Exam I - Anesthetics Flashcards
What is the function of the thalamic circuit?
-sensory processing
-attention
What is the function of the thalamocortical circuit?
-conciousness
-awareness
What is the function of the hippocampal network?
-memory
________ Receptors & ________ receptors also mediate fast excitatory impulses but have little anesthetic sensitivity
-AMPA
-Kainate
What 2 neurotransmitters bind to NMDA receptors?
-Glutamate
-Glycine
What gas effects the NMDA receptor?
N2O
Although the NMDA is a _______-gated ion channel, it is also sensitve to the _______ across the membrane containing the receptor
-Ligand-gated
-voltage
_______ blocks the ion channel on the NMDA receptor until membrane depolarization occurs
-Mg2+
(t/f) NMDA receptors must be activated before they can be antagonized
True
*Ketamine binding site is same location as Mg2+ that blocks the ion channel. Have to remove the Mg2+ through activation of the receptor to allow antagonists to bind.
What is the only anesthetic than can be used soley for GA that has analgesic properties?
Ketamine
*Dexmedetomidine (Precedex) is the only other sedative that has analgesic properties but it can’t be used as sole agent for GA
The _____ molecular position on barbituate molecules is responsible for the _______ effect of the drug. __________ sidechains have a greater effect than _________ chains
-C5
-hypnotic effect
-Branched sidechains > straight chains
What drug has a Phenyl Group @ C5
Phenobarbitol
What drug has a Methyl Group @ N1
Methohexital
What drug has a Sulfer atom @ C2
-Sodium thiopental
*aka Thiobarbituate
__________ was THE intravenous induction agent for anesthesia prior to Diprivan (Propofol).
Production in the U.S. stopped in 2010.
*BLUE BOX
Thiopental
Most important determinant of awakening
Redistribution to inactive, poorly perfused tissues
Onset of action of Sodium Thiopental (Pentothal)
30-60 sec
Onset of action of Methohexital (Brevital)
Immediate
*maximal brain uptake in 30 sec
The time to achieve a 50% reduction in concentration after stopping a continous infusion
Context-sensitive half-time
What 2 drugs (maybe 3) are contraindicated in Hypersensitivity/Intermittent
Porphyria?
-barbiturates
-etomidate
Nagelhout - includes Benzos (word for word)
What 2 drugs cause increased incidence of myoclonus?
-Barbiturates (methohexital)
-etomidate
What drugs increases frequency of Cl- channel opening via GABAa receptor stimulation
Benzos
Barbiturates have a _____ context-sensitive half-time
Prolonged
Barbiturates exhibit ______ order kinetics
Zero order
Zero order kenetics means what
Drug is eliminated per unit/time
*ex. - 5mg/hr
DOA of thiopental
*Red/bolded in PP
5-30 min
DOA of methohexital
*Red/bolded in PP
4-7 min
Rectal induction dose of methohexital
*Red/bolded in PP
25 mg/kg
Sodium thiopental (pentothal) has ___________ effects
*bolded in red on Dr. B’s PP chart
anticonvulsant effects
Methohexital (brevital) _________ the seizure threshold
Lowers
What drug is know for histamine release?
Sodium thiopental (pentothal)
What are the 3 MOAs of barbiturates?
-Potentiate GABA
-Block glutamate @ AMPA receptors
-Block neuronal Nicotinic receptors
Primary anesthetic use of midazolam (versed) is __________
premedication
An induction dose of midazolam (versed) would ________ emergence
Delay emergence
Midazolam (versed) causes _________ amnesia
Anterograde
_________ increase GABAa affinity for GABA
*only one in Dr. B PP that specifies this
benzos
Which subunit of the GABAa receptor do benzos bind to to mediate sedative, amnestic & anticonvulsant effects
a1 subunits
Which subunit of the GABAa receptor do benzos bind to to mediate anxiolysis, anti-hyperalgesia, & centrally mediated muscle relaxation
a2 subunits
Onset of diazepam (valium) IV
Almost immediate
Onset of midazolam (versed) IV
1-5 min
DOA of diazepam (valium)
20-30min
DOA of midazolam (versed)
2 hrs
T 1/2 of diazepam (valium)
30-50 hrs
*“half-life is equal to pt age in years”
T 1/2 of midazolam (versed)
1-4 hrs
Metabolite of midazolam (versed)
1-hydroxymidazolam
Metabolism of diazepam (valium)
Desmethylmedazolam
to
Nordiazepam
to
Oxazepam (active benzo) –> secondary peak 6-12hrs
to
Inactive metabolite
Diazepam (valium) interacts (C/I) w/ ___________ & ___________
-erythromycin
-anti-fungals
Midazolam (versed) C/I w/ _________ & __________
-pregnancy
-elderly (all benzos)
(t/f) benzos are ok for neuro cases
True
Benzos _______ the seizure threshold
increase
(t/f) benzos do not decrease central respiratory system
False
*midazolam decreases central respiratory system the most
What drug reverses benzos
Flumazenil (Romazicon)