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General Anesthesia Flashcards

1
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Main difference between local and general anesthesia

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Loss of consciousness with general anesthesia

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Balanced anesthesia?

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In addition to general anesthesia you also need to use opioids or NSAIDs

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Balanced anesthesia provides (6)

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  1. Amnesia
  2. Analgesia
  3. Reduce anxiety
  4. Sedation
  5. Sk. msk relaxation
  6. Suppress reflexes

(You must use multiple different drugs to obtain all of these effects)

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Why are neuromuscular blockers used in general anesthesia?

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  1. Tracheal intubation
  2. Muscle relaxation for surgery
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2 routes of administration of general anesthetics

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  1. Inhalation
  2. IV
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6
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Inhaled anesthetics are typically _______ (3)

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Volatile, halogenated hydrocarbons

(except for nitrous oxide)

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7
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IV anesthetics usually consist of ______.

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chemically unrelated drugs used to rapidly induce anesthesia

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Adjunct agents used as pre-anesthetic medications (7)

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  1. Anticholinergics
  2. Antiemetic
  3. Antihistamine
  4. BZD
  5. H2 blockers
  6. Non-opioid (tylenol)
  7. Opioids (fentanyl)
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9
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Why are anticholinergics used in anesthesia?

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prevent bradycardia & secretion of fluids into the respiratory tract

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10
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What is the ideal stage of anesthesia for surgery?

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Stage 3

(stage four risks death)

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Three phases of anesthesia required for surgery

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  1. Induction: admin (usually IV)→effect
  2. Maintenance (volatile anesthetics)
  3. Recovery: discontinuation → re-gaining consciousness
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12
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What does recovery from general anesthesia depend on?

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  1. How fast the anesthetic diffuses from the brain
  2. Redistribution rather than metabolism

(recovery from inhalation drugs depends on respiration)

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13
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3 general mechanisms of action for general anesthetic

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  1. Modulation of ion channels → increasesGABAA sensitivity→ increases Cl influx → depolarization
  2. NO & ketamine are mediated via inhibition of NMDA receptors (excititory))
  3. Inhalation anesthetics block excititory postsymnaptic currents of nicotinic receptors
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Advantages of inhalation and anesthetics (3)

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  1. Controlling depth of anesthesia
  2. Minimal metabolism (goes straight to brain)
  3. Excretion by exhalation
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Factors influencing rate of induction of gen. anesthesia (6)

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  1. Blood solubility
  2. Blood flow
  3. Concentration
  4. Second gas effect (effects are additive)
  5. Tissue solubility
  6. Ventilation rate and depth

(high blood gas solubility = slower rate of induction/recovery)

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16
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Rate of equilibrium of inhalation and anesthetics depends on ____

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Blood/gas partition coefficient: ratio of anesthetic concentration in blood/alveolar space when partial pressures are equal

(Low blood/gas partition coefficient = higher rate of induction)

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17
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Low blood solubility = ______ rate of induction

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fast

(high blood solubility = slow rate of induction)

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18
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Molecules with a higher λ (oil/gas) are _____ (more/less) potent.

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more

(lipid-solubility increases potency)

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19
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High minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) = _____ (high/low) potency.

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low

(High MAC = low potency)

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20
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The more lipid soluble the _____ (lower/higher) concentration needed and the ______ (lower/higher) the potency.

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  • lower
  • higher
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21
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Factors that increase MAC (patient less sensitive) (3)

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  1. Hyperthermia
  2. Drugs that increase CNS catecholamines
  3. Alcohol abuse
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22
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Factors that decrease MAC (6)

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  1. Age
  2. α2-adrenergic receptor agonists
  3. Hypothermia
  4. Intoxication/other IV anesthetics
  5. Pregnancy
  6. Sepsis
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23
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Higher cardiac output removes anesthetic from the alveoli faster and slows the rate _____.

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of rise in alveolar concentration of gas (takes longer for the gas to reach eq. between the alveoli & brain)

(higher cardiac output slows the rate of induction)

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24
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Why does nitrous oxide equilibriate rapidly

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Insoluble in blood and other tissues

(this serves to concentrate co-administered halogenated anesthetics → second gas effect)

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25
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Primary use of inhalation of anesthetics

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  1. Anaesthetic maintenance
  2. Depth altered by changing inhaled concentration
  3. Steep dose response curves
  4. Narrow therapeutic indices

(caution: no defined receptor for drugs)

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26
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Halogenated hydrocarbons are a potent anesthetic but a weak _____

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analgesic

(same for propofol)

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27
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Why are halogenated hydrocarbons contraindicated in obstetrics?

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Relaxes uterine muscles

(also causes bronchodilation, respiratory & cardiac depression)

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28
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Halogenated hydrocarbons are usually co-administered with ______ to achieve balanced anesthesia.

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nitrous oxide, opioids, muscle relaxants and other adjuncts

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29
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Adverse effects of inhalation anesthetics

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Malignant hyperthermia: mutation in RYR 1

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30
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Antidote to malignant hyperthermia

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Dantrolene (blocks the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells)

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31
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Isoflurane is less potent than ______ and is metabolized in the ____.

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  • Halothane
  • Little metabolism (non-toxic to the liver or kidney)
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32
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Isoflurane uses

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Muscle relaxation

(may cause hypotension)

33
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Why is Sevoflurane used frequently in pediatric patients?

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  • Low pungency and respiratory irritation
  • Rapid onset and recovery due to low blood solubility
  • Low hepatotoxic potential
  • Nephrotoxic potential
34
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Sevoflurane uses

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Induction (suitable for pediatric population)

(may be nephrotoxic)

35
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Desflurane decreases _____ and _____ all major tissues.

A
  • vascular resistance
  • perfuses
36
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Desflurane: onset, solubility, volatility

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  • rapid onset
  • low blood solubility
  • low volatility (admin. via heat vapor)

(not for inhalation-causes respiratory tract irritation)

37
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Nitrous oxide non-halogenated (aka laughing gas) characteristics

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  • Potent analgesic
  • Weak general anesthetic
  • Poorly soluble in blood and other tissues (moves rapidly in and out of the body)
38
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Uses of nitrous oxide non-halogenated laughing gas

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  • Combined with other more potent agents for surgical anesthesia
  • Dentistry
39
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Side effects of nitrous oxide non-halogenated laughing gas

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  1. Diffusion hypoxia
  2. Chronic exposure can cause megaloblastic anemia

(must give full O2 to bring them out)

40
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What sets sevoflurane apart from isoflurane and desflurane?

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Decreased respiratory reflexes

(the other to cause an initial simulation)

41
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Tissue compartments (3)

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  1. Vessel rich group vs. vessel poor group
  2. Skeletal muscle (moderate perfusion)
  3. Fat (poor profusion)

(highly perfused issues = rapid steady state; poor profusion = reservoir)

42
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Which tissue is our vessel-rich group (5)

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  1. Brain
  2. Endocrine glands
  3. Heart
  4. Kidney
  5. Liver
43
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3 tissues that are vessel-poor groups?

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  1. Bones
  2. Ligament
  3. Cartilage
44
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The rate of induction depends on which factors (2)?

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  1. Lipid-solubility (higher is better)
  2. Arteriole concentration
45
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General anesthesia recovery depends on ______ (2)

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  • Redistribution from CNS
  • Metabolism and plasma clearance with repeated doses
46
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The greater the cardiac output, the _____(more/less) anesthetic enters the cerebral circulation. Decreased CO will cause ______(rapid/prolonged) circulation time.

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  1. more (dose must be reduced)
  2. prolong

(Cardiac output with the inhalation drug quickly transports blood to brain = slower induction time)

47
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Propofol uses

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  1. Induction (fast - 30-40 sec)
  2. Maintenance (due to re-distribution)
48
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Propofol side effects (4)

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  1. Muscle twitching, spontaneous movement, yawning & hiccups
  2. Decrease BP
  3. Reduce ICP
  4. Less depressant affect than volatile anesthetic

(No analgesic effect)

49
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Etomidate used for _______; good for patients who have ______.

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  1. Hypnotic agent used for induction
  2. coronary artery disease are cardiovascular dysfunction
50
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Etomidate characteristics (3)

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  1. Rapid induction
  2. Short-acting
  3. Little to no effect on heart and circulation

(good for patients w/cardiac dysfunction)

51
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Etomidate adverse effects (2)

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  1. Decrease plasma cortisol and aldosterone levels by inhibiting 11 beta-hydroxylase involved in steroidogenesis
  2. Seizure
52
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Ketamine MOA

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NMDA receptor antagonist

(aka PCP- dissociates patients)

53
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Ketamine uses (3)

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  1. Induction and maintenance
  2. Patients with hypovolemic or cardiogenic shock, asthmatics, pediatric patients (does not cause them to have dissoc. amnesia)
  3. Stimulate central sympathetic outflow
54
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Ketamine contraindications

A

Hypertensive or stroke patients due to the stimulation of the central sympathetic outflow

(side effect: hallucination, disorientation)

55
Q

_______ has a higher blood solubility than desflurane & sevoflurane.

A

Isoflurane

56
Q

Barbiturates activate the _____ receptors

A

GABA (inhibition)

(potent anesthetic but weak analgesic)

57
Q

Why do barbiturates remain in the body for a long time?

(ex: Methohexital)

A

Small percent is metabolized by the liver

(enters and exits the CNS rapidly)

58
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Barbiturate side effects (2)

(ex: Methohexital)

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Respiratory and cardiovascular depression

59
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Benzodiazepines (ex: Midazolam) uses

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  1. Sedation
  2. Amnesia

(they act on Gaba receptors, like barbiturates)

60
Q

All benzodiazepines have potential to depress the respiratory system & can induce temporary _____.

A

Anterograde amnesia

61
Q

______ may prolong the effects of midazolam (benzodiazepine).

A

Erythromycin

(reversed by flumazenil)

62
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Administration route of opioids

A
  1. IV
  2. Epidural
  3. Intrathecal
63
Q

Physiologically all opioids will cause _____ (3) side affects.

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  1. Respiratory depression
  2. Muscle rigidity
  3. Post anesthesia N/V
64
Q

Neuroleptanalgesia (twilight sleep) is induced with _____ (2).

A

Fentanyl + droperidol (antipsychotic)

(side effect: chest wall rigidity)

65
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What determines the speed of recovery from intravenous and anesthetics used for induction?

A

Redistribution of the drug from sites in the CNS

66
Q

Which medication is a potent intravenous anesthetic but a weak analgesic?

A

propofol

(as well as halogenated hydrocarbons; must give with an analgesic)

67
Q

What would you expect to see in a patient with heart failure and significantly reduced cardiac output during surgical anesthesia?

A

Slower induction time with IV anesthetics

68
Q

General anesthesia can lead to hypertension which may result in _____

A

Reduced perfusion pressure and ischemic tissue injury

69
Q

What are two things to consider in regards to the respiratory system when choosing an anesthetics?

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  • All supress respiration (inhaled, IV & opioid)
  • Inhaled agents may also bronchodilate
70
Q

What is the concern with repeated administration halogenated hydrocarbons?

A

Release of fluoride, bromide → damage to liver, kidney & CNS

(neurologic disorders)

71
Q

General anesthetics in early pregnancy may cause ______(2).

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  1. Disrupt fetal organogenesis
  2. NO → plastic anemia in fetus
72
Q

Dexmedetomidine is a _______ & _______ used in ICU settings

A
  • analgesic
  • sedetive
73
Q

Dexmedetomidine decreases the release of ________ leading to hypotension & bradycardia.

A

catecolamine by stimulating a2 receptors in the brain

74
Q

What makes remifentanil unique

A

rapidly metabolized

75
Q

Remifentanil is an _____ at low doses and a _____ at higher doses.

A
  • anxiolytic
  • sedative
76
Q

Transient use of nitrous oxide in pregnant patients may cause _______ in the fetus

A

aplastic anemia

77
Q

Inhaled agents depress respiration but also act as _______.

A

bronchodilators

78
Q

Which 4 general anesthetics are used for induction?

A
  1. propofol
  2. ketamine
  3. sevoflurane
  4. etomidate

(propofol & ketamine are also used for maintenance)

79
Q

Which 2 general anesthetics are used for maintenance (as well as induction)?

A
  1. Propofol
  2. Ketamine

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