjas without their backpack that can get through- most ninjas still have their backpack on so they cannot cross inside the nerve cell membrane)
How does lipid solubility influence local anesthesia?
With increased lipid solubility, the drug is more potent
With decreased lipid solubility, the drug is less potent
The relationship of pKA to onset is ______
The relationship of lipid solubility to local anesthesia potency is _____
inverse
direct
The nerve membrane is ____% lipid
90%
- What influences the ONSET of local anesthesia?
- What influences the POTENCY of local anesthesia?
- What influences the DURATION of local anesthesia?
- pKA
- Lipid solubility
- protein binding
With increased protein binding the drug has _________
longer duration
With decreased protein binding the drug has ______
shorter duration
The nerve membrane is _____% protein
10%
With increased lipid solubility, the drug is:
more potent
With decreased lipid solubility, the drug is:
less potent
With a high pKA the onset of local anesthesia is:
slow (less free base form available)
With a low pKA the onset of local anesthesia is:
rapid
Most local anesthetics have a ______ effect
vasodilation
Which local anesthetic has the most profound vasodilator effect?
Procaine
The only local anesthetic with a vasoconstrictor effect?
Cocaine
What is used with local anesthetics that has a vasoconstrictive effect?
epinephrine
Cocaine is a vasoconstrictor (meaning its alpha-1) and works by:
inhibition of catecholamine re-uptake
Alpha-1 =
vasoconstriction
Beta-2 =
vasodilation
What agent has the most potent vasodilation properties?
Procaine
“I” comes before the “Caine”if the agent is:
an amide
_____ agents are easily hydrolyzed in aqueous solutions
esters
List some examples of local anesthetics that belong to the ester class: (6)
- Procaine
- Propoxycaine
- Tetracaine
- Cocaine
- Benzocaine
- Dyclonine
____ agents resist hydrolysis & get excreted in urine as an unchanged form
amides
List some examples of local anesthetics that belong to the amide class: (6)
- Lidocaine
- Etidocaine
- Mepivocaine
- Bupivocaine
- Prilocaine
- Articaine
what are the two different classes of local anesthesia?
amides & esters
How do amides metabolize in the body?
The liver is the primary biotransformation site
Metabolism of what class of local anesthetic may lead to cirrhosis/CHF or hypotension?
Amide metabolism
How do esters metabolize in the body?
Hydrolyzed in the plasma by pseudocholinesterase into paraaminobenzoic acid (PABA)
What is a substance in local anesthetics that individuals commonly have a reaction to? Is this in amide anesthetics or ester anesthetics?
PABA; Esters
What is the relationship between cirrhosis patient and metabolism of local anesthetics?
Liver function/hepatic perfusion influence biotransformation
(1) cirrhosis –> late stage of scaring (fibrosis) of the liver
When is local anesthetics a contraindication for patients with liver issues?
ASA IV to V for patients with liver dysfunction (or heart failure)
How do cirrhosis and/or CHF interfere with the amounts of your local anesthesia injection?
Amide LAs are chemically modified (metabolized in the body in the liver, so since the liver is not functioning well (doesn’t have full metabolic capacity) then less LA should be administered
If a patient has cirrhosis and/or liver failure, do you give them more or less anesthetic when injecting?
less
Does a patient who has cirrhosis and/or liver failure increase or decrease the availability of the amide local anesthetic? Explain:
Increases Thea availability because the amide is not being metabolized as quickly more is left in the body for longer periods of time
Which organ in the body has the greatest concentration of local anesthesia?
skeletal muscle
What is tachyphylaxis?
the increase in tolerance to drug after repeated administration
Explain how you calculate elimination half-life:
Take percentage of leftover, divide that in half, them add it on to what has been eliminated thus far
what does elimination half life describe?
the amount of time needed for 50% reduction in the blood level
list the percentages of elimination of the following elimination half-lifes:
1st half life: 50% eliminated
2nd half life:
3rd half life:
4th half life:
1st half life: 50%
2nd half life: 75%
3rd half life: 87.5%
4th half life: 94%
Do all local anesthesia readily cross the BBB and placenta?
yes
What is the cause of local anesthesia overdose/toxicity?
over injection or repeated injections in the blood stream & systemic circulation
To prevent local anesthesia overdose/toxicity it is important to:
aspirate
What are the initial signs of local anesthesia overdose/toxicity?
Initially causes excitatory response (numbness of tongue and circumoral region slurred speech, shivering AV disturbances. tremor, etc.)
If you ignore the initial signs of local anesthesia overdose/toxicity, what may occur?
patient an go into a seizure and if you continue loading them up with more local anesthesia they will stop breathing
What are the later signs/stages of local anesthesia overdose/toxicity?
Depressive response on CNS with a lesser CV effect as well as agitation, confusion, dizziness, drowsiness, dysphoria, auditory changes, tinnitus, perioral numbness, metallic taste, etc.
Causes excitatory response (numbness of tongue and circumoral region slurred speech, shivering AV disturbances. tremor, etc.)
Initial stage of local anesthesia overdose/toxicity
Depressive response on CNS with a lesser CV effect as well as agitation, confusion, dizziness, drowsiness, dysphoria, auditory changes, tinnitus, perioral numbness, metallic taste, etc.
Later stage of local anesthesia overdose/toxicty
The initial clinical signs/symptoms of CNS toxicity are:
excitatory
Higher levels of toxicity from local anesthesia may result in:
tonic-clonic convulsion (seizure)
In the later stages of toxicity, or where there is further increases in anesthetic beyond the initial symptoms, there will be:
cessation of seizure activity –> respiratory depression –> respiratory arrest
Catecholamines include:
epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine
Non-catecholamines include:
amphetamine, ephedrine, methamphetamine
Epinphrine, norepinephrine & dopamine are all categorized as:
natural catecholamines
Isoproterenol & levonordefrin are both categorized as:
synthetic catecholamines
Contain hydroxyl group on benzene ring and work directly on adrenergic receptors (alpha 1,2 and beta 1,2)
Catecholamines
Do not contain hydroxyl group on benzene ring:
Non-catecholamine
Catecholamines work directly on:
adrenergic receptors (alpha 1,2 and beta 1,2)
What is more concentrated?
1:100000 or 1:200000
1:10000 because this is equal to 1G or 1000mg/100000 ml
whereas 1:200000 is equal to 1G or 1000mg/200000 ml of solution
Calculate the mg/ml of solution for a 1:300000 dilution:
1G = 1000 mg
1000mg/ 300000 ml = 0.0033 mg/ml
The maximum dose of epinephrine in a healthy patient is:
0.20 mg (200 mcg)
The maximum dose of epinephrine in an unhealthy/cardiac patient is:
0.04. mg (40 mcg)
If you have a 1.7ml solution of the 1:100000 dilution of epinephrine, how much epi is present per ml?
(1.7 x .01) = 0.017 mg/ml
Which agent (catecholamine) lacks significant b2 actions thus produces intense peripheral vasconstriction with possible dramatic elevation of blood pressure and is associated with a side effect ratio 9x higher than that of epinephrine
(a big reason that this agent is NOT available in the U.S)
Norepinephrine (EXCESSIVE Vasoconstriction)