Duan: Local anesthetics Flashcards
Do local anesthetics cause a loss of consciousness?
no
What do local anesthetics do?
block axonal conduction in nerves when applied in appropriate concentrations
Local anesthetics have a completely (blank) reaction
reversible
What drug was discovered in 1860 by German chemist Albert Niemann?
cocaine
**made his tongue feel numb
What did Sigmund Freud do with cocaine?
used it to treat morphine addiction
What did Carl Koller (ophthalmologist) do with cocaine?
used it as the first local anesthetic on glaucoma patients
What happened to Von Anrep, Freud, and Koller as a result of self-experimentation w cocaine?
they became addicted
Cocaine is an (blank) that is a potent (blank) stimulant
ester; CNS
Cocaine is a potent sympathomimetic and (blank)
vasoconstrictor
What unfortunate events can cocaine cause?
fatalities from arrhythmias (v fib), MI, or seizures
the first synthetic local anesthetic drug (1898), derivative of cocaine, slow onset , short duration, less potent, higher potential to cause allergic reactions, sympathomimetic (release adrenaline) increase heart rate, feel nervous
Procaine (Novocaine)
slightly more potent with shorter duration of action than procaine
Chloroprocaine (Nesacaine)
10 times more potent with slower onset and longer duration of action than procaine
Tetracaine (Pontocaine)
does not contain the terminal hydrophilic amine group, only slightly soluble in water, slowly absorbed with prolonged duration
Benzocaine
What is unique about Benzocaine?
it is only useful as a topical anesthetic
List 4 ester local anesthetics and the duration of action/potency
cocaine - medium duration, potency =2
procaine - short duration, potency =1
tetracaine - long duration, potency =16
benzocaine **surface use only
Lidocaine is an (blank) with execellent potency (2-3x more potent that procaine)
amide
What should lidocaine be combined with to increase its duration of action?
epinephrine
What is lidocaine used for?
surface anesthesia peripheral nerve block infiltration anesthesia spinal anesthesia epidural anesthesia antiarrhythmia
This is an amide that is pharmacologically similar to lidocaine; it is coadministered w epi to prolong duration of action
Mepivacaine